| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Toney Dumas clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Victor Smith pulls down the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:30 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes connects on the 3 from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Paul Pierce scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 18:52 | Iowa State | Paul Pierce steps in front of the Lee Mauriello pass | 28-34 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Luther Holmes is called for the reach on Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luther Holmes, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't tip it in | 28-34 |
| 18:19 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is hacked by Lee Mauriello - foul #1 on Lee Mauriello, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:29 | Iowa State | Victor Smith gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:13 | Iowa State | Victor Smith can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce comes up short on the shot from close range | 28-37 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it home | 30-37 |
| 16:30 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 30-37 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-37 |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Scott Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | Victor Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:43 | Iowa State | Randall Padula tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 15:05 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 33-41 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Toney Dumas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Shawn Baugh (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), John Calhoun (C) Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, Scott Bowman, Randall Padula, Lee Mauriello | |
| 14:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 14:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 33-42 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Moore | 36-42 |
| 13:48 | Iowa State | John Calhoun is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG) David Bogart | |
| 13:27 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Wyss | 36-44 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Moore and he's hacked by John Calhoun - foul #3 on John Calhoun, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG), Randall Padula (C) Eric Wyss, Shawn Baugh | |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Alphonse Rossi, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Timothy Marinelli and he's hacked by John Calhoun - foul #4 on John Calhoun, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG) Timothy Marinelli, Wayne Dildy | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh (SF), Lee Mauriello (C) John Calhoun, Alphonse Rossi | |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:54 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. SF - Shawn Baugh (fresh) PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Luther Holmes picks off the pass by Richard Sheets in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 11:34 | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Bowman (SF) Shawn Baugh | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Richard Sheets travels in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 11:15 | Iowa State | Victor Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 42-50 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is fouled on the floor by Lee Mauriello - foul #2 on Lee Mauriello, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) Luther Holmes | |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 10:14 | Iowa State | Victor Smith buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Bogart | 42-53 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Mauriello - foul #3 on Lee Mauriello, team foul #7 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Alphonse Rossi (PF) David Bogart, Lee Mauriello | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-53 |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Victor Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #2 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Shawn Baugh (SF), Lee Mauriello (C) Scott Bowman, Randall Padula | |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:07 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-55 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 46-55 |
| 08:20 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Smith (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. SF - Shawn Baugh (fresh) PF - Alphonse Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is whistled for a carry | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Randall Padula (PF), John Calhoun (C) Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Lee Mauriello | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled on the floor by David Bogart - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Bowman (SF) Shawn Baugh | |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 07:09 | Iowa State | John Calhoun gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:40 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Calhoun | 49-58 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Nesbitt | 52-58 |
| 05:46 | Iowa State | David Bogart misses the shot from just outside the lane | 52-58 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 52-58 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 54-58 |
| 05:21 | Iowa State | Randall Padula clanks a runner in the paint | 54-58 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Randall Padula steals the ball from Richard Sheets | 54-58 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Victor Smith (SG) David Bogart, Eric Wyss | |
| 04:58 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs travels with the ball | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Randall Padula knocks in the jumper from the left block | 54-60 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 26 pts. 5 reb. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Calhoun (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 57-60 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits the follow up shot | 59-60 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Padula | 59-60 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it back up and in | 61-60 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-60 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman misses the tip | 61-60 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 61-60 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello (C) John Calhoun | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| 00:23 | Iowa State | Randall Padula is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| 00:08 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello is fouled on the floor by Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #5 | 61-60 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Christopher Freudenberg is called for the reach on Luther Holmes - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #6 | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-63 |