| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rivers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Michael Woods inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | Eric Terrell is called for traveling | 28-30 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 28-32 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Michael Woods knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rivers | 31-32 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 18:44 | Southern | Philip Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-34 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 31-36 |
| 18:12 | Southern | Philip Ward connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-36 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is hacked by Michael Woods - foul #1 on Michael Woods, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Patrick Burbank (PF) Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 17:23 | Southern | William Rivers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:19 | Southern | William Rivers connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Woods and he's hacked by Jeffery Maloney - foul #3 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), John Vaughn (SF) Philip Ward, Michael Woods | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Jeffery Maloney | |
| 17:19 | Southern | William Rivers misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Eric Terrell pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:51 | Southern | Vernon Harris blocks the jumper by William Rivers | 36-36 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson loses the dribble to William Rivers | 36-36 |
| 16:17 | Southern | Earl Denman lays it up and in set up by William Rivers | 38-36 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Earl Denman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Rivers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Vaughn (fresh) PF - Patrick Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 15:28 | Southern | William Rivers gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 15:20 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | The jump hook by Marcus Stradford is blocked by Patrick Burbank | 38-36 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr tips it home | 38-38 |
| 14:19 | Southern | William Rivers buries a floater from the right side set up by Patrick Burbank | 40-38 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr and he's hacked by John Vaughn - foul #1 on John Vaughn, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Ethan Whaley (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) Earl Denman, William Rivers, John Vaughn, Patrick Burbank, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Jeffery Maloney (SF) Donald Fuhr, Theodore Robinson | |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Southern | Ethan Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:12 | Southern | Ethan Whaley grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 13:01 | Southern | Arthur Riegel misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:00 | Southern | Philip Ward gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:48 | Southern | Arthur Riegel makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is denied on a layup by Ethan Whaley | 43-41 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| 12:17 | Southern | Arthur Riegel's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Maloney | 43-43 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is fouled on the floor by Damien Steadham - foul #2 on Damien Steadham, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (SG), Patrick Burbank (C) Damien Steadham, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney, Vernon Harris | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:25 | Southern | Philip Ward pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Denman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ethan Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Burbank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Southern | Theodore Robinson picks off the pass by Michael Woods | 43-43 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Earl Denman snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Patrick Burbank blows the layup but the foul's on Marcus Stradford - foul #1 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Eric Terrell (C) Philip Ward, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Marcus Stradford | |
| 10:40 | Southern | Patrick Burbank makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:40 | Southern | Patrick Burbank makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Earl Denman - foul #2 on Earl Denman, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:59 | Southern | Damien Steadham comes up short on the shot from close range | 45-45 |
| 09:57 | Southern | Patrick Burbank grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:47 | Southern | Vernon Harris steals it from John Vaughn | 45-45 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Raymond Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Southern | William Rivers (SG) Earl Denman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF) Donald Fuhr, Theodore Robinson | |
| 09:03 | Southern | Robert Fusco steals the ball from John Vaughn | 45-45 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 45-47 |
| 08:55 | Southern | Damien Steadham is called for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), Michael Woods (SF), Arthur Riegel (PF) Damien Steadham, John Vaughn, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) Vernon Harris | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 45-49 |
| 08:18 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | James Wilson is hacked by Philip Ward - foul #1 on Philip Ward, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Ethan Whaley (PF) Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Eric Terrell grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 07:46 | Southern | Michael Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-49 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Raymond Reid loses the dribble to Ethan Whaley | 45-49 |
| 07:23 | Southern | Jeffery Maloney takes the ball from Ethan Whaley | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rivers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ethan Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Terrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is fouled on the floor by Eric Terrell - foul #2 on Eric Terrell, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (PG), Damien Steadham (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (C) Philip Ward, William Rivers, Michael Woods, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney is fouled on the floor by Damien Steadham - foul #3 on Damien Steadham, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:41 | Southern | Damien Steadham snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:27 | Southern | John Vaughn misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Southern | Arthur Riegel (C) Ethan Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:27 | Southern | John Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:27 | Southern | John Vaughn misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a 3 from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Damien Steadham can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffery Maloney - foul #4 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| 05:59 | Southern | Damien Steadham misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Damien Steadham misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Earl Denman steals the ball from Jeffery Maloney | 46-52 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Earl Denman can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), Michael Woods (SF) Damien Steadham, John Vaughn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:49 | Southern | Earl Denman misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:49 | Southern | Earl Denman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | James Wilson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Woods - foul #2 on Michael Woods, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Southern | William Rivers (SG), Eric Terrell (C) Earl Denman, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Jeffery Maloney | |
| 05:33 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Michael Woods hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Donald Fuhr - foul #2 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Ethan Whaley (PF) Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) Vernon Harris | |
| 05:09 | Southern | Michael Woods misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ethan Whaley picks off the pass by Donald Fuhr | 49-54 |
| 04:47 | Southern | Ethan Whaley clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 04:22 | Southern | Eric Terrell snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:16 | Southern | Raymond Reid takes the ball from William Rivers | 49-54 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 03:46 | Southern | Eric Terrell snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 03:39 | Southern | Michael Woods clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 03:38 | Southern | Eric Terrell grabs the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:21 | Southern | Philip Ward drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Woods | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Philip Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rivers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Woods (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ethan Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Terrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Robinson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 18 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 02:59 | Southern | The rebound goes to Eric Terrell | 51-54 |
| 02:53 | Southern | Donald Fuhr is called for the reach on Philip Ward - foul #3 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Earl Denman (SG), John Vaughn (SF), Patrick Burbank (PF), Arthur Riegel (C) William Rivers, Michael Woods, Ethan Whaley, Eric Terrell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Donald Fuhr, Theodore Robinson, James Wilson | |
| 02:53 | Southern | Philip Ward makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:53 | Southern | Philip Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 02:22 | Southern | Earl Denman pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 02:22 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Damien Steadham (SG), Eric Terrell (C) Philip Ward, Arthur Riegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:03 | Southern | John Vaughn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 02:01 | Southern | Eric Terrell hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 55-54 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the tip | 55-54 |
| 01:19 | Southern | Patrick Burbank gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:19 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Southern | Philip Ward (PG), William Rivers (SG), Michael Woods (SF), Ethan Whaley (PF) Earl Denman, Damien Steadham, John Vaughn, Patrick Burbank | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) Jeffery Maloney | |
| 01:01 | Southern | Ethan Whaley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Philip Ward - foul #2 on Philip Ward, team foul #9 | 55-54 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Southern | William Rivers can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #2 on Vernon Harris, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Southern | William Rivers makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:17 | Southern | William Rivers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Fusco | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Eric Terrell drills a runner from the right block set up by William Rivers and he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #10 | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Eric Terrell misses the free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-58 |