| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) C - Herman Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Thayer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Michael Thayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving lays it up and in set up by Bruce Barre | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the jumper from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Barre | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Warren Schneider knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Wallace | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Ronald Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:11 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Pedro Rodriguez | 9-4 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Elvin Irving is called for the reach on Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Elvin Irving, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Pedro Rodriguez - foul #1 on Pedro Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Warren Schneider is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barre - foul #1 on Bruce Barre, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is called for traveling | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) 7 pts. C - Herman Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane makes the floater from close range | 11-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-6 |
| 15:11 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 11-6 |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bruce Barre and he's fouled by Daryl Sheldon - foul #1 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #2 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (SG), Marion Coleman (PF) Pedro Rodriguez, Elvin Irving | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 14:50 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane makes the free throw | 14-6 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | William Wallace banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 14-8 |
| 14:04 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo misses the driving attempt from the left block | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory buries a jump hook in the lane set up by Warren Schneider | 14-10 |
| 13:37 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG), Elvin Irving (PF), Vincent Covell (C) Bruce Barre, John Rhodes, Herman Lane | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 14-10 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | William Wallace misses the tip | 14-10 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | William Wallace tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 12:53 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving scores on a jumper in the paint | 16-12 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | William Wallace banks in the layup on a nice dish by Warren Schneider and he's fouled by Elvin Irving - foul #2 on Elvin Irving, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG), John Rhodes (SF) Matthew Vallejo, Don Elliott, Elvin Irving | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, Michael Thayer | |
| 12:31 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:13 | Seton Hall | Luis Williams steals it from Pedro Rodriguez | 16-15 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Luis Williams throws it down | 16-17 |
| 12:03 | Seton Hall | Warren Schneider steals the ball from Marion Coleman | 16-17 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Luis Williams | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marion Coleman (fairly fresh) C - Vincent Covell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #3 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (PF) Marion Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 11:26 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:26 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Robert Whittle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-19 |
| 10:56 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 10:34 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Barre | 20-19 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Luis Williams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Louie Chavira | 20-22 |
| 09:51 | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-22 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle blows the layup but he's fouled by John Rhodes - foul #1 on John Rhodes, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG), Marion Coleman (PF), Herman Lane (C) Bruce Barre, Pedro Rodriguez, Vincent Covell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Christopher Bunn, Michael Thayer | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:06 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 09:04 | Seton Hall | Marion Coleman hits the follow up shot | 25-24 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon's fadeaway is rejected by Marion Coleman | 25-24 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is hacked by Marion Coleman - foul #1 on Marion Coleman, team foul #6 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Norman Harrison (SG) Matthew Vallejo | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF) Robert Whittle | |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Ronald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-24 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG), Pedro Rodriguez (SG) Norman Harrison, John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 07:52 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 25-24 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane gets the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Elliott (fresh) PF - Marion Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herman Lane (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Seton Hall | Michael Thayer picks off the pass by Don Elliott | 25-24 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Ronald Smith buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 25-26 |
| 06:37 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Norman Harrison (SG), John Rhodes (SF), Matthew Vallejo (PF), Vincent Covell (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Don Elliott, Marion Coleman, Herman Lane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 06:15 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre lays it up and in and the foul's on William Wallace - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #5 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF) William Wallace | |
| 06:15 | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 05:45 | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 05:19 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-26 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 28-26 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Vincent Covell denies the turnaround by Christopher Bunn | 28-26 |
| 04:53 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 04:39 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo can't throw it down but he's hacked by Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Louie Chavira, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez (SG), Marion Coleman (SF), Herman Lane (C) Bruce Barre, Norman Harrison, John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 04:39 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:39 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 29-26 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 29-26 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is fouled on the floor by Herman Lane - foul #1 on Herman Lane, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Rhodes (SF), Elvin Irving (PF) Marion Coleman, Vincent Covell | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:45 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo travels in the backcourt | 29-28 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by John Rhodes - foul #2 on John Rhodes, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Bruce Barre (PG) Matthew Vallejo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Bruce Barre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Pedro Rodriguez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rhodes (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Elvin Irving (fresh) 9 pts. C - Herman Lane (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 02:54 | Seton Hall | Herman Lane snags the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:37 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Warren Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 01:55 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | William Wallace gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Warren Schneider | 29-32 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | Lamont Mallory is called for the reach on John Rhodes - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #7 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo (SG), Marion Coleman (C) Pedro Rodriguez, Herman Lane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | John Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Bruce Barre is called for the reach on Luis Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Barre, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Vincent Covell (C) John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:52 | Seton Hall | Matthew Vallejo banks in the layup on a great pass from Marion Coleman | 33-34 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | William Wallace is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Don Elliott (SG) Bruce Barre | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Michael Thayer (C) William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 00:13 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Pedro Rodriguez (SG), John Rhodes (SF), Herman Lane (C) Don Elliott, Marion Coleman, Vincent Covell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams | |
| 00:13 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:13 | Seton Hall | Elvin Irving makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle scores on a shot from the left side | 34-36 |