| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berry Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Bland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Berry Cardona inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Colorado | Lance Hargrave blocks the short jumper by Berry Cardona | 28-23 |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Lonnie Bland is called for the reach on William Rayford in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lonnie Bland, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 19:20 | Colorado | Joel Lee gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 19:02 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland loses the dribble to Charles Raff | 28-23 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Joel Lee steps in front of the Kyle Olson pass in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 18:48 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 18:48 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:48 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from William Rayford and he's fouled by August Johnson - foul #2 on August Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Colorado | Albert McVeigh (PF), David Font (C) August Johnson, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:04 | Colorado | William Rayford steals the ball from Berry Cardona | 30-26 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Cory Dyar dunks the ball set up by William Rayford | 30-28 |
| 17:48 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Albert McVeigh, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Henry Lubbers (SG), Oscar Haynes (SF) Henry Fox, Joel Lee, Berry Cardona | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Grant - foul #2 on Scott Grant, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lonnie Bland (C) David Font | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:11 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes loses the dribble to Mike Curtis | 30-30 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Larry Gray connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Saxon | 30-32 |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland buries a shot in the lane set up by Albert McVeigh | 32-32 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Mike Curtis comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser gets the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Larry Gray and he's hacked by Oscar Haynes - foul #2 on Oscar Haynes, team foul #5 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Fox (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Berry Cardona (SF), August Johnson (PF), David Font (C) Scott Grant, Henry Lubbers, Oscar Haynes, Albert McVeigh, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | August Johnson pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Berry Cardona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Font (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Colorado | Berry Cardona is hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #3 on Michael Dennis, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Dyar (SF) Michael Dennis | |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Berry Cardona misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Berry Cardona misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:17 | Colorado | Berry Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Cory Dyar and he's fouled by Joel Lee - foul #2 on Joel Lee, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Vincent Brown (PF) August Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:58 | Colorado | Vincent Brown snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Berry Cardona hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #3 on Kyle Olson, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Berry Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Berry Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | William Rayford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 14:14 | Colorado | David Font's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Lonnie Bland (C) Henry Fox, David Font | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Mike Curtis (PF) William Rayford, Charles Raff | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Larry Gray | 35-38 |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Kyle Olson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 35-41 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Larry Gray steals the ball from Scott Grant in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Berry Cardona blocks the short jumper by Cory Dyar | 35-41 |
| 12:52 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Scott Grant | 35-41 |
| 12:31 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Fox (PG), Henry Lubbers (SG), Oscar Haynes (SF), August Johnson (PF) Scott Grant, Joel Lee, Berry Cardona, Vincent Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 12:31 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:31 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Henry Fox picks off the pass by Michael Dennis in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Henry Fox lays it in | 39-41 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | William Rayford is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Fox - foul #2 on Henry Fox, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Font (C) Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:19 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:01 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes drills a floater from the free throw line | 41-43 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave loses the dribble to Henry Lubbers | 41-43 |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Henry Fox hits the finger roll set up by Henry Lubbers | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - August Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Font (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | William Rayford clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 10:53 | Colorado | Henry Fox connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | David Font grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 10:22 | Colorado | Henry Fox connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Font and he's fouled by William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG), Scott Grant (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), Lonnie Bland (C) Henry Lubbers, Oscar Haynes, August Johnson, David Font | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 10:22 | Colorado | Henry Fox makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Joel Lee steps in front of the Mike Curtis pass | 48-45 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Joel Lee hits the finger roll | 50-45 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses long on a floater near the basket | 50-45 |
| 09:26 | Colorado | Joel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:07 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Henry Fox | 52-45 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Mike Curtis buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kyle Olson | 52-47 |
| 08:30 | Colorado | Joel Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 08:29 | Colorado | Scott Grant misses the tip | 52-47 |
| 08:27 | Colorado | Joel Lee tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Fox - foul #3 on Henry Fox, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (SG), Berry Cardona (SF), Vincent Brown (PF) Joel Lee, Scott Grant, Albert McVeigh | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), John Chambers (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 08:10 | Colorado | Berry Cardona can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 54-49 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland hits the follow up shot | 56-49 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Henry Fox is called for the reach on William Rayford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Fox, team foul #9 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Font (C) Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Charles Raff (PF) Larry Gray, John Chambers | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | David Font pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:38 | Colorado | Berry Cardona hits a jumper from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is called for 10 seconds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG) Henry Fox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Michael Dennis | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Lubbers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Berry Cardona (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vincent Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Font (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Colorado | Berry Cardona knocks in the shot near the basket | 60-49 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-49 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the tip | 60-49 |
| 06:44 | Colorado | David Font gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:37 | Colorado | Timothy Hooser takes the ball from Berry Cardona | 60-49 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is hacked by David Font - foul #2 on David Font, team foul #10 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Grant (PG), Oscar Haynes (SF), August Johnson (PF), Albert McVeigh (C) Henry Lubbers, Berry Cardona, Vincent Brown, David Font | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Larry Gray (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF) Timothy Hooser, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff | |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 05:52 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Oscar Haynes | 63-50 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses the lay-in | 63-50 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't tip it in | 63-50 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Mike Curtis snags the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Larry Gray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 05:06 | Colorado | August Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Scott Grant is fouled on the floor by Mike Curtis - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #7 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (SG), Lonnie Bland (C) Joel Lee, Albert McVeigh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Michael Dennis, Lance Hargrave | |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Scott Grant makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:57 | Colorado | Scott Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Larry Gray drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Cory Dyar | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:14 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland hits the finger roll set up by Scott Grant | 67-52 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Mike Curtis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Fox (PG), Berry Cardona (SF) Scott Grant, Oscar Haynes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG), John Chambers (PF) Larry Gray, Mike Curtis | |
| 04:02 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland misses the jumper from the left side | 67-52 |
| 04:00 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland snags the offensive board | 67-52 |
| 03:43 | Colorado | Berry Cardona lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Lubbers | 69-52 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 69-52 |
| 03:16 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Lonnie Bland | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Henry Lubbers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Berry Cardona (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - August Johnson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Lonnie Bland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Chambers (fresh) C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 69-52 |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Lonnie Bland snags the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Berry Cardona misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-52 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | John Chambers grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Kyle Olson loses the dribble to Berry Cardona in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Cory Dyar is called for the reach on Berry Cardona - foul #1 on Cory Dyar, team foul #8 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG), Albert McVeigh (PF), David Font (C) Henry Lubbers, August Johnson, Lonnie Bland | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Mike Curtis (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, John Chambers, Richard Saxon | |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Berry Cardona makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Berry Cardona makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Charles Raff connects on the turnaround from the left block | 71-54 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Joel Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-54 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Raff | 71-54 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Joel Lee steals the ball from William Rayford | 71-54 |
| 01:41 | Colorado | Joel Lee lays it in | 73-54 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Michael Dennis can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the lane | 73-54 |
| 01:21 | Colorado | David Font grabs the defensive rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Colorado | David Font comes up short on the shot from the left block | 73-54 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 00:44 | Colorado | David Font gets the rebound | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Joel Lee misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Hooser - foul #1 on Timothy Hooser, team foul #9 | 73-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | August Johnson (PF), Lonnie Bland (C) Albert McVeigh, David Font | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Lance Hargrave (C) Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis, Mike Curtis | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Joel Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the rebound | 74-54 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Lonnie Bland is called for the reach on William Rayford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lonnie Bland, team foul #11 | 74-54 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Henry Fox runs out the clock | 74-56 |