| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Joe Lynch clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Larry Watkins - foul #3 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:29 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the turnaround near the basket | 26-38 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joe Lynch | 26-40 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | John Thigpen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Henry Wood is called for traveling | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-40 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Joe Lynch gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 26-40 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger tips it home | 26-42 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Pat Ray swats the short shot by Ivan Chrostowski | 26-42 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger gets the rebound | 26-42 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Howin Xue steals the ball from Henry Wood | 26-42 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski loses the dribble to Mark Shellenbarger | 26-42 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-42 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Henry Wood | 26-44 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Thigpen | 29-44 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Daniel Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Michael Toland (PF), Clinton Canaday (C) Henry Wood, Pat Ray, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Von Mitkowski | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 reb. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Daniel Nelson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-44 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled on the floor by Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG) Daniel Nelson | |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it in | 33-46 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Ivan Chrostowski steals the ball from Joe Lynch | 33-46 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | John Thigpen hits the finger roll set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 35-46 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Toland | 35-48 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Howin Xue buries a floater in the paint | 37-48 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Michael Toland is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Pat Ray (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Philip Richardson, Joe Lynch, Clinton Canaday | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Henry Wood | 37-50 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | John Thigpen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-50 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Henry Wood is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #3 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG) Michael Toland | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Robert Wallace swats the layup by Pat Ray | 37-50 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Gary Maury grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Gary Maury's pass is intercepted by Shawn Deans | 37-50 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 40-50 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Gary Maury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF), Howin Xue (PF) Ivan Chrostowski, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Gary Maury scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Pat Ray | 40-53 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a fadeaway from the left side | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Gary Maury can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Gary Maury hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Larry Watkins - foul #4 on Larry Watkins, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Von Mitkowski, Willard Hensler, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF) Daniel Nelson, Henry Wood, Pat Ray | |
| 10:54 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Shawn Deans loses the dribble to Michael Toland | 45-53 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the lay-in | 45-53 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Howin Xue can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Clinton Canaday - foul #1 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG) Gary Maury, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses long on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Nelson - foul #2 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG) Philip Richardson | |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 49-56 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Howin Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Willard Hensler (C) Ray Overstreet, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Daniel Nelson, Clinton Canaday | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Von Mitkowski is called for the reach on Joe Lynch - foul #2 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Joe Lynch | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger is fouled on the floor by Willard Hensler - foul #3 on Willard Hensler, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG) Philip Richardson | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Henry Wood picks off the pass by Von Mitkowski | 49-56 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Michael Toland banks in the layup set up by Henry Wood | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Toland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Michael Toland pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Gary Maury hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Mark Shellenbarger denies the turnaround by Howin Xue | 49-58 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Pat Ray loses the dribble to Ray Overstreet | 51-58 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Ray Overstreet misses the lay-in | 51-58 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG), John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Larry Watkins (C) Ray Overstreet, Shawn Deans, Howin Xue, Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Joe Lynch (SF) Henry Wood, Michael Toland | |
| 05:45 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Von Mitkowski | 54-58 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Joe Lynch can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Pat Ray snags the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Daniel Nelson lays it in on a great pass from Mark Shellenbarger | 54-60 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Larry Watkins blows the layup | 54-60 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Robert Wallace knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 56-60 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Pat Ray misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Clinton Canaday (C) Gary Maury, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Wallace gets the rebound | 56-61 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski travels with the ball | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Pat Ray | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Henry Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 03:04 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Clinton Canaday | 56-61 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Daniel Nelson connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Lynch | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski connects on the shot from the right wing set up by John Thigpen | 58-63 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| 02:19 | Houston | Joe Lynch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Daniel Nelson tips it back up and in | 58-65 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Larry Watkins connects on the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Wallace | 60-65 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Gary Maury connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Toland | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Mark Shellenbarger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #9 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (PG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Gary Maury | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | John Thigpen pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-68 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Joe Lynch snags the defensive board | 60-68 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Shawn Deans is called for the reach on Michael Toland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shawn Deans, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Michael Toland makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Michael Toland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-70 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the board | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Michael Toland misses the easy layup | 60-70 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Joe Lynch tips it in | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-72 |