| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Persons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terence King inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the driving attempt in the paint | 32-25 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Todd Bailey grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | John Clem buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 19:09 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Earnest Tucker is blocked by Troy Kersten | 35-25 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the offensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | The jump hook by John Clem is blocked by Clifton Daley | 35-25 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Clifton Daley snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Peter Persons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clem | 38-25 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Theriault | 38-27 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Peter Persons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 17:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 38-27 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) John Clem, Peter Persons, Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| 16:43 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Ziv and he's hacked by Virgilio Bruno - foul #1 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Allen | 40-30 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Robert Ziv is hacked by Donald Allen - foul #3 on Donald Allen, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG) Donald Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Jeff Theriault | |
| 15:48 | Houston | Henry Horn connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terence King | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clarence Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Persons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Peter Persons banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence Kerr | 42-32 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Peter Persons is called for the reach on Robert Ziv in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Persons, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Todd Bailey (SF), Doyle Tibbits (C) Clarence Kerr, Virgilio Bruno, James Burke | |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Earnest Tucker buries a 3 from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | John Clem is hacked by Charles Hensley - foul #3 on Charles Hensley, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Kellar (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Curtis Secrist, Doyle Tibbits | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Sean Benedetti (PF) Charles Hensley, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn | |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sean Benedetti - foul #1 on Sean Benedetti, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Peter Persons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Kepner - foul #2 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SF) John Clem, Todd Bailey | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Robert Ziv (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Terence King, Earnest Tucker | |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Troy Kersten makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Troy Kersten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Hensley | 46-37 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Peter Persons's pass is intercepted by Robert Ziv | 46-37 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Joshua Kepner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #5 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SG), Eugene Purkey (PF), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, Larry Kellar, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF) Sean Benedetti | |
| 12:40 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey dunks the ball | 48-39 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Charles Hensley is fouled on the floor by Clarence Kerr - foul #2 on Clarence Kerr, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG) Clarence Kerr | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Terence King (SF), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Robert Ziv, Ricky Winter | |
| 12:02 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Clifton Daley hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Persons (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey banks in the layup | 50-43 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Terence King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Todd Bailey (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Peter Persons, Virgilio Bruno, Eugene Purkey, James Burke | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | John Clem hits a turnaround from close range | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Henry Horn is hacked by Curtis Secrist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Henry Horn misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Charles Hensley takes the ball from John Clem | 52-43 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Robert Ziv throws it down set up by Charles Hensley | 52-45 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on John Clem - foul #1 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) John Clem | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the shot near the basket set up by Clarence Kerr | 54-45 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Jeff Theriault's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Secrist | 54-45 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 54-45 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Clarence Kerr's pass is intercepted by Robert Ziv in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Clarence Kerr steps in front of the Jeff Theriault pass | 54-45 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Todd Bailey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Kerr | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:48 | Houston | Jeff Theriault can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 56-45 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Troy Kersten snags the defensive board | 56-45 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Clarence Kerr makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Allen | 59-45 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Donald Allen steals it from Jeff Theriault in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist banks in the layup set up by Donald Allen and he's hacked by Henry Horn - foul #1 on Henry Horn, team foul #5 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Peter Persons (SG), Eugene Purkey (SF), James Burke (C) Clarence Kerr, Donald Allen, Todd Bailey, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Terence King (SF), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses the free throw | 61-45 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Clifton Daley is hacked by James Burke in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Clifton Daley makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Clifton Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | James Burke gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | John Clem scores on a jump hook from the right block | 63-46 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | John Clem is fouled on the floor by Charles Hensley - foul #4 on Charles Hensley, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Charles Hensley | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Clem | 66-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Persons (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - James Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is hacked by Peter Persons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Persons, team foul #9 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), Larry Kellar (PF) Peter Persons, Eugene Purkey | |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Benedetti (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | James Burke grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 07:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sean Benedetti | 66-49 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Bailey (SF), Doyle Tibbits (C) Virgilio Bruno, James Burke | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG) Joshua Kepner | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Earnest Tucker is called for the reach on Larry Kellar - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Sean Benedetti | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Larry Kellar makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Larry Kellar makes the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the offensive board | 68-49 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Allen - foul #4 on Donald Allen, team foul #10 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Donald Allen, Larry Kellar, Doyle Tibbits | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| 06:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Troy Kersten snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist's pass is intercepted by Robert Ziv | 68-50 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Henry Horn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (SF) Todd Bailey | |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Benedetti (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Peter Persons is fouled on the floor by Terence King - foul #2 on Terence King, team foul #8 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Ricky Winter (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Henry Horn | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses the 1st free throw | 68-50 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:31 | Houston | Joshua Kepner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eugene Purkey | 68-50 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist tips it but misses | 68-50 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Joshua Kepner snags the defensive board | 68-50 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Persons - foul #4 on Peter Persons, team foul #11 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Larry Kellar (PF), James Burke (C) John Clem, Eugene Purkey, Curtis Secrist, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Sean Benedetti, Ricky Winter | |
| 05:01 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Peter Persons scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 70-52 |
| 04:35 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Earnest Tucker is blocked by James Burke | 70-52 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Clifton Daley snags the offensive board | 70-52 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 04:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 70-54 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on an open floater from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Joshua Kepner can't tip it in | 70-54 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | James Burke grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Earnest Tucker - foul #4 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (PG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Larry Kellar, James Burke | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Ricky Winter is hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #12 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Bailey (SF) Virgilio Bruno | |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Benedetti (C) Terence King | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Clem (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Persons (tired) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Todd Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Charles Hensley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Benedetti (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 72-56 |
| 03:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Horn | 72-56 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Robert Ziv misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-56 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Todd Bailey gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 72-56 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Charles Hensley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Ricky Winter is hacked by Todd Bailey - foul #2 on Todd Bailey, team foul #13 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG), Eugene Purkey (PF), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, Curtis Secrist, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Todd Bailey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-58 |
| 02:01 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Ziv is denied by James Burke | 75-58 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | James Burke snags the defensive board | 75-58 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | James Burke misses the tip | 75-58 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Purkey | 75-58 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | James Burke knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Eugene Purkey | 77-58 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Donald Allen is called for the reach on Robert Ziv in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Allen, team foul #14 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Donald Allen, James Burke | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Sean Benedetti | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Ziv makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Ziv misses the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey pulls down the rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-59 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Henry Horn gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Robert Ziv can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 77-59 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the offensive board | 77-59 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Robert Ziv knocks in the jumper from the left side | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 77-61 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | John Clem tips it back up and in | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Henry Horn misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 79-61 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Troy Kersten pulls down the rebound | 79-61 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Clem runs out the clock | 79-61 |