| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:51 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:41 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:40 | Colorado | Juan Garcia tips it in | 29-32 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Paul Pierce | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Hurt and he's hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses the free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Holdren - foul #3 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG) Dennis Holdren | |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:29 | Colorado | Michael Lewis gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:08 | Colorado | Juan Garcia knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Walter Hurt steals the ball from Richard Sheets | 29-37 |
| 17:27 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #2 on Jamie Jones, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG), John Thorpe (PF) Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:54 | Colorado | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on Juan Garcia - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Donald Portillo (SF) Ray Richards, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia | |
| 16:39 | Colorado | Brian Stamper lays it in on a nice dish by John Hiner | 31-39 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | John Hiner pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:08 | Colorado | John Hiner is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:51 | Colorado | Michael Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Timothy Marinelli, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), David Arndt (PF) John Hiner, Jamie Jones, Michael Lewis | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) PF - David Arndt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | David Brooks knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Portillo | 33-39 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Arndt | 33-42 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala buries a jumper near the basket | 35-42 |
| 14:39 | Colorado | David Arndt scores on a shot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 14:13 | Colorado | John Thorpe grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 13:55 | Colorado | Brian Stamper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Juan Garcia | 35-46 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Donald Portillo, Richard Sheets, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Walter Hurt is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| 13:07 | Colorado | Walter Hurt buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Lewis | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | David Brooks lays it in | 37-49 |
| 12:32 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Lewis | 37-52 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | David Brooks can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:06 | Colorado | Brian Stamper hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 39-52 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ray Richards | 41-52 |
| 11:40 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SF) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Jamie Jones (SG) John Hiner, Dennis Holdren | |
| 11:13 | Colorado | Michael Lewis knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Stamper | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Brian Stamper takes the ball from Paul Pierce | 41-54 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Juan Garcia buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #5 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (SG), John Thorpe (PF), David Arndt (C) Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 41-56 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | John Thorpe picks off the pass by Paul Pierce | 41-56 |
| 10:22 | Colorado | David Arndt misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-56 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Jamie Jones hits the follow up shot | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #3 on Jamie Jones, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) John Hiner | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 10:12 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 09:58 | Colorado | Jamie Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from John Thorpe | 42-60 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 45-60 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | John Thorpe can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-60 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce blows the layup | 45-60 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | David Arndt snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-60 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-60 |
| 08:12 | Colorado | Jamie Jones snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Juan Garcia | 45-63 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Portillo | 48-63 |
| 07:40 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Juan Garcia | 48-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Arndt - foul #4 on David Arndt, team foul #5 | 48-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SF), David Brooks (C) Donald Portillo, Paul Smith, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Brian Stamper (C) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones, John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:17 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Timothy Marinelli picks off the pass by Walter Hurt | 49-66 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the floater from the right side | 49-66 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Dennis Holdren steals it from David Brooks | 49-66 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren banks in the layup | 49-68 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | David Brooks jams it set up by Ray Richards | 51-68 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | John Hiner connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-71 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the dunk attempt | 51-71 |
| 06:12 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 51-71 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Walter Hurt connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Hiner | 51-73 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lewis | 51-73 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't tip it in | 51-73 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Walter Hurt snags the defensive board | 51-73 |
| 05:26 | Colorado | John Hiner is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:19 | Colorado | John Hiner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-73 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-73 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli is fouled on the floor by Dennis Holdren - foul #4 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #6 | 51-73 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | David Brooks is fouled on the floor by Brian Stamper - foul #3 on Brian Stamper, team foul #7 | 51-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (PF) Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| 04:58 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 04:42 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 04:41 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | David Arndt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #7 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 04:26 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 04:26 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-75 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | David Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-75 |
| 04:04 | Colorado | Jamie Jones drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hiner | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-77 |
| 03:42 | Colorado | David Arndt grabs the board | 53-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Colorado | John Hiner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Hiner, team foul #8 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG), Donald Portillo (SF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Brian Stamper | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Thorpe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Arndt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #9 | 53-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (C) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:41 | Colorado | Ray Richards denies the turnaround by Michael Lewis | 55-77 |
| 02:39 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive board | 55-77 |
| 02:22 | Colorado | Jamie Jones's pass is intercepted by Ray Richards | 55-77 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-77 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 55-77 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Hiner - foul #2 on John Hiner, team foul #10 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG), Paul Smith (SF), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 02:00 | Colorado | Jamie Jones snags the defensive board | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:36 | Colorado | John Hiner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-77 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a floater from the left wing set up by Clifford Jacobs | 57-77 |
| 01:03 | Colorado | David Arndt is whistled for traveling | 57-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PG) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Michael Lewis - foul #5 on Michael Lewis, team foul #11 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) Michael Lewis | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Colorado | David Arndt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #8 | 59-77 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a fadeaway from the right side | 61-79 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | John Hiner runs out the clock | 61-79 |