| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Albright (fresh) SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Steed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Knee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Steed inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jimmy Dupuis is denied by Scotty Roberts | 37-32 |
| 19:45 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:39 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 37-32 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Charles Steed pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Robert Lankford is called for the reach on William Knee - foul #2 on Robert Lankford, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | William Knee is denied on a layup by Jonathan Richardson | 37-32 |
| 18:59 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 18:37 | Iowa State | William Knee takes the ball from Jonathan Richardson | 37-32 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 37-32 |
| 18:11 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Warren Lazaro | 37-32 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Scotty Roberts | 40-32 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Steed | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | Iowa State | William Knee is called for the reach on Jonathan Richardson - foul #2 on William Knee, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), William Washington (C) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Samora (SF) Scotty Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Charles Steed is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Charles Steed, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| 15:47 | Iowa State | James Samora hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Lankford (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Albright (tiring) SF - James Samora (fresh) PF - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Chamberlain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Steed (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Albright - foul #3 on Willie Albright, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Ronald Kerstein (SG) Robert Lankford, Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Troy Phillips makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Hawkins | 41-37 |
| 15:13 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte is hacked by Matthew Hawkins - foul #1 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Charles Steed, William Washington | |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Matthew Hawkins blocks the short jumper by Scotty Roberts | 41-37 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski double dribbles | 41-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Charles Steed (SF), William Knee (PF) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, Matthew Hawkins | |
| 14:21 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits a runner from the right block set up by Joe Gil | 43-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | George Mulford is whistled for a carry | 43-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (C) Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Washington (C) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 13:35 | Iowa State | William Washington picks off the pass by Joe Gil | 43-37 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Charles Steed knocks in the jumper from the right block | 43-39 |
| 13:01 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 12:59 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:45 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte misses the easy layup | 43-39 |
| 12:44 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte hits the follow up shot | 45-39 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | William Knee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | William Washington tips it in | 45-41 |
| 11:58 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | George Mulford hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Steed (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Knee (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Turkowski - foul #2 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Matthew Chamberlain (SF), Matthew Hawkins (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) George Mulford, Charles Steed, William Knee, William Washington | |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:07 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis grabs the board | 48-43 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson is hacked by Troy Phillips - foul #2 on Troy Phillips, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| 10:25 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Samora | 51-43 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Troy Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-43 |
| 10:03 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford travels with the ball | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Haywood Aponte (PF) Ronald Kerstein, Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Haywood Aponte - foul #1 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG) Robert Lankford | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Knee (SF) Thomas Turkowski | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Joe Gil is hacked by William Knee - foul #3 on William Knee, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Hawkins | 52-45 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Troy Phillips is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Chamberlain | 52-48 |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson hits a runner in the lane | 54-48 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 08:32 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 08:13 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson blows the dunk | 54-48 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Matthew Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Troy Phillips comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 07:42 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Hawkins - foul #2 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Ronald Kerstein, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Charles Steed (SF), William Washington (C) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Lankford (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Albright (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Warren Lazaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Steed (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro is fouled on the floor by Matthew Hawkins - foul #3 on Matthew Hawkins, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:50 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | William Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski makes the jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 06:24 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 56-50 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:04 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Washington - foul #2 on William Washington, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF) Robert Lankford, Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Knee (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Matthew Hawkins, William Washington | |
| 06:04 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:04 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Scotty Roberts steps in front of the William Knee pass in the backcourt | 57-50 |
| 06:01 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts banks in the layup | 59-50 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Charles Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (C) Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:40 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein is called for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Chamberlain (SF) Charles Steed | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Turkowski | 59-52 |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Joe Gil lays it in and he's hacked by Matthew Chamberlain - foul #2 on Matthew Chamberlain, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG) Ronald Kerstein | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Phillips (PG), Charles Steed (SF) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Haywood Aponte is called for the reach on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #2 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG), Willie Albright (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:28 | Louisville | William Knee hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jimmy Dupuis and he's fouled by Jonathan Richardson - foul #2 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | William Knee makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:10 | Iowa State | Willie Albright is fouled on the floor by Charles Steed - foul #2 on Charles Steed, team foul #12 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), James Samora (PF) Robert Lankford, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Matthew Hawkins (PF), William Washington (C) Charles Steed, William Knee, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 04:10 | Iowa State | Willie Albright misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 04:10 | Iowa State | Willie Albright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | William Washington clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-55 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Scotty Roberts | 63-55 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Thomas Turkowski steals it from Jonathan Richardson | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Willie Albright (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Samora (fresh) C - Jonathan Richardson (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Phillips | 63-57 |
| 03:11 | Iowa State | Willie Albright knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski travels in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (PG), Warren Lazaro (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Willie Albright, James Samora, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Charles Steed (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Troy Phillips, Matthew Chamberlain, William Washington | |
| 02:45 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte tips it back up and in | 68-57 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis snags the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Charles Steed can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scotty Roberts - foul #2 on Scotty Roberts, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SG), James Samora (SF) Ronald Kerstein, Scotty Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Knee (PF) Matthew Hawkins | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Charles Steed makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Charles Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 02:05 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | James Samora tips it home | 70-59 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | George Mulford misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Willie Albright | 72-59 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-62 |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | The jump hook by James Samora is blocked by William Knee | 72-62 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Robert Lankford steals the ball from Thomas Turkowski in the backcourt | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro is called for 5 seconds | 72-62 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | William Knee makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by George Mulford | 72-64 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Ronald Kerstein (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Robert Lankford, Willie Albright, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Joe Gil runs out the clock | 72-64 |