| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Christopher Freudenberg swats the short shot by James Cecere | 32-40 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the tip | 32-40 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | James Cecere can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't finish the layup | 32-40 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Charles Mitchell | 32-43 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Dildy (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 18:24 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #2 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff loses the dribble to Paul Pierce | 34-43 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Charles Mitchell is called for the reach on Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Ray Boyd - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Wayne Dildy, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd | |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 37-43 |
| 16:31 | Michigan State | James Cecere is fouled on the floor by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kenneth Swanson | 37-46 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-46 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Dildy | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Dildy (fresh) SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg drills a runner from the left block set up by Richard Sheets | 41-46 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Swanson and he's fouled by Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Richard Sheets, Wayne Dildy, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Lucas Ziek | |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Michael Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 41-52 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Toney Dumas pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a floater in the lane | 42-54 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 42-54 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is fouled on the floor by Marcus Lantz - foul #1 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Kevin Kemp (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Ray Boyd, Marcus Lantz | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) James Cecere | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce loses the ball out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:45 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-59 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs | 47-59 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold connects on the shot near the basket | 47-61 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 47-61 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the fadeaway from the right block | 47-61 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the dunk attempt | 47-61 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Paul Pierce buries a jumper in the lane | 49-61 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Lucas Ziek | 49-63 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's layup is rejected by Mark Arnold | 49-63 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the dunk | 49-63 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the floater from the left block and the foul's on Michael Moore - foul #4 on Michael Moore, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, David Burnett, Lucas Ziek, Mark Arnold | |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it in | 51-66 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 51-66 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-66 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ray Boyd picks off the pass by Joseph Nesbitt | 51-66 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson dunks the ball on a great pass from Ray Boyd | 51-68 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | James Cecere swats the short shot by Rafael Ayala | 51-68 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 51-68 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 51-68 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Michael Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-68 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the tip | 51-68 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it back up and in | 53-68 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Rafael Ayala steps in front of the Marcus Lantz pass | 53-68 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Marcus Lantz | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-68 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Shurtleff | 55-70 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Brian Shurtleff steals the ball from Joseph Nesbitt | 55-70 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Arnold | 55-73 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a floater from just outside the lane | 57-73 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Paul Pierce denies the turnaround by Brian Shurtleff | 57-73 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 57-75 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-75 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Cecere | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-77 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | James Cecere pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell runs out the clock | 57-77 |