| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 32-36 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-36 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Donald Charles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Charles Wilson's pass is intercepted by Robert Beers | 32-36 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Donald Charles shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Wilford Miller steals the ball from Adam Little | 32-36 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Theodore Washington misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 32-36 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Robert Beers is fouled on the floor by William Stricklin - foul #2 on William Stricklin, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't finish the layup | 32-36 |
| 17:49 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:20 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 32-36 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 32-36 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Adam Little clanks a turnaround in the paint | 32-36 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Robert Beers tips it in | 32-38 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Jeffry Dickman denies the turnaround by Wilford Miller | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 16:43 | Alabama | Charles Wilson grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Theodore Washington snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | Wilford Miller hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 32-38 |
| 16:07 | Alabama | William Stricklin snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Charles Wilson lays it in | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Stricklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Adam Little is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ken Lozada (PG), Timothy Young (SG), Paul Catlett (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Richard Lafreniere, Charles Wilson, William Stricklin, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 15:13 | Alabama | Paul Catlett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Dibiase | 34-38 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Roger Thomas - foul #2 on Roger Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Paul Catlett misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jeffrey Yeung - foul #2 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Timothy Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:15 | Alabama | Paul Catlett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Robert Beers clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Roger Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:30 | Alabama | Ken Lozada comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-40 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 36-40 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Wilford Miller steals it from Donald Charles out of a doubleteam | 36-40 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Wilford Miller, Paul Catlett, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley | |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Ken Lozada makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Adam Little drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jeffry Dickman | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere's floater is knocked away by Jeffry Dickman | 38-42 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Richard Lafreniere - foul #2 on Richard Lafreniere, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Wilford Miller (SF) Richard Lafreniere, Ken Lozada | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Robert Beers | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Alabama | Troy Barrie takes the ball from Wilford Miller | 38-43 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie lays it in | 38-45 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Wilford Miller is hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (PF) Wilford Miller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 10:47 | Alabama | Paul Catlett is whistled for a carry | 38-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beers (PF) Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Paul Catlett snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 10:08 | Alabama | William Stricklin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 10:06 | Alabama | Theodore Washington hits the follow up shot | 40-45 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by William Stricklin - foul #3 on William Stricklin, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Wilford Miller (SF) Charles Wilson, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman (C) Ramon Benavidez | |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Paul Catlett drills a floater in the paint | 42-47 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Timothy Young steals it from Troy Barrie | 42-47 |
| 09:17 | Alabama | William Stricklin's pass is intercepted by Adam Little | 42-47 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Paul Catlett is called for the reach on Jeffry Dickman - foul #1 on Paul Catlett, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Charles Wilson (SG), Roger Thomas (C) Timothy Young, Paul Catlett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung connects on the open shot from just outside the lane | 42-49 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Dibiase - foul #2 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG), Theodore Washington (C) Richard Lafreniere, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:23 | Alabama | Charles Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung is called for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG) Ronald Dibiase | |
| 07:51 | Alabama | Theodore Washington loses the dribble to Donald Charles | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jae Lobdell (fresh) SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilford Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Stricklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Theodore Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | The jumper by Donald Charles is denied by Charles Wilson | 43-49 |
| 07:37 | Alabama | Theodore Washington gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Theodore Washington double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG), Ken Lozada (SG), Paul Catlett (PF) Jae Lobdell, Charles Wilson, William Stricklin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Dikembe Adi, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-52 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Ramon Benavidez denies the turnaround by Paul Catlett | 43-52 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Adam Little is denied on a layup by Theodore Washington | 43-52 |
| 06:19 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere makes the floater from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Robert Beers scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Troy Barrie | 45-55 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | The jump hook by Theodore Washington is blocked by Ramon Benavidez | 45-55 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Wilford Miller gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 04:52 | Alabama | Paul Catlett knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Theodore Washington | 47-55 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Adam Little is fouled on the floor by Wilford Miller - foul #3 on Wilford Miller, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Young (SG), Charles Wilson (SF), William Stricklin (PF), Roger Thomas (C) Ken Lozada, Wilford Miller, Paul Catlett, Theodore Washington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Donald Charles, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Young - foul #2 on Timothy Young, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jae Lobdell (PG) Richard Lafreniere | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | William Stricklin gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Charles Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Adam Little - foul #1 on Adam Little, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little | |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Charles Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Stricklin swats the layup by Robert Beers | 49-56 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Charles Wilson | 49-56 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Jae Lobdell is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere (PG) Jae Lobdell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Robert Beers | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Lafreniere (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Stricklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Roger Thomas - foul #3 on Roger Thomas, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 02:30 | Alabama | Troy Barrie picks off the pass by Roger Thomas | 52-58 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Troy Barrie banks in the layup | 52-60 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Paul Catlett (PF), Theodore Washington (C) Timothy Young, Roger Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Beers (PF) Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 02:07 | Alabama | Charles Wilson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 52-60 |
| 02:05 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere hits the follow up shot | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Alabama | Robert Beers denies the turnaround by Charles Wilson | 54-62 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Richard Lafreniere comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-64 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Troy Barrie snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Donald Charles grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Troy Barrie runs out the clock | 54-64 |