| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Pitts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Sullivan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston inbounds the ball | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | James Boyles double dribbles | 22-37 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hu Sun, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Kearns | 22-39 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-39 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan travels with the ball | 22-39 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-39 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons grabs the board | 22-39 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Hu Sun | 25-39 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | The short jumper by Gilbert Fry is denied by Travis Lyons | 25-39 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-39 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 25-39 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Matthew Kearns, David Anderson | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts is hacked by Hollis Smith - foul #1 on Hollis Smith, team foul #1 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Bryan Howard (C) Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-39 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oscar Leal and he's fouled by Henry Lee - foul #1 on Henry Lee, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Jon Pitts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Oscar Leal is called for the reach on Matthew Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Kenneth Torain (PF) John Spenser, David Sullivan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG) James Boyles, Hollis Smith | |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Henry Lee is hacked by Donald Evens - foul #3 on Donald Evens, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG), Travis Lyons (C) Donald Evens, Oscar Leal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Kevin Winston tips it back up and in | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 28-41 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Torain - foul #3 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG), David Sullivan (SF) John Spenser, Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Hollis Smith (SG) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Kearns | |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Kevin Winston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | James Boyles pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Travis Lyons - foul #1 on Travis Lyons, team foul #5 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF) David Anderson | |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Matthew Smith snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Matthew Smith | 28-44 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi State | David Sullivan scores on a jump hook from the left block | 30-44 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Oscar Leal steals it from Hollis Smith | 30-44 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-44 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | James Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses long on a jump hook from close range | 30-44 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Hollis Smith | 30-47 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | John Spenser clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts can't tip it in | 30-47 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Kevin Winston gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits a shot from the free throw line set up by James Boyles and the foul's on David Sullivan - foul #2 on David Sullivan, team foul #6 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Daniel Finley (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Jon Pitts, David Sullivan, Oscar Leal, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), David Anderson (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses the free throw | 30-49 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the defensive rebound | 30-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Bryan Howard - foul #2 on Bryan Howard, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Kevin Winston | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the 1st free throw | 30-49 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Hu Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Finley (fresh) PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Bryan Howard blows the layup | 31-49 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 31-49 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Daniel Finley is called for the reach on Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Daniel Finley, team foul #7 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts (SG) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons blows the dunk | 31-51 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Kearns | 31-51 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #4 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Sullivan (SF) Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Jon Pitts hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-51 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Boyles | 34-54 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain is fouled on the floor by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF) David Anderson | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-54 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | James Boyles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Matthew Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Boyles | 34-56 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Hu Sun drills a shot from the right wing | 36-56 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Oscar Leal (PF), Donald Evens (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Matthew Kearns, Henry Lee, Bryan Howard | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-56 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Joe Phillips steals it from Hollis Smith | 39-56 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips lays it in | 41-56 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry buries a jump hook in the paint | 41-58 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Kevin Winston steals the ball from John Spenser | 41-58 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Boyles | 41-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sullivan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-60 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Kevin Winston pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Kevin Winston | 41-62 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal can't finish the layup | 41-62 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Matthew Smith snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 41-62 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits a 3 from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Matthew Smith loses the dribble to Oscar Leal | 44-62 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by David Sullivan is denied by Matthew Smith | 44-62 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 44-62 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hu Sun (PG), Jon Pitts (SG), Kenneth Torain (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, David Sullivan, Oscar Leal, Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), David Anderson (PF) Hollis Smith, Matthew Smith | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | James Boyles gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry tips it back up and in | 44-64 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Joe Webster (C) Hu Sun, Jon Pitts, Kenneth Torain, Travis Lyons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Henry Lee (SF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Kevin Winston, Gilbert Fry | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Bryan Howard snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | David Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (SG) Joe Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens can't finish the layup | 45-64 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Bryan Howard pulls down the rebound | 45-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Bryan Howard can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-64 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns snags the offensive board | 45-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Howard (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Jeffrey Goble, David Anderson | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-65 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Webster | 45-65 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SF) Donald Evens | |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Matthew Kearns, Henry Lee, Bryan Howard | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | James Boyles is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #3 on Oscar Leal, team foul #9 | 45-65 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the board | 45-65 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Gilbert Fry steals it from John Spenser | 45-65 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Joe Webster denies the turnaround by Hollis Smith | 45-65 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Hollis Smith gets the offensive rebound | 45-65 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Hollis Smith loses the dribble to Daniel Finley | 45-65 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | John Spenser lays it in set up by Daniel Finley | 47-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Webster - foul #2 on Joe Webster, team foul #10 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF) Daniel Finley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG) Hollis Smith | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Matthew Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Matthew Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster gets the rebound | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | John Spenser drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Phillips | 49-66 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Anderson (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | John Spenser clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns pulls down the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Anderson | 49-68 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal drills a jumper from the right block | 51-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Boyles runs out the clock | 51-68 |