| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Tope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) PF - William Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bill Runnels (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Loren Fennell inbounds the ball | 17-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Cal | John Tope steals the ball from William Holmes | 17-29 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | John Tope is fouled on the floor by Bill Runnels - foul #1 on Bill Runnels, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't tip it in | 17-29 |
| 18:55 | Cal | The rebound goes to William Holmes | 17-29 |
| 18:31 | Cal | Bill Runnels is open but comes up short on the runner in the paint | 17-29 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the defensive rebound | 17-29 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi banks in the layup on a great pass from Kent Pittman and the foul's on Loren Fennell - foul #2 on Loren Fennell, team foul #2 | 19-29 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the free throw | 20-29 |
| 17:45 | Cal | Eric Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Tope | 20-29 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Eric Carter steals it from Ryan Page | 20-29 |
| 17:00 | Cal | Bill Runnels drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Loren Fennell | 20-31 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | William Holmes swats the short shot by Ryan Page | 20-31 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Ryan Page can't tip it in | 20-31 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Loren Fennell - foul #3 on Loren Fennell, team foul #3 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF) Loren Fennell | |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 15:56 | Cal | William Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on William Holmes, team foul #4 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (C) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Fennell (SF) Jerry Pruitt | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the jumper in the paint | 23-31 |
| 15:07 | Cal | Edward Muller clanks a jump hook from the right block | 23-31 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Howell | 25-31 |
| 14:08 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Edward Muller | 25-34 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Runnels | 25-34 |
| 13:46 | Cal | Eric Carter gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 13:23 | Cal | Edward Muller can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Jamie Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (PF), John Tope (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:34 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the contested floater from the right side and he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #3 on Ryan Page, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 12:34 | Cal | Eric Carter makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Edward Muller steals it from John Tope | 25-37 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Bill Runnels drills a turnaround from the left block | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Tope (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Carter (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Fennell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is fouled on the floor by Loren Fennell - foul #4 on Loren Fennell, team foul #5 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), Jerry Pruitt (SF), Melvin Bentley (C) Eric Carter, Loren Fennell, Bill Runnels | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Bentley - foul #1 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #6 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Kent Pittman | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 25-39 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 11:00 | Cal | William Holmes is called for traveling | 26-39 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Ryan Page is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bentley - foul #2 on Melvin Bentley, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 10:52 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 10:30 | Cal | William Grullon is called for the reach on Edward Muller - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| 10:10 | Cal | Edward Muller scores on a shot from the left side | 26-41 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the contested floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Grullon | 28-41 |
| 09:32 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jerry Pruitt | 28-44 |
| 09:05 | Cal | Edward Muller lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Pruitt | 28-46 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the contested fadeaway in the paint | 30-46 |
| 08:46 | Cal | William Holmes misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Melvin Bentley steals the ball from Rolando Ramos | 30-46 |
| 08:16 | Cal | Melvin Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF), Jamie Howell (C) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, John Tope | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Edward Muller, Melvin Bentley | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the lay-in | 30-46 |
| 08:00 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht snags the defensive board | 30-46 |
| 07:53 | Cal | William Holmes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-46 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Bill Runnels tips it back up and in | 30-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Tom Engelbrecht (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Holmes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bill Runnels (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 07:44 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt grabs the board | 30-48 |
| 07:26 | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-48 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 30-48 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Holmes - foul #4 on William Holmes, team foul #8 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | Cal | Edward Muller (PG), Loren Fennell (SF) Tom Engelbrecht, Jerry Pruitt | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 06:53 | Cal | Loren Fennell makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Holmes | 31-50 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Loren Fennell - foul #5 on Loren Fennell, team foul #9 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG) Kent Pittman, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Pruitt (SF), Patrick Wicklund (PF) Loren Fennell, William Holmes | |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 06:37 | Cal | Patrick Wicklund gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 06:16 | Cal | Eric Carter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 31-50 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #2 on Bill Runnels, team foul #10 | 31-50 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 05:42 | Cal | Eric Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 32-50 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Runnels | 32-50 |
| 05:22 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Carter | 32-50 |
| 04:56 | Cal | Eric Carter buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Muller | 32-53 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a floater in the lane | 32-53 |
| 04:37 | Cal | Bill Runnels grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 04:34 | Cal | William Grullon picks off the pass by Edward Muller in the backcourt | 32-53 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Gary Sutton banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Grullon | 34-53 |
| 04:07 | Cal | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Sutton | 34-53 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 03:47 | Cal | The rebound goes to Bill Runnels | 34-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Edward Muller (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Pruitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Patrick Wicklund (fresh) C - Bill Runnels (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Cal | Eric Carter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-53 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 34-53 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 36-53 |
| 02:49 | Cal | Bill Runnels lays it in | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bill Runnels - foul #3 on Bill Runnels, team foul #11 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (PG) William Grullon | |
| Subs | Cal | Tom Engelbrecht (SG), William Holmes (PF), Melvin Bentley (C) Eric Carter, Patrick Wicklund, Bill Runnels | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 02:36 | Cal | William Holmes snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| 02:15 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-55 |
| 02:14 | Cal | William Holmes pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 01:58 | Cal | Edward Muller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-55 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Melvin Bentley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-55 |
| 01:41 | Cal | William Holmes misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-55 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Gary Sutton grabs the board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Edward Muller - foul #1 on Edward Muller, team foul #12 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Carter (SG), Bill Runnels (C) Tom Engelbrecht, Melvin Bentley | |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 00:57 | Cal | Bill Runnels misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Grullon | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 37-55 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it but misses | 37-55 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Jamie Howell tips it back up and in | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Carnegie - foul #3 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 00:17 | Cal | Jerry Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Bill Runnels is called for the reach on Scott Carnegie - foul #4 on Bill Runnels, team foul #13 | 39-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 00:00 | Cal | Edward Muller runs out the clock | 41-57 |