| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Olin Zenk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francesco Marino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Willie Wise inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 24-34 |
| 19:41 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza grabs the offensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 19:23 | Hawaii | Minh Ming misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Allen Harris snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Allen Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Anderson | 24-36 |
| 18:47 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-36 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington pulls down the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Minh Ming is called for the reach on Long Tang - foul #2 on Minh Ming, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Richard Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| 17:46 | Hawaii | Minh Ming is fouled on the floor by Anthony Harrington - foul #3 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SG) Anthony Harrington | |
| 17:37 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino slams it home on a nice dish by Minh Ming and he's hacked by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| 17:37 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Long Tang misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-36 |
| 17:06 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Francesco Marino | 26-36 |
| 17:04 | Hawaii | Long Tang is called for the reach on Minh Ming in the backcourt - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF) Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 16:53 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk buries a floater from just outside the lane | 28-36 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Long Tang misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 16:36 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 16:15 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 28-36 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Allen Harris buries a shot from the right block set up by Long Tang | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Minh Ming (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zenk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francesco Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Arturo Meza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Francesco Marino and the foul's on Gregory Caldwell - foul #2 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SF) Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Long Tang, Gregory Caldwell, Jesus Macias, Daniel Hayes, Allen Harris | |
| 15:33 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 31-40 |
| 14:49 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 31-40 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 14:31 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 14:03 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Arturo Meza - foul #2 on Arturo Meza, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Willie Wise (SF) Ramon Vasquez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Allen Harris (C) Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:36 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Francesco Marino | 31-40 |
| 13:20 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #4 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #5 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (PF) Andrew Tamura | |
| 13:20 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:20 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Olin Zenk steals the ball from Long Tang | 33-40 |
| 12:34 | Hawaii | Minh Ming comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-40 |
| 12:33 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino tips it home | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jesus Macias | 35-43 |
| 11:55 | Hawaii | Minh Ming hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Wise | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Minh Ming (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zenk (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francesco Marino (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Arturo Meza (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Long Tang and he's fouled by Arturo Meza - foul #3 on Arturo Meza, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SG), Dikembe Banda (PF), James Aikin (C) Olin Zenk, Francesco Marino, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Anthony Harrington, Jesus Macias, Daniel Hayes | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 11:36 | Hawaii | Willie Wise grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 11:21 | Hawaii | Minh Ming knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Long Tang is fouled in the backcourt by Minh Ming - foul #3 on Minh Ming, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Mark Nicoll (SF) Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Allen Harris | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 11:04 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 11:00 | Hawaii | Minh Ming clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Richard Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right side | 39-45 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 39-45 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 39-45 |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | James Aikin gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:56 | Hawaii | Minh Ming loses the ball out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Monty Wright (PG), Olin Zenk (SG), Willie Wise (SF), Francesco Marino (PF), Arturo Meza (C) Minh Ming, Ramon Vasquez, Mark Nicoll, Dikembe Banda, James Aikin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Daniel Hayes | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Long Tang misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 09:34 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:21 | Hawaii | Monty Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Jesus Macias (SF) Gregory Caldwell, Billy Tucker | |
| 08:46 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza makes the turnaround near the basket | 41-45 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Jesus Macias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Minh Ming (PG) Monty Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| 08:11 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Harrington - foul #4 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda (PF), James Aikin (C) Francesco Marino, Arturo Meza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SG) Anthony Harrington | |
| 08:11 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 08:11 | Hawaii | Olin Zenk makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-45 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Allen Harris snags the offensive board | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Minh Ming (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Olin Zenk (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) C - James Aikin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Jesus Macias hits a shot in the lane set up by Long Tang | 43-47 |
| 07:02 | Hawaii | Jesus Macias steps in front of the Dikembe Banda pass | 43-47 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Long Tang buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Caldwell | 43-50 |
| 06:24 | Hawaii | Long Tang steps in front of the Willie Wise pass | 43-50 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Long Tang loses the dribble to Minh Ming in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| 06:19 | Hawaii | Minh Ming hits the finger roll | 45-50 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Long Tang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 05:54 | Hawaii | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:54 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Francesco Marino (PF), Arturo Meza (C) Dikembe Banda, James Aikin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gregory Caldwell, Jesus Macias, Daniel Hayes, Allen Harris | |
| 05:41 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Long Tang is blocked by Francesco Marino | 45-50 |
| 05:19 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 04:56 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-50 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 45-50 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Long Tang | 45-53 |
| 03:38 | Hawaii | Minh Ming scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Minh Ming (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Olin Zenk (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Wise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francesco Marino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Arturo Meza (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Long Tang misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 03:07 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 02:43 | Hawaii | Minh Ming hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Andrew Tamura - foul #5 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Ramon Vasquez (SG), Mark Nicoll (SF) Olin Zenk, Willie Wise | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Jesus Macias (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Allen Harris (C) Long Tang, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| 02:43 | Hawaii | Minh Ming makes the free throw | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Allen Harris blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Long Tang | 50-53 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 01:57 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Olin Zenk (SG), Willie Wise (SF) Ramon Vasquez, Mark Nicoll | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Jesus Macias | |
| 01:47 | Hawaii | Francesco Marino knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 52-53 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Olin Zenk steps in front of the Allen Harris pass | 52-53 |
| 00:56 | Hawaii | Minh Ming is whistled for traveling | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Olin Zenk - foul #3 on Olin Zenk, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Allen Harris swats the short shot by Arturo Meza | 52-55 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Long Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Minh Ming is called for the reach on Long Tang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Minh Ming, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Olin Zenk - foul #4 on Olin Zenk, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the offensive board | 52-56 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Richard Anderson is hacked by Minh Ming - foul #5 on Minh Ming, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Monty Wright (PG) Minh Ming | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:16 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii 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 (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Hawaii | Monty Wright misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:06 | Hawaii | Monty Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Arturo Meza grabs the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:01 | Hawaii | Monty Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Long Tang runs out the clock | 55-56 |