| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Winston (fresh) SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Trey Hill (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Trey Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Central Florida | Trey Hill banks in the layup on a great pass from Wayne Barber | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is hacked by Trey Hill - foul #1 on Trey Hill, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Henry Lee slams it home set up by David Anderson | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | David Anderson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Barber | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Wellborn - foul #1 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Trey Hill's pass is intercepted by Henry Lee | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 8-4 |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Winston - foul #1 on Kevin Winston, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (PF) Trey Hill | |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Bruce Peet grabs the defensive rebound | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wayne Barber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) C - Carl Wellborn (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | David Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Henry Lee and the foul's on Wayne Barber - foul #1 on Wayne Barber, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG) Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), David Mercer (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, William Clark, Carl Wellborn | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alton Hargreaves | 10-6 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Kevin Winston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Lee | 13-6 |
| 14:31 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble loses the ball out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Bruce Peet (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Kevin Winston, Jeffrey Goble, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Damek Jorovic, David Mercer, Daniel Woodward | |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert double dribbles | 13-8 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Earl Crosby grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 13-8 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | Trey Hill gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Henry Lee travels with the ball | 13-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Bruce Peet, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:40 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 13-10 |
| 12:38 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 12:27 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn is fouled on the floor by Edward Pipes - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG) Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SF), David Mercer (PF), Daniel Woodward (C) William Clark, Trey Hill, Carl Wellborn | |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber hits a jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Hollis Smith is hacked by Damek Jorovic - foul #1 on Damek Jorovic, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Anderson (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG) Wayne Barber | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Givens (fresh) SF - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Mercer (fresh) C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | William Givens misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Jeffrey Goble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | William Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Kevin Winston knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Peet | 16-14 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 16-14 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Winston, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Barber (SG), William Clark (SF), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Leo Gilbert, Damek Jorovic, David Mercer, Daniel Woodward | |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Earl Crosby gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Matthew Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Edward Pipes | 18-14 |
| 09:22 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Henry Lee drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Crosby and he's hacked by Carl Wellborn - foul #2 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Bruce Peet, Matthew Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Daniel Woodward (C) William Givens, Carl Wellborn | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:03 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Wayne Barber steals the ball from Edward Pipes | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 08:17 | Central Florida | William Clark hits the follow up shot | 20-19 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is hacked by Trey Hill - foul #2 on Trey Hill, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SF) Henry Lee | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SG), David Mercer (PF) Wayne Barber, Trey Hill | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | David Anderson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 20-19 |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) SF - Hollis Smith (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Leo Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damek Jorovic (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Mercer (fresh) C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Smith (PF) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Givens (SG) William Clark | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Leo Gilbert steals the ball from Jeffrey Goble | 20-19 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert blows the dunk | 20-19 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Hollis Smith snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | David Mercer grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | David Mercer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bruce Peet (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Earl Crosby (C) Edward Pipes, Hollis Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Barber (SG), Lawrence Stapleton (C) William Givens, Daniel Woodward | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Earl Crosby's pass is intercepted by Leo Gilbert | 20-19 |
| 06:18 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert lays it up and in | 20-21 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:03 | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 05:52 | Central Florida | Wayne Barber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton tips it in | 20-23 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Barber - foul #2 on Wayne Barber, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves (PG), William Givens (SG), William Clark (SF) Leo Gilbert, Wayne Barber, David Mercer | |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:17 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-23 |
| 05:16 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves snags the offensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Gilbert Fry swats the short shot by Damek Jorovic | 22-23 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Henry Lee snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Alton Hargreaves is called for the reach on Edward Pipes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alton Hargreaves, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward (C) Damek Jorovic | |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Edward Pipes makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 04:30 | Central Florida | Lawrence Stapleton makes the driving attempt near the basket | 24-25 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Bruce Peet buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from David Anderson | 26-25 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Alton Hargreaves hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by William Givens | 26-28 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | William Givens picks off the pass by Gilbert Fry | 26-28 |
| 03:24 | Central Florida | William Givens clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 03:22 | Central Florida | Daniel Woodward tips it home | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Alton Hargreaves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Givens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Stapleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Woodward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Givens - foul #1 on William Givens, team foul #9 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Hollis Smith (SF), Matthew Smith (PF) Edward Pipes, Bruce Peet, Henry Lee, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert (PG), Wayne Barber (SG), Trey Hill (PF), Carl Wellborn (C) Alton Hargreaves, William Givens, Lawrence Stapleton, Daniel Woodward | |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:46 | Central Florida | Carl Wellborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Earl Crosby (C) Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Damek Jorovic (SF) William Clark | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Trey Hill grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Leo Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Earl Crosby - foul #1 on Earl Crosby, team foul #5 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Goble - foul #2 on Jeffrey Goble, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | Trey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 31-31 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Trey Hill hits a runner from close range | 31-33 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Earl Crosby is fouled on the floor by Carl Wellborn - foul #3 on Carl Wellborn, team foul #10 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Anderson (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Clark (SF), Daniel Woodward (C) Damek Jorovic, Carl Wellborn | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Earl Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Earl Crosby misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | William Clark grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 00:49 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses short on a jumper from the left block | 32-33 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Henry Lee | 32-33 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | David Anderson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 32-33 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Earl Crosby tips it in | 34-33 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | Trey Hill misses short on a shot in the paint | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't finish the layup | 34-33 |