| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Walter Hurt inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Michael Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Walter Hurt lays it up and in on a great pass from Benjamin Rust and the foul's on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Ray Richards loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:32 | Colorado | Walter Hurt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adam Sommer (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 3rd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:06 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Adam Sommer | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses badly on a floater from the left block | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Richards | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Benjamin Rust - foul #2 on Benjamin Rust, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:00 | Colorado | Adam Sommer grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Adam Sommer tips it home | 37-30 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Sheets and the foul's on Jamie Jones - foul #1 on Jamie Jones, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG) Benjamin Rust | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:12 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's pass is intercepted by Brian Stamper | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Adam Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Colorado | Brian Stamper can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Donald Portillo connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clifford Jacobs | 37-36 |
| 14:45 | Colorado | Jamie Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), David Arndt (C) Dennis Holdren, Jamie Jones, Adam Sommer, Brian Stamper | |
| 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 | |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Ray Richards clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 14:29 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Christopher Freudenberg denies the turnaround by David Arndt | 37-36 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Brian Stamper (C) Juan Garcia, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:37 | Colorado | Ray Richards swats the short shot by Brian Stamper | 37-36 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Ray Richards buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 37-38 |
| 13:01 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the floater from the right block | 37-38 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | Walter Hurt snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Brian Stamper hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren and he's fouled by Ray Richards - foul #3 on Ray Richards, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 12:16 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adam Sommer (PF) Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 11:29 | Colorado | Brian Stamper drills a turnaround near the basket | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Ray Richards is whistled for a carry | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (C) Benjamin Rust, Dennis Holdren, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| 10:40 | Colorado | Paul Pierce blocks the jumper by David Arndt | 41-38 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Donald Portillo gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Donald Portillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-38 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the tip | 41-38 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Adam Sommer grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 10:02 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is whistled for traveling | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Walter Hurt (SF), Brian Stamper (C) Jamie Jones, John Thorpe, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo | |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-41 |
| 08:39 | Colorado | Michael Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nesbitt | 41-44 |
| 08:06 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 08:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 43-44 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 07:42 | Colorado | Walter Hurt snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 07:23 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | The jumper by Christopher Freudenberg is denied by Brian Stamper | 43-44 |
| 07:08 | Colorado | Michael Lewis snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 06:53 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is whistled for traveling | 45-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), Adam Sommer (PF), David Arndt (C) Benjamin Rust, Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 06:19 | Colorado | Adam Sommer scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Juan Garcia | 47-44 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Jamie Jones is called for the reach on Donald Portillo - foul #2 on Jamie Jones, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Donald Portillo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-44 |
| 05:15 | Colorado | John Thorpe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | David Arndt slams it home and he's fouled by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Brian Stamper (C) John Thorpe, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Ray Richards | |
| 05:00 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | Juan Garcia snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Brian Stamper lays it in on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren and the foul's on Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Juan Garcia, Jamie Jones, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:31 | Colorado | Brian Stamper makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg drills a floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 03:39 | Colorado | Christopher Freudenberg is called for the reach on Benjamin Rust - foul #3 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:30 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 03:08 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Adam Sommer (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Hurt - foul #1 on Walter Hurt, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:15 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dennis Holdren | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-48 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 01:27 | Colorado | Walter Hurt snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-48 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:43 | Colorado | The short jumper by Michael Lewis is denied by Joseph Nesbitt | 56-48 |
| 00:42 | Colorado | Walter Hurt tips it home | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #4 on Michael Lewis, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Portillo - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), David Arndt (PF) Benjamin Rust, Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:34 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 58-50 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Colorado | David Arndt is hacked by Donald Portillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Portillo, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Donald Portillo is whistled for a carry | 60-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on John Thorpe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #9 | 60-53 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | The rebound goes to David Arndt | 60-53 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Juan Garcia runs out the clock | 60-53 |