| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clement Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Seth Picklesimer (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 19:33 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Dardar | 33-36 |
| 19:20 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is hacked by Charles Stansel - foul #1 on Charles Stansel, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:27 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:00 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Clement Ellis | 35-36 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Larry Watkins buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | Sacramento State | Larry Watkins is called for the reach on Clement Ellis - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (PG), Donald Gutman (SG), James Pollock (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Brian Dardar, Clement Ellis, Charles Stansel, Frank Liberty, Seth Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:11 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Kummer | 38-38 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Larry Watkins can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 38-38 |
| 16:55 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:51 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:20 | Sacramento State | James Pollock gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:05 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is hacked by Paul Kummer - foul #1 on Paul Kummer, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG), Clement Ellis (SG), Charles Stansel (SF), Frank Liberty (PF), Brandon Cline (C) Thomas Robertson, Donald Gutman, James Pollock, Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Howin Xue (PF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace, Larry Watkins | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clement Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Stansel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Liberty (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Cline (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Stansel - foul #2 on Charles Stansel, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Von Mitkowski | |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Howin Xue comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-40 |
| 14:48 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:27 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Shawn Deans buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:44 | Sacramento State | Shawn Deans is called for the reach on Brandon Cline - foul #3 on Shawn Deans, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (PG), Donald Gutman (SG), Kevin Miner (SF), Paul Kummer (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Brian Dardar, Clement Ellis, Charles Stansel, Frank Liberty, Brandon Cline | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Ray Overstreet, Willard Hensler | |
| 13:34 | Sacramento State | Von Mitkowski picks off the pass by Paul Kummer | 41-43 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | John Thigpen can't tip it in | 41-43 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Von Mitkowski | 41-43 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is called for a charge - foul #3 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| 12:31 | Sacramento State | Larry Watkins is called for the reach on Seth Picklesimer - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis (SG), Frank Liberty (PF) Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Robert Wallace (PF) John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| 12:14 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Donald Gutman is called for the reach on Ivan Chrostowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Gutman, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SF) Donald Gutman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Von Mitkowski | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 11:52 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 11:46 | Sacramento State | James Pollock misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Shawn Deans grabs the board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Thomas Robertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Clement Ellis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Pollock (fresh) PF - Frank Liberty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Seth Picklesimer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wallace (tiring) 4 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Thomas Robertson picks off the pass by Shawn Deans in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 11:26 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Robertson | 43-43 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:50 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Shawn Deans hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Howin Xue | 46-46 |
| 10:12 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Shawn Deans snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Seth Picklesimer is called for the reach on Shawn Deans - foul #1 on Seth Picklesimer, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG), Donald Gutman (SG), Charles Stansel (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Thomas Robertson, Clement Ellis, James Pollock, Frank Liberty, Seth Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Willard Hensler (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Shawn Deans, Robert Wallace, Howin Xue | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Larry Watkins can't connect on a runner near the basket | 46-46 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Larry Watkins tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 08:51 | Sacramento State | Willard Hensler takes the ball from Charles Stansel | 46-48 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Kevin Miner - foul #3 on Kevin Miner, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Ray Overstreet | |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Thigpen | 46-51 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Paul Kummer drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Dardar | 49-51 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Charles Stansel steps in front of the Von Mitkowski pass | 49-51 |
| 07:41 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel can't finish the layup | 49-51 |
| 07:39 | Sacramento State | Kevin Miner grabs the offensive board | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Brian Dardar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gutman (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Stansel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Miner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Kummer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Larry Watkins | 49-51 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 07:01 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (PG), Clement Ellis (SG), Frank Liberty (PF), Brandon Cline (C) Brian Dardar, Donald Gutman, Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Shawn Deans (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Willard Hensler, Larry Watkins | |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 06:34 | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Overstreet | 51-54 |
| 06:02 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Brandon Cline - foul #1 on Brandon Cline, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | James Pollock (SF) Charles Stansel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Von Mitkowski | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:53 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Clement Ellis | 53-55 |
| 05:41 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Howin Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer (C) Frank Liberty | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Robert Wallace | |
| 05:17 | Sacramento State | Shawn Deans is called for the reach on James Pollock - foul #4 on Shawn Deans, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG) Thomas Robertson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:55 | Sacramento State | James Pollock connects on the 3 from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet is hacked by Brandon Cline in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Cline, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty (PF) Brandon Cline | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Shawn Deans, Howin Xue | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:32 | Sacramento State | Larry Watkins denies the turnaround by Seth Picklesimer | 56-57 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Robert Wallace gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block | 56-59 |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Brian Dardar is called for the reach on Ray Overstreet - foul #3 on Brian Dardar, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman (PG), Thomas Robertson (SF) Brian Dardar, James Pollock | |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Howin Xue (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Larry Watkins | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 03:33 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer is whistled for traveling | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline (C) Seth Picklesimer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG) Ray Overstreet | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Donald Gutman (fresh) SG - Clement Ellis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Robertson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Liberty (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Cline (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (tiring) 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 03:09 | Sacramento State | Brandon Cline grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Stansel (SF), Kevin Miner (PF), Paul Kummer (C) Clement Ellis, Frank Liberty, Brandon Cline | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), Larry Watkins (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace | |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Donald Gutman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howin Xue | 58-61 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the shot from close range | 58-61 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses the tip | 58-61 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Larry Watkins | |
| 01:58 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar (PG), Clement Ellis (SG), Frank Liberty (PF), Seth Picklesimer (C) Thomas Robertson, Donald Gutman, Kevin Miner, Paul Kummer | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Shawn Deans, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-61 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Frank Liberty is called for the reach on Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Frank Liberty, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:58 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 58-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | John Thigpen is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Dardar - foul #4 on Brian Dardar, team foul #11 | 58-63 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 58-65 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Seth Picklesimer gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:24 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:22 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Liberty | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Sacramento State | Clement Ellis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:13 | Sacramento State | Brian Dardar drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is hacked by Brian Dardar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Dardar, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson (PG) Brian Dardar | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Thomas Robertson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Sacramento State | Frank Liberty gets the offensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | The clock runs out | 61-66 |