| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Williams inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-35 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz is hacked by Jeffrey Hecht - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hecht, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Samford | Billy Doyle (PF) Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Williams | 23-37 |
| 19:10 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Case | 25-37 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 18:51 | Samford | The rebound goes to Gale Greene | 25-37 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Gale Greene drills a floater from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz connects on the runner in the lane | 27-39 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Michael Case misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen's pass is intercepted by Gale Greene | 27-39 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Gale Greene misses the easy layup | 27-39 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 27-41 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Richard Allen clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 27-41 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Richard Allen misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 17:34 | Samford | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 17:08 | Samford | Billy Doyle grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 16:43 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gale Greene | 30-41 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses the tip | 30-41 |
| 16:18 | Samford | Gale Greene gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Arthur Nitz | 30-41 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Michael Case - foul #1 on Michael Case, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Jacob Westfall (PF) Michael Case, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (PG), Dale Robinson (SF), Craig Swofford (PF), James Lusk (C) Ramon Gutierrez, John Williams, Arthur Nitz, Julio Ruiz | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 16:08 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:50 | Samford | The short jumper by Henry Dobbs is denied by Dale Robinson | 30-42 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Craig Swofford grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Letendre (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Greg Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jacob Westfall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ian Lazaro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Clausen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Robinson (fresh) PF - Craig Swofford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lusk (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Dale Robinson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Jacob Westfall grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 15:14 | Samford | Dale Robinson steals the ball from Jacob Westfall | 30-42 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Jacob Westfall picks off the pass by Ian Lazaro | 30-42 |
| 14:47 | Samford | Jacob Westfall can't throw it down | 30-42 |
| 14:46 | Samford | Jacob Westfall gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Henry Dobbs clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Craig Swofford - foul #3 on Craig Swofford, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF), Billy Doyle (C) Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Arthur Nitz (PF) Kyle Clausen, James Lusk | |
| 14:32 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Henry Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Hecht steps in front of the Ramon Gutierrez pass | 32-42 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Gale Greene hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ramon Gutierrez | 34-45 |
| 13:19 | Samford | Gale Greene is fouled on the floor by Ian Lazaro - foul #1 on Ian Lazaro, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carmine Conti (SG), John Williams (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ian Lazaro, Dale Robinson, Craig Swofford | |
| 13:06 | Samford | Michael Case comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses the runner near the basket | 34-45 |
| 12:47 | Samford | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hecht | 34-45 |
| 12:20 | Samford | Ramon Gutierrez picks off the pass by Billy Doyle | 34-45 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 34-45 |
| 12:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 34-45 |
| 11:47 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez grabs the board | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Billy Doyle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carmine Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Arthur Nitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Michael Case is called for the reach on Julio Ruiz - foul #2 on Michael Case, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SG), Jacob Westfall (PF), Richard Allen (C) Gale Greene, Jeffrey Hecht, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Craig Swofford (PF) Carmine Conti, Arthur Nitz | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez's floater is knocked away by Jacob Westfall | 34-45 |
| 11:25 | Samford | Greg Morgan grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 11:06 | Samford | Rodney Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Michael Case - foul #3 on Michael Case, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG) Michael Case | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | John Williams is whistled for a carry | 34-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Rodney Bryant, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (PG), Dale Robinson (SF), Arthur Nitz (PF) Ramon Gutierrez, John Williams, Julio Ruiz | |
| 09:57 | Samford | Henry Dobbs hits a fadeaway from the left side | 36-45 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Henry Dobbs steals it from Arthur Nitz | 36-45 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Richard Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 08:53 | Samford | Richard Allen knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gale Greene | 38-45 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is called for traveling | 38-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (PF), Jacob Westfall (C) Henry Dobbs, Greg Morgan, Jeffrey Hecht, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), John Williams (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ian Lazaro, Dale Robinson, Craig Swofford | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Billy Doyle banks in the layup set up by Michael Case and he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Letendre (SG) Gale Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Lusk (PF) Arthur Nitz | |
| 08:28 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | James Lusk snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 07:56 | Samford | Michael Case is fouled on the floor by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SG) Kyle Clausen | |
| 07:44 | Samford | Billy Doyle misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #5 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Greg Morgan (SG), Richard Allen (C) Richard Letendre, Jacob Westfall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SF) John Williams | |
| 07:44 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 07:44 | Samford | Billy Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Michael Case (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Greg Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Lazaro (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Robinson (fresh) PF - James Lusk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Greg Morgan steps in front of the Ramon Gutierrez pass | 42-47 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Rodney Bryant slams it home set up by Greg Morgan | 44-47 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez's pass is intercepted by Billy Doyle | 44-47 |
| 06:43 | Samford | Michael Case drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Billy Doyle | 47-47 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Michael Case is called for the reach on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #4 on Michael Case, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Rodney Bryant, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Arthur Nitz (PF), Craig Swofford (C) Dale Robinson, James Lusk, Julio Ruiz | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ian Lazaro | 47-49 |
| 05:51 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez buries a 3 from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 05:17 | Samford | Ian Lazaro steals the ball from Jeffrey Hecht | 50-52 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kyle Clausen | 50-54 |
| 04:59 | Samford | Greg Morgan is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Billy Doyle (C) Michael Case, Greg Morgan, Richard Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (PG), William Claudio (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Ian Lazaro, Craig Swofford | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Dale Robinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 04:38 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:20 | Samford | Rodney Bryant hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Dobbs | 52-54 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Robinson and the foul's on Gale Greene - foul #1 on Gale Greene, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG) William Claudio | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-57 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Henry Dobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gale Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hecht (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Billy Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz clanks a shot from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 03:29 | Samford | The rebound goes to Rodney Bryant | 52-57 |
| 03:15 | Samford | Gale Greene hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-57 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodney Bryant - foul #2 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Case (PG), Richard Letendre (SG), Greg Morgan (SF), Richard Allen (C) Henry Dobbs, Gale Greene, Rodney Bryant, Jeffrey Hecht | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SF), Craig Swofford (PF), James Lusk (C) Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Julio Ruiz | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Lusk | 52-57 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | James Lusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Claudio (SF) Kyle Clausen | |
| 02:39 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Gale Greene (SG), Rodney Bryant (SF), Jeffrey Hecht (PF) Richard Letendre, Greg Morgan, Billy Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Arthur Nitz (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) William Claudio, Craig Swofford, James Lusk | |
| 02:29 | Samford | Rodney Bryant makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Case | 55-57 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Rodney Bryant is called for the reach on Kyle Clausen - foul #3 on Rodney Bryant, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:44 | Samford | Rodney Bryant buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ian Lazaro | 58-62 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Michael Case is whistled for traveling | 58-62 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Case - foul #5 on Michael Case, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Samford | Henry Dobbs (PG) Michael Case | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 00:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Allen | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:26 | Samford | Gale Greene hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Hecht | 61-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is hacked by Gale Greene in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gale Greene, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:25 | Samford | Richard Allen snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Samford | Jeffrey Hecht misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz is hacked by Henry Dobbs in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #11 | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Richard Allen pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Samford | Gale Greene buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Dobbs - foul #3 on Henry Dobbs, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Samford | Gale Greene can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Richard Allen gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |