| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Horne (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fresh) PF - Melvin Aguon (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | David Robinson steals the ball from Theodore Robinson | 28-30 |
| 19:14 | Montana State | A charge is called on Billy Hasse - foul #1 on Billy Hasse, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Robert Fusco can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe Horne - foul #2 on Joe Horne, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Marcus Stradford blocks the short jumper by Melvin Aguon | 29-30 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Joe Horne misses the jump hook in the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:40 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:23 | Montana State | David Robinson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:00 | Montana State | The rebound goes to David Robinson | 29-30 |
| 16:45 | Montana State | Robert Fusco takes the ball from Joe Horne | 29-30 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 31-30 |
| 16:18 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon misses the easy layup | 31-30 |
| 16:17 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:58 | Montana State | Joe Horne misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 15:57 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to David Robinson | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Horne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Aguon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Marcus Stradford swats the layup by Melvin Aguon | 31-30 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 15:28 | Montana State | David Robinson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Joe Horne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 31-30 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is hacked by Mark Love - foul #1 on Mark Love, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Gunther (PG), Peter Dressler (SG), Willie Drapeau (SF), Jeffery Moore (PF) Joe Horne, Billy Hasse, Mark Love, Melvin Aguon | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-30 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:56 | Montana State | Robert Gunther is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 31-30 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Robert Fusco snags the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is called for 3 seconds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (SG), Melvin Aguon (PF) Willie Drapeau, David Robinson | |
| 12:54 | Montana State | Robert Gunther clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Gunther and he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #3 on Vernon Harris, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF) Peter Dressler | |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Gunther (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fresh) PF - Melvin Aguon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Jeffery Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Robert Gunther - foul #1 on Robert Gunther, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), James Wilson (PF) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Horne (PG), David Robinson (C) Robert Gunther, Melvin Aguon | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:07 | Montana State | Billy Hasse is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Melvin Aguon (PF) Jeffery Moore | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr and the foul's on Melvin Aguon - foul #1 on Melvin Aguon, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Gunther (SG) Billy Hasse | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney grabs the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr | 40-33 |
| 10:00 | Montana State | Donald Fuhr is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) Jeffery Maloney | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:38 | Montana State | A charge is called on David Robinson - foul #2 on David Robinson, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Marcus Stradford (C) Donald Fuhr, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (SG), Jeffery Moore (PF) Mark Love, Melvin Aguon | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a floater from the left block | 40-33 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 08:53 | Montana State | Robert Gunther is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Maloney (SG), James Wilson (PF) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Peter Dressler (SF) Joe Horne | |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Peter Dressler hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Gunther | 40-35 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | David Robinson swats the layup by Marcus Stradford | 40-35 |
| 08:15 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | David Robinson is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF), Melvin Aguon (PF) Peter Dressler, David Robinson | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Gunther (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fresh) PF - Melvin Aguon (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jeffery Moore (fresh) | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Robert Gunther can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #4 on Vernon Harris, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Jeffery Maloney | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Robert Gunther makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:45 | Montana State | Robert Gunther makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 07:12 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon is hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #5 on Vernon Harris, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Jeffery Maloney (SF), James Wilson (PF) Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Horne (PG), David Robinson (C) Robert Gunther, Jeffery Moore | |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Mark Love scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joe Horne | 40-39 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-39 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr can't tip it in | 40-39 |
| 06:22 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG) Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Gunther (SG) Billy Hasse | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | James Wilson can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 05:40 | Montana State | David Robinson grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Joe Horne clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Melvin Aguon - foul #2 on Melvin Aguon, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Hasse (SG), Peter Dressler (SF), Jeffery Moore (C) Joe Horne, Mark Love, David Robinson | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:47 | Montana State | Jeffery Moore pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Robert Gunther hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Billy Hasse | 41-41 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffery Moore - foul #1 on Jeffery Moore, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Robert Gunther is fouled on the floor by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF), David Robinson (C) Peter Dressler, Melvin Aguon | |
| 03:39 | Montana State | Robert Gunther misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Maloney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Gunther (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Hasse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Love (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Moore (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Wilson | 44-41 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | David Robinson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Gunther | 44-43 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (PG), Raymond Reid (SG) Donald Fuhr, Jeffery Maloney | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Horne (PG) Robert Gunther | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is hacked by Billy Hasse - foul #2 on Billy Hasse, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 02:31 | Montana State | Jeffery Moore pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 02:06 | Montana State | Joe Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 02:04 | Montana State | Joe Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 01:41 | Montana State | Joe Horne hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Melvin Aguon (PF) Jeffery Moore | |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 44-46 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 01:00 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-48 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | James Wilson tips it in | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon is hacked by Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Fusco, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:32 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-50 |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon is hacked by Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Fusco, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Gunther (SF) Mark Love | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Melvin Aguon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Robert Gunther is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fusco - foul #5 on Robert Fusco, team foul #11 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Robert Gunther misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:05 | Montana State | Robert Gunther makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mark Love (SF) Robert Gunther | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Billy Hasse steals the ball from James Wilson | 49-53 |