| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charlie McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. C - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Schneider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Troy Kelly | 29-23 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison drills a floater from the baseline set up by Paul Wyatt and he's hacked by Arthur Bradley - foul #2 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:07 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-23 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman grabs the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 18:51 | Rhode Island | Jim Rogers is called for the reach on Troy Kelly - foul #3 on Jim Rogers, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (PF) Jim Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-23 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 32-23 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Michael Robinson | 35-23 |
| 17:31 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly travels with the ball | 35-23 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 17:00 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:35 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-23 |
| 16:33 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:13 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Troy Kelly | 35-25 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses short on a floater from the baseline | 35-25 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charlie McDonald (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Nieman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt's pass is intercepted by Gregg Pepper | 35-25 |
| 15:12 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper can't finish the layup | 35-25 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Robinson | 35-25 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Charlie McDonald hits a wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Wyatt | 37-25 |
| 14:34 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 13:55 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 13:53 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Arthur Bradley and he's hacked by Michael Robinson - foul #1 on Michael Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Ryan Somers (SG), Jim Rogers (PF), Anthony Eversole (C) Paul Wyatt, Charlie McDonald, Edgar Wingate, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell (PG), Michael Carlson (SG), Bruce Runge (SF), Michael Barber (PF) Arthur Bradley, Gregg Pepper, Troy Kelly, Larry Nieman | |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Jim Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Jim Rogers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Barber - foul #1 on Michael Barber, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank (C) Charles Schneider | |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Jim Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Jim Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 13:14 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 12:45 | Rhode Island | Bruce Runge knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Willie Mitchell | 38-29 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Bruce Runge is called for the reach on Ryan Somers - foul #1 on Bruce Runge, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG) James Colgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Ronald Plank is called for the reach on Anthony Eversole - foul #2 on Ronald Plank, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Jim Rogers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 12:02 | Rhode Island | Bruce Runge grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 11:38 | Rhode Island | Ryan Somers steals the ball from Ronald Plank | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ryan Somers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Eversole (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Willie Mitchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Michael Carlson (fresh) SF - Bruce Runge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Barber (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Plank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Jim Rogers knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ryan Somers | 40-29 |
| 10:43 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Paul Wyatt - foul #2 on Paul Wyatt, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charlie McDonald (SG), Edgar Wingate (PF) Ryan Somers, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Gregg Pepper (SG), Troy Kelly (SF), Larry Nieman (PF) Willie Mitchell, Michael Carlson, Bruce Runge, Michael Barber | |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edgar Wingate - foul #2 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Harrison (C) Anthony Eversole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 10:26 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 40-30 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 09:29 | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Troy Kelly | 40-32 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Ronald Plank - foul #3 on Ronald Plank, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG) Paul Wyatt | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Carlson (SG), Charles Schneider (C) Gregg Pepper, Ronald Plank | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Colgan - foul #1 on James Colgan, team foul #5 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Robinson (SF), Anthony Eversole (C) Edgar Wingate, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Michael Robinson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 08:17 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Larry Nieman | 42-34 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Michael Carlson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Jim Rogers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Anthony Eversole grabs the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Jim Rogers loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 42-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG) James Colgan | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper (SG), Bruce Runge (SF) Michael Carlson, Troy Kelly | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charlie McDonald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jim Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Eversole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Pepper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Runge (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jim Rogers - foul #4 on Jim Rogers, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (PF) Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell (PG), Ronald Plank (C) Arthur Bradley, Charles Schneider | |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Charlie McDonald connects on the open runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Rogers | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Jim Rogers clanks a jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 06:23 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Willie Mitchell misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Jim Rogers gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Wyatt and the foul's on Ronald Plank - foul #4 on Ronald Plank, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Somers (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Leonard Harrison (C) Charlie McDonald, Jim Rogers, Anthony Eversole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley (PG), Troy Kelly (SF), Michael Barber (PF), Charles Schneider (C) Willie Mitchell, Bruce Runge, Larry Nieman, Ronald Plank | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Michael Robinson is called for the reach on Troy Kelly - foul #2 on Michael Robinson, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Rogers (PF) Edgar Wingate | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:21 | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Arthur Bradley steals the ball from Ryan Somers | 47-36 |
| 04:53 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley can't finish the layup | 47-36 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Michael Robinson grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Michael Robinson is called for traveling | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Carlson (SG) Gregg Pepper | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Arthur Bradley and the foul's on Ryan Somers - foul #1 on Ryan Somers, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (SF), Anthony Eversole (PF) Michael Robinson, Jim Rogers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | Michael Barber makes the free throw | 47-39 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leonard Harrison | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Edgar Wingate is called for the reach on Arthur Bradley - foul #3 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #9 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charlie McDonald (SG) Ryan Somers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Larry Nieman (PF), Ronald Plank (C) Michael Barber, Charles Schneider | |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Arthur Bradley - foul #3 on Arthur Bradley, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charlie McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Eversole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Carlson (fresh) SF - Troy Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Larry Nieman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Plank (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 02:51 | Rhode Island | Michael Carlson snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Leonard Harrison - foul #2 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #10 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Paul Wyatt, Leonard Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper (SG), Bruce Runge (SF) Michael Carlson, Troy Kelly | |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | Ronald Plank makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Jim Rogers (PF) James Colgan, Anthony Eversole | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Troy Kelly (SF), Charles Schneider (C) Bruce Runge, Ronald Plank | |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Edgar Wingate tips it home | 53-43 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper is fouled on the floor by Michael Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Robinson, team foul #11 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Harrison (C) Edgar Wingate | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Gregg Pepper misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Michael Robinson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Jim Rogers tips it in | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Charles Schneider blows the layup | 55-44 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charlie McDonald | 57-44 |
| 00:59 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles Schneider | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Gregg Pepper - foul #1 on Gregg Pepper, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Somers (SG) Charlie McDonald | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Charles Schneider | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Rhode Island | Ryan Somers takes the ball from Charles Schneider | 57-47 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt banks in the layup set up by Ryan Somers | 59-47 |
| 00:37 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley buries a floater from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Schneider - foul #3 on Charles Schneider, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charlie McDonald (SG) Ryan Somers | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bradley scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gregg Pepper | 61-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt runs out the clock | 61-51 |