| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byas (fresh) SF - Adam Little (fresh) PF - Robert Beers (fresh) C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Louis Alger (fresh) SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) PF - Jason Wrobleski (fresh) C - Michael Placencia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger's pass is intercepted by Donald Charles | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger makes the shot from the baseline set up by Larry Artrip | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia scores on a jumper from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Adam Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Charles steals the ball from Larry Artrip | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Donald Charles tips it in | 4-4 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Donald Charles | 6-4 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 6-4 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses the lay-in | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia snags the defensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | Adam Little is called for the reach on Larry Artrip - foul #1 on Adam Little, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Brandon Young (SG), William Peterson (PF), Robert Carr (C) Louis Alger, Bryan Heston, Jason Wrobleski, Michael Placencia | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 15:40 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Kenneth Byas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) SG - Brandon Young (fresh) SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Peterson (fresh) C - Robert Carr (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Robert Carr swats the layup by Kenneth Byas | 6-4 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez tips it back up and in | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Artrip, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 14:57 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Yeung - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Stanley Hagan (SF) Brandon Young, Larry Artrip | |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:26 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ramon Benavidez | 11-4 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-4 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley tips it in | 13-4 |
| 13:59 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Troy Barrie, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF), Michael Placencia (C) Stanley Hagan, William Peterson, Robert Carr | |
| 13:48 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-4 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Adam Little misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Placencia - foul #1 on Michael Placencia, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG) Justin Brewer | |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 14-4 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:24 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Alger | 15-7 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Adam Little misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 15-7 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman hits the follow up shot | 17-7 |
| 12:54 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-7 |
| 12:52 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Placencia tips it back up and in | 17-9 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Byas | 20-9 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston is hacked by Kenneth Byas - foul #1 on Kenneth Byas, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF) Kenneth Byas, Adam Little | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), William Peterson (PF) Louis Alger, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Charles - foul #1 on Donald Charles, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young (SG) Bryan Heston | |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Robert Beers blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Placencia - foul #2 on Michael Placencia, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG) Donald Charles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan (SF), Robert Carr (C) Larry Artrip, Michael Placencia | |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson snags the defensive board | 20-10 |
| 11:36 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brandon Young (fresh) SF - Stanley Hagan (fresh) PF - William Peterson (fresh) C - Robert Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-10 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr gets the rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:06 | Louisiana Tech | Ramon Benavidez swats the short shot by Justin Brewer | 20-10 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the board | 20-10 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Justin Brewer - foul #1 on Justin Brewer, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Adam Little (SF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Bryan Heston (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Justin Brewer, Brandon Young, Stanley Hagan, Robert Carr | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 22-10 |
| 10:36 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Artrip | 22-10 |
| 10:21 | Louisiana Tech | Ramon Benavidez swats the shot by Larry Artrip | 22-10 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Troy Barrie pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas is fouled on the floor by Bryan Heston - foul #1 on Bryan Heston, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Troy Barrie, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-10 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Louis Alger is called for the reach on Kenneth Byas - foul #1 on Louis Alger, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (SG), Robert Carr (C) Bryan Heston, William Peterson | |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-10 |
| 09:30 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 09:03 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski drills a jump hook from the baseline | 22-12 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Justin Brewer - foul #2 on Justin Brewer, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young (SG), William Peterson (PF) Justin Brewer, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:43 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger hits a 3 from the right corner | 23-15 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is called for traveling | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Kenneth Byas, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG) Louis Alger | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brandon Young and he's fouled by Ronald Dibiase - foul #1 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez (C) Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan (C) Robert Carr | |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip makes the free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-18 |
| 07:19 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Brandon Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Heston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Artrip (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Peterson (fresh) C - Stanley Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Donald Charles scores on a shot from the left side set up by Ronald Dibiase | 25-20 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Kenneth Byas (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Donald Charles, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Jason Wrobleski (PF) Bryan Heston, Stanley Hagan | |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:49 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Jason Wrobleski is called for the reach on Kenneth Byas - foul #1 on Jason Wrobleski, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan (SF) Larry Artrip | |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:37 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Stanley Hagan and the foul's on Troy Barrie - foul #1 on Troy Barrie, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Thomas Lenox (SG), Robert Carr (C) Brandon Young, William Peterson | |
| 06:15 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Stanley Hagan steals the ball from Robert Beers | 26-25 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Troy Barrie steals it from Thomas Lenox | 26-25 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas lays it up and in set up by Troy Barrie | 28-25 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Stanley Hagan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Bryan Heston (SG), Larry Artrip (SF) Thomas Lenox, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the jump hook in the paint | 28-25 |
| 04:55 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 04:27 | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger's floater is tipped away by Robert Beers | 28-25 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers is hacked by Robert Carr - foul #1 on Robert Carr, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Kenneth Byas, Adam Little, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young (PG), Thomas Lenox (SG), Jason Wrobleski (PF), William Peterson (C) Louis Alger, Bryan Heston, Robert Carr, Stanley Hagan | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:48 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Donald Charles, Dino Winski, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (PG), Michael Placencia (C) Thomas Lenox, William Peterson | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 03:29 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer misses the shot from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 03:06 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Justin Brewer (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Brandon Young (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Artrip (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Wrobleski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Placencia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Louisiana Tech | A charge is called on Michael Placencia - foul #3 on Michael Placencia, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Byas (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Ronald Dibiase, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Louis Alger (PG), Bryan Heston (SG), William Peterson (C) Justin Brewer, Brandon Young, Michael Placencia | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 02:31 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Yeung - foul #2 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #9 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Troy Barrie, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young (SF) Larry Artrip | |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:16 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Wrobleski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 01:37 | Louisiana Tech | Brandon Young makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Louis Alger | 32-30 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Peterson - foul #1 on William Peterson, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer (SG), Larry Artrip (SF), Robert Carr (C) Bryan Heston, Brandon Young, Jason Wrobleski | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Carr misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 34-30 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman is hacked by William Peterson - foul #2 on William Peterson, team foul #12 | 34-30 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:33 | Louisiana Tech | William Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 00:32 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Brewer snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Larry Artrip is denied on a layup by Robert Beers | 36-30 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Byas hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |