| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) SF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Kerns | 42-41 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the dunk | 42-41 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee double dribbles | 44-41 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 47-41 |
| 18:09 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Nathan Lee is called for the reach on Joseph Nesbitt - foul #2 on Nathan Lee, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), Milton Maeda (PF) Mark Kerns, David Schneider | |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 17:30 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-41 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Donald Portillo is hacked by Daniel Willis - foul #2 on Daniel Willis, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | James Frazier (SF), David Schneider (C) Nathan Lee, Daniel Willis | |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs scores on a floater from the right block | 49-41 |
| 16:32 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's fadeaway is rejected by David Schneider | 49-41 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | James Frazier snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | James Frazier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Maris and he's fouled by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG) Richard Maris | |
| 15:51 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli and the foul's on David Schneider - foul #3 on David Schneider, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee (C) David Schneider | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas State | James Frazier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Maeda | 52-46 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Nathan Lee steals it from Timothy Marinelli | 52-46 |
| 15:03 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee tips it in | 52-48 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt's pass is intercepted by James Frazier | 52-48 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli's 3 pointer is rejected by Nathan Lee | 52-50 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 14:25 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-52 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to James Frazier | 52-52 |
| 13:45 | Arkansas State | Paul Pierce picks off the pass by James Frazier | 52-52 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Milton Maeda is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Milton Maeda, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Edgar Warren (SF), Daniel Willis (PF), David Schneider (C) Fred Brown, James Frazier, Milton Maeda, Nathan Lee | |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses long on a shot in the lane | 52-52 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is hacked by David Schneider - foul #4 on David Schneider, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Michael Austin (SG), Nathan Lee (C) Mark Kerns, David Schneider | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it in | 54-52 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas State | Michael Austin misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 54-52 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Donald Portillo clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-52 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the offensive board | 54-52 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Donald Portillo is hacked by Michael Austin - foul #1 on Michael Austin, team foul #6 | 54-52 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF) Michael Austin, Edgar Warren, Nathan Lee | |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Ray Richards - foul #2 on Ray Richards, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:58 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 11:29 | Louisville | Toney Dumas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't tip it in | 54-54 |
| 11:25 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Maeda (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Ray Richards scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Nesbitt | 57-54 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-54 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Toney Dumas tips it in | 59-54 |
| 10:25 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 10:17 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Toney Dumas, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Ray Richards, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Michael Austin (SG), Nathan Lee (C) Richard Maris, Mark Kerns, Milton Maeda | |
| 09:48 | Arkansas State | James Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't finish the layup but the foul's on Daniel Willis - foul #3 on Daniel Willis, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Edgar Warren (SF) James Frazier | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis loses the ball out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG) Michael Austin | |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Portillo | 63-55 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Lee | 63-58 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:52 | Arkansas State | Paul Pierce blocks the short jumper by Nathan Lee | 63-58 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | The jump hook by Clifford Jacobs is blocked by Edgar Warren | 63-58 |
| 07:30 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas State | Edgar Warren is hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Ray Richards (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), James Frazier (SF), Milton Maeda (PF), David Schneider (C) Fred Brown, Edgar Warren, Daniel Willis, Nathan Lee | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Kerns (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Maeda (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Maris | 63-61 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Milton Maeda is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #2 on Milton Maeda, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG) Richard Maris | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 06:22 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | David Schneider pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas State | James Frazier buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Toney Dumas snags the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Nathan Lee (SF) Fred Brown, James Frazier | |
| 04:52 | Arkansas State | Ray Richards swats the layup by Milton Maeda | 65-64 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a shot from close range | 67-64 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Maeda | 67-64 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | David Schneider connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Milton Maeda | 67-66 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Milton Maeda - foul #3 on Milton Maeda, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis (PF) Milton Maeda | |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan Lee | 68-68 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is hacked by Mark Kerns - foul #1 on Mark Kerns, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (SG), James Frazier (SF) Mark Kerns, David Schneider | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Richard Maris (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Fred Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Nathan Lee | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Ray Richards (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Mark Kerns (SG), David Schneider (C) Fred Brown, James Frazier | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 69-71 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ray Richards | 72-71 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Joseph Nesbitt - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #6 | 72-71 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-72 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg tips it in | 74-72 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-72 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards's floater is tipped away by David Schneider | 74-72 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas State | Ray Richards steals it from David Schneider | 74-72 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-72 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Nathan Lee | 74-72 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Mark Kerns is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #2 on Mark Kerns, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Daniel Willis grabs the offensive rebound | 75-72 |