| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | John Smith can't throw it down but he's fouled by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | New Mexico | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 18:48 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-25 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs's floater is tipped away by Leonard Gandhi | 35-25 |
| 18:18 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 17:52 | New Mexico | John Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Moore | 35-25 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is fouled on the floor by Fred Stonecipher - foul #3 on Fred Stonecipher, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) John Smith, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Allen Croker - foul #1 on Allen Croker, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:58 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-28 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce clanks a jumper from the right block | 38-28 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:19 | New Mexico | Allen Croker hits the finger roll | 38-30 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs slams it home on a nice dish by Toney Dumas and he's hacked by Bryan Payne - foul #3 on Bryan Payne, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Julian Delaney (PF) Bryan Payne, David Wilson, David Alford | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel McMillian (fresh) SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - Allen Croker (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham misses badly on a floater from close range | 41-30 |
| 15:46 | New Mexico | Allen Croker can't tip it in | 41-30 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 41-30 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG) Dennis Graham | |
| 15:34 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joel McMillian | 41-32 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG) Toney Dumas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Julian Delaney, Allen Croker | |
| 14:59 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the easy layup | 41-32 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 44-34 |
| 14:14 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Moore | 47-34 |
| 13:37 | New Mexico | Joseph Nesbitt is called for the reach on Evan Landwehr - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Smith (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), David Wilson (SF), Allen Croker (PF), David Alford (C) Joel McMillian, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 13:23 | New Mexico | Timothy Marinelli picks off the pass by Allen Croker | 47-34 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:33 | New Mexico | Allen Croker comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-34 |
| 12:32 | New Mexico | David Alford grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 12:22 | New Mexico | John Smith drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bryan Payne | 47-37 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by John Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Julian Delaney (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Allen Croker, David Alford | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 11:58 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - Fred Stonecipher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:53 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 11:52 | New Mexico | David Wilson tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-39 |
| 11:34 | New Mexico | Bryan Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:23 | New Mexico | David Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | John Smith steps in front of the Joseph Nesbitt pass | 47-39 |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the lay-in | 47-39 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt lays it in | 49-39 |
| 09:49 | New Mexico | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Evan Landwehr (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Allen Croker (C) John Smith, Bryan Payne, David Wilson, Julian Delaney, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's layup is rejected by Leonard Gandhi | 49-39 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 51-39 |
| 08:46 | New Mexico | Allen Croker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 51-39 |
| 08:45 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill tips it but misses | 51-39 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is hacked by Evan Landwehr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-39 |
| 08:21 | New Mexico | Allen Croker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 08:16 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Kemp | 51-39 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Kemp and he's fouled by Evan Landwehr - foul #3 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), Julian Delaney (PF), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Leonard Gandhi, Allen Croker | |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the offensive board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel McMillian (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Evan Landwehr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Julian Delaney (fresh) C - David Alford (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | David Alford is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on David Alford, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:13 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Fred Murrill steals the ball from Rafael Ayala | 55-39 |
| 06:40 | New Mexico | Michael Moore steals it from Joel McMillian | 55-39 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Michael Moore banks in the layup | 57-39 |
| 06:17 | New Mexico | David Alford knocks in the jumper from the left block | 57-41 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Rafael Ayala | 60-41 |
| 05:40 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-41 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Joel McMillian is called for the reach on Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Joel McMillian, team foul #8 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG), Bryan Payne (SG), Allen Croker (SF), David Wilson (C) Joel McMillian, Fred Murrill, Evan Landwehr, David Alford | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:20 | New Mexico | David Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Allen Croker can't finish the layup but the foul's on Toney Dumas - foul #2 on Toney Dumas, team foul #3 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Allen Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 63-42 |
| 04:22 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is called for traveling | 63-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-42 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it home | 65-42 |
| 03:50 | New Mexico | David Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (tiring) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dennis Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Payne (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Allen Croker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Julian Delaney (fairly fresh) C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Paul Pierce drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Toney Dumas | 67-45 |
| 03:17 | New Mexico | Dennis Graham is called for 5 seconds | 67-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel McMillian (PG), David Alford (C) Dennis Graham, Julian Delaney | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 69-45 |
| 03:01 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli | 71-45 |
| 02:33 | New Mexico | Clifford Jacobs is called for the reach on Joel McMillian - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #4 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:25 | New Mexico | Joel McMillian is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #2 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #5 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dennis Graham (PG) Joel McMillian | |
| 02:16 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 71-45 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits the follow up shot | 71-47 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Moore | 74-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | New Mexico | David Alford hits the finger roll | 74-49 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Dennis Graham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Graham, team foul #9 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Michael Moore | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 76-49 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Allen Croker misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 76-49 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 76-49 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-49 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the offensive rebound | 76-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Wilson - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #10 | 76-49 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 76-49 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-49 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 77-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 77-49 |