| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 19:20 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Toney Dumas | 30-32 |
| 18:39 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes clanks a shot in the paint | 30-32 |
| 18:37 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 18:36 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on Victor Smith - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello is hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Victor Smith | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Padula - foul #3 on Randall Padula, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF) Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | Iowa State | Victor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | Richard Sheets steps in front of the Alphonse Rossi pass | 33-33 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #2 on Luther Holmes, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (SF) Scott Bowman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses long on a floater from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Toney Dumas tips it in | 33-35 |
| 15:54 | Iowa State | Victor Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Alphonse Rossi | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alphonse Rossi | 36-35 |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:01 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the tip | 36-35 |
| 14:59 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello tips it back up and in | 38-35 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Luther Holmes steals it from Richard Sheets | 38-35 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Victor Smith throws it down on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 40-35 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala knocks in the jumper near the basket | 40-37 |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello loses the ball out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Scott Bowman (SF), Randall Padula (PF) Luther Holmes, Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi, Lee Mauriello | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Wyss - foul #1 on Eric Wyss, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Iowa State | Randall Padula hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 40-38 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Eric Wyss steps in front of the Michael Moore pass | 40-38 |
| 12:33 | Iowa State | David Bogart can't finish the layup | 40-38 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli clanks a 3 from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 12:07 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Scott Bowman | 40-38 |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Alphonse Rossi (C) David Bogart, John Calhoun | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore | |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 11:41 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Wyss (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Luther Holmes steals it from Richard Sheets in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 11:33 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes dunks the ball | 44-38 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Luther Holmes is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #3 on Luther Holmes, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG) Eric Wyss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Luther Holmes - foul #4 on Luther Holmes, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) Luther Holmes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce clanks a jumper from the left block | 44-38 |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alphonse Rossi | 44-38 |
| 10:22 | Iowa State | Paul Pierce steals it from Victor Smith | 44-38 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | David Bogart is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #1 on David Bogart, team foul #6 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (SF), Lee Mauriello (C) Scott Bowman, Alphonse Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Nesbitt | 44-41 |
| 09:27 | Iowa State | Clifford Jacobs steals it from Victor Smith | 44-41 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt lays it up and in set up by Clifford Jacobs | 44-43 |
| 09:01 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 09:00 | Iowa State | David Bogart hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Lee Mauriello denies the turnaround by Paul Pierce | 46-43 |
| 08:29 | Iowa State | John Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:00 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | John Calhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 17 pts. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Jacobs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits the finger roll set up by David Bogart and he's fouled by Clifford Jacobs - foul #4 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Scott Bowman (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF) David Bogart, Randall Padula, Lee Mauriello | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the free throw | 49-43 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-43 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Paul Pierce loses the dribble to Scott Bowman | 49-43 |
| 05:53 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Bowman | 51-43 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | A charge is called on Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #5 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG), Randall Padula (PF) Victor Smith, John Calhoun | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Randall Padula hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Randall Padula - foul #4 on Randall Padula, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello (C) Alphonse Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 53-44 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the floater from the right side | 53-44 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 04:02 | Iowa State | Eric Wyss connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luther Holmes | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Toney Dumas | 56-46 |
| 03:23 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Luther Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Eric Wyss (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Scott Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Randall Padula takes the ball from Christopher Freudenberg | 56-46 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello loses the dribble to Paul Pierce | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Paul Pierce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Timothy Marinelli | 56-48 |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG) Eric Wyss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:54 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Iowa State | Victor Smith clanks a jumper from the left block | 57-48 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:39 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets loses the ball out of bounds | 59-48 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi slams it home | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-50 |