| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Coursey (fresh) PF - James Rembert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Pete Buendia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 33-16 |
| 19:24 | Utah State | Pete Buendia is hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 18:59 | Utah State | James McIlwaine loses the ball out of bounds | 33-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 33-16 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the offensive board | 33-16 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt blows the layup | 33-16 |
| 18:12 | Utah State | Russell Coursey gets the rebound | 33-16 |
| 17:58 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson's pass is intercepted by Paul Pierce | 33-16 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by James McIlwaine - foul #2 on James McIlwaine, team foul #1 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Mark Mikell (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Russell Coursey, Pete Buendia | |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled on the floor by Carl Gilbert - foul #2 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #2 | 33-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Wayne Dildy | |
| Subs | Utah State | Devin Boos (C) James Rembert | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-16 |
| 17:02 | Utah State | Mark Mikell jams it on a nice dish by Maurice Dennard and he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 35-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 17:02 | Utah State | Mark Mikell makes the free throw | 35-19 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-19 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it in | 37-19 |
| 16:31 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #3 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Wayne Dildy, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Michael Cummings (SF), James Rembert (PF) Maurice Dennard, Carl Gilbert, Devin Boos | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is fouled on the floor by Michael Cummings - foul #1 on Michael Cummings, team foul #4 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dennis Robinson (SG), Devin Boos (C) Antonio Sanchez, Mark Mikell | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is fouled on the floor by Dennis Robinson - foul #2 on Dennis Robinson, team foul #5 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Wayne Dildy, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Utah State | Russell Coursey (SF) Michael Cummings | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - James McIlwaine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Coursey (fresh) PF - James Rembert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Devin Boos (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-19 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:07 | Utah State | James McIlwaine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-19 |
| 15:05 | Utah State | Russell Coursey snags the offensive board | 40-19 |
| 14:48 | Utah State | James Rembert knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Robinson | 40-21 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | James McIlwaine steals the ball from Richard Sheets in the backcourt | 40-21 |
| 14:45 | Utah State | James McIlwaine lays it up and in | 40-23 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-23 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it but misses | 40-23 |
| 14:20 | Utah State | Devin Boos pulls down the rebound | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:14 | Utah State | James Rembert knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 40-25 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-25 |
| 13:43 | Utah State | The rebound goes to James Rembert | 40-25 |
| 13:37 | Utah State | James McIlwaine drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Robinson | 40-27 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by James McIlwaine - foul #3 on James McIlwaine, team foul #6 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Maurice Dennard (SG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Mark Mikell (PF), Pete Buendia (C) James McIlwaine, Dennis Robinson, Russell Coursey, James Rembert, Devin Boos | |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Pete Buendia swats the short shot by Christopher Freudenberg | 40-27 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:11 | Utah State | Christopher Freudenberg steals the ball from Mark Mikell | 40-27 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg drills a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Pete Buendia - foul #1 on Pete Buendia, team foul #7 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 12:22 | Utah State | The short jumper by Antonio Sanchez is denied by Christopher Freudenberg | 43-27 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is open and scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Moore | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:47 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 45-27 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 45-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Moore (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) SG - Maurice Dennard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Mikell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Pete Buendia (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 45-27 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it back up and in | 47-27 |
| 11:17 | Utah State | Clifford Jacobs steals it from Maurice Dennard | 47-27 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Michael Moore is hacked by Antonio Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #8 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Utah State | James McIlwaine (PG), Dennis Robinson (SG), Michael Cummings (SF), James Rembert (PF), Devin Boos (C) Antonio Sanchez, Maurice Dennard, Carl Gilbert, Mark Mikell, Pete Buendia | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:15 | Utah State | James Rembert gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Devin Boos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Russell Coursey (SF) Michael Cummings | |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Dennis Robinson takes the ball from Michael Moore in the backcourt | 47-27 |
| 10:50 | Utah State | James McIlwaine blows the layup | 47-27 |
| 10:49 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 10:36 | Utah State | James Rembert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Russell Coursey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Coursey, team foul #9 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 10:34 | Utah State | James Rembert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 10:20 | Utah State | Dennis Robinson's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Freudenberg | 47-27 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 47-27 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by James Rembert - foul #3 on James Rembert, team foul #10 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SG), Pete Buendia (C) Dennis Robinson, Devin Boos | |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 09:33 | Utah State | Michael Cummings clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-27 |
| 09:31 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Cummings | 49-27 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Michael Cummings misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-27 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | James Rembert tips it in | 49-29 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 49-29 |
| 09:00 | Utah State | Pete Buendia gets the rebound | 49-29 |
| 08:55 | Utah State | Michael Moore is called for the reach on Michael Cummings - foul #4 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez (PG), Carl Gilbert (SF), Mark Mikell (PF), Devin Boos (C) James McIlwaine, Russell Coursey, James Rembert, Pete Buendia | |
| 08:40 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-32 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Toney Dumas | 52-32 |
| 08:02 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert's pass is intercepted by Paul Pierce | 52-32 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs lays it in uncontested set up by Toney Dumas | 54-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Antonio Sanchez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Cummings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Mikell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Devin Boos (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert's fadeaway is rejected by Rafael Ayala | 54-32 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the rebound | 54-32 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-32 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the offensive rebound | 54-32 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Cummings - foul #2 on Michael Cummings, team foul #11 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Utah State | Maurice Dennard (PG) Michael Cummings | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 55-32 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-32 |
| 06:33 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard blows the layup | 56-32 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-32 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Antonio Sanchez is called for the reach on Timothy Marinelli in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Sanchez, team foul #12 | 56-32 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 57-32 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 58-32 |
| 06:14 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-32 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 58-32 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg lays it in set up by Timothy Marinelli | 60-32 |
| 05:47 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-32 |
| 05:46 | Utah State | Devin Boos grabs the offensive board | 60-32 |
| 05:37 | Utah State | Mark Mikell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-32 |
| 05:35 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 60-32 |
| 05:29 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez travels with the ball | 60-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 60-32 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 62-32 |
| 05:00 | Utah State | Devin Boos drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-35 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-35 |
| 04:32 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert gets the rebound | 62-35 |
| 04:10 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-35 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Michael Moore pulls down the rebound | 62-35 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is hacked by Devin Boos - foul #1 on Devin Boos, team foul #13 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Utah State | Michael Cummings (SF) Devin Boos | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| 03:46 | Utah State | Carl Gilbert gets the rebound | 63-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Maurice Dennard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Sanchez (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Mikell (tiring) 3 pts. C - Carl Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Utah State | Mark Mikell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-35 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 63-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Antonio Sanchez steals the ball from Timothy Marinelli | 63-35 |
| 03:05 | Utah State | Maurice Dennard hits a shot from the right wing | 63-37 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Nesbitt | 66-37 |
| 02:44 | Utah State | Michael Cummings misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-37 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli snags the defensive board | 66-37 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Marinelli | 68-37 |
| 01:53 | Utah State | Antonio Sanchez clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-37 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 68-37 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a wide open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli | 70-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Utah State | Mark Mikell can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 70-37 |
| 01:03 | Utah State | Michael Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 70-37 |
| 00:49 | Utah State | Joseph Nesbitt steps in front of the Mark Mikell pass | 70-37 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt banks in the layup | 72-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Utah State | Timothy Marinelli picks off the pass by Michael Cummings | 72-37 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli lays it up and in | 74-37 |
| 00:31 | Utah State | Michael Cummings misses long on a runner from the left block | 74-37 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 74-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli runs out the clock | 74-37 |