| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Gerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Brooks (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jo-Long Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 19:30 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Paul Lewis | 24-28 |
| 19:20 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-28 |
| 19:18 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis grabs the offensive board | 24-28 |
| 19:08 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Lewis, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is intercepted by Frank Blanchard | 24-28 |
| 18:20 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Gerner | 24-31 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Larry Watkins scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski and he's hacked by Paul Lewis - foul #4 on Paul Lewis, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 17:42 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Russell Eubanks | 27-34 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is whistled for a carry | 27-34 |
| 16:58 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 27-37 |
| 16:28 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:09 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 16:07 | Oklahoma State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Brooks | 27-37 |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Michael Gerner - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Poulin (PG), Vlade Sarzynski (SG), Bill Cunningham (PF) Michael Gerner, Jeffrey Brooks, Frank Blanchard | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - George Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vlade Sarzynski (fresh) SF - Jo-Long Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bill Cunningham (fresh) C - Russell Eubanks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Vlade Sarzynski is called for the reach on Von Mitkowski - foul #3 on Vlade Sarzynski, team foul #3 | 27-37 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is whistled for a carry | 27-37 |
| 14:52 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks connects on the floater from the right block | 27-39 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Larry Watkins clanks a floater from close range | 27-39 |
| 14:23 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 13:59 | Oklahoma State | George Poulin misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howin Xue | 27-39 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it home | 29-39 |
| 13:08 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 13:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Larry Watkins tips it home | 31-39 |
| 12:24 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by George Poulin and the foul's on John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner (PG), Jeffrey Brooks (SG), Frank Blanchard (PF), Paul Lewis (C) George Poulin, Vlade Sarzynski, Bill Cunningham, Russell Eubanks | |
| 12:24 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-42 |
| 12:07 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Michael Gerner, team foul #4 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Vlade Sarzynski (SF) Jo-Long Chin | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fresh) PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Gerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vlade Sarzynski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Frank Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Vlade Sarzynski swats the dunk try by Howin Xue | 31-42 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Brooks as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brooks, team foul #5 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Poulin (SF) Vlade Sarzynski | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Brooks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Brooks, team foul #6 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Larry Watkins connects on the turnaround in the lane | 33-42 |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brooks and the foul's on Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin (SF) George Poulin | |
| 10:02 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | John Thigpen drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Shawn Deans | 36-45 |
| 09:19 | Oklahoma State | Frank Blanchard is hacked by Larry Watkins - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #4 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 09:02 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-45 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 36-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Larry Watkins drills a jump hook from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 08:16 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin misses the dunk attempt | 38-45 |
| 08:14 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Howin Xue scores on a shot in the paint set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 40-47 |
| 07:30 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 07:29 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Gerner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jo-Long Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Blanchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Gerner | 40-49 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | John Thigpen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 42-49 |
| 06:49 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Gerner | 42-51 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 06:26 | Oklahoma State | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 06:09 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Michael Gerner, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | George Poulin (PG), Vlade Sarzynski (SG), Bill Cunningham (PF), Russell Eubanks (C) Michael Gerner, Jeffrey Brooks, Frank Blanchard, Paul Lewis | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Howin Xue scores on a shot from the right side set up by Von Mitkowski | 44-51 |
| 05:16 | Oklahoma State | George Poulin can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willard Hensler | 44-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Shawn Deans is fouled on the floor by George Poulin - foul #1 on George Poulin, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Shawn Deans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:50 | Oklahoma State | Bill Cunningham loses the dribble to Von Mitkowski | 46-51 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the finger roll | 48-51 |
| 04:31 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-51 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Shawn Deans pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Vlade Sarzynski - foul #4 on Vlade Sarzynski, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks (SG), Frank Blanchard (PF) Jo-Long Chin, Bill Cunningham | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 3rd free throw | 51-51 |
| 03:55 | Oklahoma State | George Poulin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on George Poulin, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner (PG), Paul Lewis (C) Vlade Sarzynski, Russell Eubanks | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wallace | 54-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Michael Gerner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Brooks (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Poulin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Poulin | 54-54 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-54 |
| 02:55 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:27 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #4 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Larry Watkins (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin (SF) George Poulin | |
| 02:15 | Oklahoma State | Jeffrey Brooks misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 01:34 | Oklahoma State | John Thigpen blocks the short jumper by Paul Lewis | 56-54 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Larry Watkins is hacked by Paul Lewis - foul #5 on Paul Lewis, team foul #11 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:57 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-54 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma State | Russell Eubanks grabs the board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma State | Michael Gerner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Brooks is called for the reach on Von Mitkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brooks, team foul #12 | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:11 | Oklahoma State | Jo-Long Chin connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gerner | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the jumper from the right side | 62-60 |