| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) SG - Glenn Magoon (fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) SF - John Boyes (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | UCLA | James Brinton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Cory Dyar gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar connects on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | UCLA | Gary Strauser knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Brinton | 3-5 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | James Brinton steps in front of the Mike Curtis pass | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Gary Strauser misses the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Gary Strauser makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | James Brinton steals the ball from Mike Curtis | 3-6 |
| 17:36 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie scores on a floater from close range set up by John Boyes | 3-8 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is denied on a dunk by Eugene Bartz | 3-8 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | James Brinton grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 17:05 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 3-8 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Mike Curtis snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Boyes - foul #1 on John Boyes, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (PG), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:30 | UCLA | Gary Strauser hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Cory Dyar's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Bartz | 5-8 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Magoon | 5-8 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Edward Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Raff | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Magoon (fairly fresh) SF - Cory Dyar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Strauser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Bartz (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:27 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz misses the runner near the basket | 8-8 |
| 15:26 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to John Boyes | 8-8 |
| 15:06 | UCLA | Cory Dyar steps in front of the John Boyes pass | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is whistled for a carry | 8-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Kyle Olson (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Edward Robinson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, John Boyes, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 14:36 | UCLA | Devon Smedley lays it in on a nice dish by Jose Orozco | 8-10 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | UCLA | Lance Hargrave steals it from Devon Smedley | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by William Rayford and the foul's on Jose Orozco - foul #1 on Jose Orozco, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (SG), Charles Raff (C) Glenn Magoon, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (SF) Marko Bogdanski | |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:11 | UCLA | Devon Smedley is hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Devon Smedley, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 12:53 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Manley and the foul's on Edward Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Robinson, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG) Robert Manley | |
| 12:53 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Edward Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:13 | UCLA | James Brinton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 12:12 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:52 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz lays it in on a great pass from John Boyes | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Strauser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Edward Robinson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 11:25 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 11:20 | UCLA | Gary Strauser is hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Magoon (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Gary Strauser, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Devon Smedley is hacked by Lance Hargrave - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | John Boyes lays it up and in and he's hacked by Glenn Magoon - foul #1 on Glenn Magoon, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Cory Dyar tips it in | 16-18 |
| 10:18 | UCLA | Devon Smedley buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Boyes | 16-21 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 16-21 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Robert Manley snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 09:22 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a jumpshot from the left side | 16-23 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the dunk | 16-23 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | Robert Manley snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Glenn Magoon takes the ball from Jose Orozco | 16-23 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon throws it down | 18-23 |
| 08:23 | UCLA | Devon Smedley is hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Kyle Olson (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Edward Robinson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, John Boyes, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 08:23 | UCLA | Devon Smedley misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Richard Saxon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 07:41 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Magoon (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Devon Smedley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (SG) Glenn Magoon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG) Devon Smedley | |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie scores on a floater from the free throw line | 18-25 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Eugene Bartz steals the ball from Edward Robinson | 18-25 |
| 06:29 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 06:27 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses the tip | 18-25 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Saxon | 18-25 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Edward Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 06:20 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 06:02 | UCLA | Gary Strauser drills a fadeaway from the left block | 18-27 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene Bartz - foul #1 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #3 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Magoon (SG), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Edward Robinson, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), John Boyes (SF) James Brinton, Marko Bogdanski | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 05:37 | UCLA | John Boyes grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz loses the ball out of bounds | 18-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (PG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Kyle Olson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Cory Dyar can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon grabs the offensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-27 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Gary Strauser banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Manley | 20-29 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | John Boyes is called for the reach on Cory Dyar - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #4 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Edward Robinson | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Brinton (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Dikembe Akuchie (PF), Eugene Bartz (C) Robert Manley, Gary Strauser, John Boyes, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | William Rayford is hacked by Devon Smedley - foul #1 on Devon Smedley, team foul #5 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (SF) Marko Bogdanski | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Glenn Magoon and he's fouled by Eugene Bartz - foul #2 on Eugene Bartz, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:18 | UCLA | Lance Hargrave takes the ball from Devon Smedley | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Magoon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - James Brinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Eugene Bartz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Robinson (SG), Kyle Olson (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Glenn Magoon, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | UCLA | Gary Strauser (SG) Devon Smedley | |
| 02:34 | UCLA | James Brinton is hacked by William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #9 | 23-29 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | James Brinton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Edward Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-31 |
| 02:19 | UCLA | James Brinton snags the defensive board | 23-31 |
| 02:10 | UCLA | James Brinton clanks a runner in the paint | 23-31 |
| 02:09 | UCLA | Eugene Bartz tips it home | 23-33 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Charles Raff loses the ball out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG), Mike Curtis (PF) William Rayford, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Jesus Souza (PF), Jose Orozco (C) James Brinton, Dikembe Akuchie, Eugene Bartz | |
| 01:35 | UCLA | The short jumper by Jose Orozco is denied by Charles Raff | 23-33 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Edward Robinson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-33 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Robinson | 23-33 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Kyle Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Magoon (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF) John Boyes | |
| 00:57 | UCLA | Gary Strauser can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon pulls down the rebound | 23-33 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Glenn Magoon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-33 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Robinson | 23-33 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Jesus Souza picks off the pass by Mike Curtis | 23-33 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Jesus Souza misses short on a halfcourt shot | 23-33 |