| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Robert Blackston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Nauman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Matney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Sebastian Kamps (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards inbounds the ball | 15-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Pierce | 17-27 |
| 19:21 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 17-27 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 18:33 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps grabs the defensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 18:04 | Georgetown | Dennis Matney connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-29 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Charles King - foul #1 on Charles King, team foul #1 | 17-29 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | The short jumper by David Brooks is denied by Sebastian Kamps | 17-29 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the tip | 17-29 |
| 17:18 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 17:07 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-29 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3 from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 16:23 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Sheffield (SG), Jonathan Verner (SF), Walter Pinski (PF), Tony Macdougall (C) Charles King, Anthony Nauman, Dennis Matney, Sebastian Kamps | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Robert Blackston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sheffield (fresh) SF - Jonathan Verner (fresh) PF - Walter Pinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Macdougall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-29 |
| 15:32 | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 15:19 | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall's pass is intercepted by Clifford Jacobs | 20-29 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-29 |
| 14:40 | Georgetown | William Sheffield misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-29 |
| 14:39 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 14:15 | Georgetown | Jonathan Verner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 25-29 |
| 13:30 | Georgetown | Rafael Ayala steps in front of the Jonathan Verner pass | 25-29 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Walter Pinski - foul #3 on Walter Pinski, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ray Richards (SF), David Brooks (C) Donald Portillo, Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles King (PG), Anthony Nauman (SF), Dennis Matney (PF), Sebastian Kamps (C) Robert Blackston, Jonathan Verner, Walter Pinski, Tony Macdougall | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 13:04 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Sebastian Kamps | 26-29 |
| 12:46 | Georgetown | Charles King misses short on a shot from the left side | 26-29 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Brooks | 28-29 |
| 12:05 | Georgetown | Dennis Matney's pass is intercepted by Rafael Ayala | 28-29 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | David Brooks's floater is tipped away by Sebastian Kamps | 28-29 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Charles King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sheffield (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Nauman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Matney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sebastian Kamps (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Richards | 31-29 |
| 11:03 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Robert Blackston (PG) William Sheffield | |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Sebastian Kamps is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #1 on Sebastian Kamps, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled on the floor by Dennis Matney - foul #1 on Dennis Matney, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall (C) Sebastian Kamps | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | David Brooks banks in the layup set up by Paul Smith out of the doubleteam | 33-29 |
| 09:41 | Georgetown | Charles King connects on the 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Tony Macdougall takes the ball from David Brooks | 33-32 |
| 08:49 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Charles King doubles Paul Smith and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Charles King, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Sheffield (SG), Jonathan Verner (SF), Walter Pinski (PF), Sebastian Kamps (C) Charles King, Anthony Nauman, Dennis Matney, Tony Macdougall | |
| 08:14 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Timothy Marinelli is blocked by Sebastian Kamps | 33-32 |
| 08:12 | Georgetown | William Sheffield grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 07:43 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 33-32 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Sebastian Kamps steals it from Clifford Jacobs | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Robert Blackston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Sheffield (fresh) SF - Jonathan Verner (fresh) PF - Walter Pinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sebastian Kamps (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:07 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 33-34 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs lays it in on a nice dish by David Brooks | 35-34 |
| 06:28 | Georgetown | William Sheffield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Donald Portillo, Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles King (PG), Anthony Nauman (SF), Dennis Matney (PF) Robert Blackston, Jonathan Verner, Walter Pinski | |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards's pass is intercepted by Charles King | 35-34 |
| 06:02 | Georgetown | William Sheffield lays it in on a great pass from Charles King | 35-36 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Paul Smith and he's fouled by Anthony Nauman - foul #1 on Anthony Nauman, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall (C) Sebastian Kamps | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:42 | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 05:21 | Georgetown | William Sheffield's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Pierce | 37-36 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 37-36 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the driving attempt from the left block | 39-36 |
| 04:55 | Georgetown | Charles King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Robert Blackston (PG) William Sheffield | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 04:36 | Georgetown | The rebound goes to Charles King | 39-36 |
| 04:07 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 03:42 | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 03:16 | Georgetown | Dennis Matney misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-38 |
| 03:14 | Georgetown | Tony Macdougall grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Georgetown | PG - Robert Blackston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles King (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Nauman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Matney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Macdougall (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-38 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 39-38 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Charles King - foul #3 on Charles King, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Georgetown | William Sheffield (SG), Jonathan Verner (SF), Walter Pinski (PF), Sebastian Kamps (C) Charles King, Anthony Nauman, Dennis Matney, Tony Macdougall | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:21 | Georgetown | Georgetown calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Charles King (PG), Anthony Nauman (SF) Robert Blackston, Jonathan Verner | |
| 02:06 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles King | 42-40 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Robert Blackston (PG), Dennis Matney (PF) William Sheffield, Walter Pinski | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Robert Blackston picks off the pass by Paul Pierce | 42-40 |
| 01:36 | Georgetown | Robert Blackston can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 01:28 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 01:08 | Georgetown | Charles King makes the 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 00:54 | Georgetown | Charles King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 00:52 | Georgetown | Dennis Matney snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Georgetown | Anthony Nauman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Blackston | 42-45 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Robert Blackston - foul #1 on Robert Blackston, team foul #8 | 42-45 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 00:05 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Georgetown | Georgetown is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Georgetown | Walter Pinski (PF) Dennis Matney | |
| 00:00 | Georgetown | Sebastian Kamps runs out the clock | 42-45 |