| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Richard Stevenson inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Samford | Ian Cox hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Langston | 20-28 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Bryan Gomes is called for the reach on Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 23-28 |
| 19:00 | Samford | Terry Langston connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-31 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Wesley Flowers gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 18:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 18:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 17:57 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 17:35 | Samford | Theodore Robinson steals the ball from Richard Stevenson | 23-33 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 17:18 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 16:51 | Samford | Bryan Gomes knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wesley Flowers | 23-35 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-35 |
| 16:12 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 15:40 | Samford | Wesley Flowers gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Robert Fusco is blocked by Bryan Gomes | 26-35 |
| 15:02 | Samford | Richard Stevenson gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Terry Langston misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 14:32 | Samford | Bryan Gomes pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 14:28 | Samford | Vernon Harris steps in front of the Ian Cox pass | 26-35 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Bryan Gomes grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 13:35 | Samford | Bryan Gomes comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 13:33 | Samford | Richard Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 13:15 | Samford | Wesley Flowers makes the driving attempt from the right block | 26-37 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Wilson | 29-37 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Terry Langston can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #2 on Vernon Harris, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), David Woodell (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson, Bryan Gomes, Wesley Flowers | |
| 12:34 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:34 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Terry Langston | |
| 11:55 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is fouled on the floor by Raymond Reid - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| 11:43 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffery Maloney | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Woodell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 11:19 | Samford | David Woodell is hacked by Jeffery Maloney - foul #1 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:01 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 33-39 |
| 10:23 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG), Wesley Flowers (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, David Woodell | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Wesley Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:44 | Samford | Terry Langston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 34-39 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford banks in the layup | 36-39 |
| 08:58 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 08:43 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Fuhr - foul #2 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #6 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Donald Fuhr, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bryan Gomes (PF) Steven Neil, Fredric Smith | |
| 08:36 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 08:36 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #7 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Richard Stevenson (SF) Bert Dunagan | |
| 08:00 | Samford | Ian Cox drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Wesley Flowers | 36-42 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 07:53 | Samford | Richard Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Terry Langston is hacked by Raymond Reid - foul #3 on Raymond Reid, team foul #8 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (PF) Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | David Woodell (C) Wesley Flowers | |
| 07:37 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:37 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Woodell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | David Woodell takes the ball from Marcus Stradford | 36-44 |
| 07:13 | Samford | Terry Langston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 06:49 | Samford | Richard Stevenson gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:29 | Samford | Terry Langston scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Woodell | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Maloney | 39-47 |
| 05:55 | Samford | David Woodell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #4 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #9 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, Jeffery Maloney, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG), Wesley Flowers (C) Ian Cox, Richard Stevenson | |
| 05:55 | Samford | David Woodell makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 05:55 | Samford | David Woodell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Bryan Gomes swats the layup by Marcus Stradford | 39-49 |
| 05:36 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bryan Gomes | 39-49 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-49 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Fuhr | 39-49 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it home | 41-49 |
| 04:41 | Samford | Terry Langston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF) Donald Fuhr, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Richard Stevenson (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF) Terry Langston, David Woodell, Bryan Gomes | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Bert Dunagan - foul #2 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney is fouled on the floor by Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 03:44 | Samford | Ian Cox grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Maloney - foul #2 on Jeffery Maloney, team foul #10 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Samford | Terry Langston (PG) Steven Neil | |
| 03:39 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:39 | Samford | Richard Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Terry Langston (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Robert Fusco travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:55 | Samford | Jeffery Maloney steals the ball from Richard Stevenson | 41-50 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, Jeffery Maloney, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Bryan Gomes (PF) Bert Dunagan | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 02:20 | Samford | Wesley Flowers grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:09 | Samford | Robert Fusco picks off the pass by Bryan Gomes | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Richard Stevenson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ian Cox | 46-53 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits a fadeaway in the paint | 48-53 |
| 01:22 | Samford | Richard Stevenson connects on the 3 from straight away | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Wesley Flowers - foul #2 on Wesley Flowers, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Samford | Robert Fusco is called for the reach on Terry Langston - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #11 | 50-56 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:57 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-58 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Samford | Raymond Reid is called for the reach on Bryan Gomes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Reid, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:45 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Raymond Reid is called for the reach on Ian Cox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Reid, team foul #13 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:37 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:37 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-61 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Richard Stevenson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fusco - foul #3 on Robert Fusco, team foul #14 | 56-61 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Richard Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Terry Langston is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fusco - foul #4 on Robert Fusco, team foul #15 | 59-63 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:15 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Robert Fusco is called for the reach on Terry Langston in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Fusco, team foul #16 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (SG) Ian Cox | |
| 00:02 | Samford | Terry Langston makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Samford | Terry Langston misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 62-66 |