| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nole Favors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-32 |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | The short jumper by Marcus Stradford is denied by Nole Favors | 39-32 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it home | 41-32 |
| 18:49 | Western Carolina | Marcus Stradford denies the turnaround by Lowell Bonney | 41-32 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 18:26 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 18:21 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler travels with the ball | 41-32 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Nole Favors - foul #2 on Nole Favors, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (PF) Nole Favors | |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 17:29 | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 43-32 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-32 |
| 17:11 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-32 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 46-32 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by Lowell Bonney - foul #2 on Lowell Bonney, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG), Harold Rosenbaum (PF), Willie Northington (C) Richard Townsend, Lowell Bonney, Daniel Bird | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is fouled on the floor by Brian Troy - foul #2 on Brian Troy, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Ernest Copeland (C) Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nole Favors (PF) Willie Northington | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Willie Northington (C) Jason Rentschler | |
| 16:06 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff buries a 3 from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ernest Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brian Troy (fresh) SG - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nole Favors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Northington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-35 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky pulls down the rebound | 49-35 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-35 |
| 15:01 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:41 | Western Carolina | Ernest Copeland denies the turnaround by Brian Bischoff | 49-35 |
| 14:39 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff grabs the offensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:26 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-35 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Willie Northington blocks the short jumper by Zlatko Zukowsky | 49-35 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Vernon Harris misses the tip | 49-35 |
| 14:09 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 14:04 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Brian Bischoff | 49-37 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-37 |
| 13:42 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Bischoff | 49-37 |
| 13:18 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Daniel Bird (C) Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, Nole Favors, Willie Northington | |
| 12:59 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Nole Favors (PF) Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 49-37 |
| 12:46 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 12:23 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee's pass is intercepted by Richard Townsend | 49-40 |
| 11:43 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Richard Townsend | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fusco (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jason Rentschler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nole Favors (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Lowell Bonney steals the ball from James Wilson | 49-43 |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Nole Favors | |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses the 3rd free throw | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 49-44 |
| 10:54 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:37 | Western Carolina | Raymond Reid picks off the pass by Harold Rosenbaum | 49-44 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Raymond Reid lays it up and in | 51-44 |
| 10:16 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird misses the dunk attempt | 51-44 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 51-44 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Richard Townsend - foul #2 on Richard Townsend, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG), Brian Bischoff (SG), Willie Northington (C) Richard Townsend, Lowell Bonney, Daniel Bird | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Ernest Copeland tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 09:40 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:35 | Western Carolina | Ernest Copeland is called for the reach on Brian Bischoff - foul #2 on Ernest Copeland, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 09:25 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy buries a 3 from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Vernon Harris clanks a jumper from the left block | 51-47 |
| 08:55 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:35 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 08:05 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:46 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Rentschler | 51-50 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:40 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff grabs the board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fusco (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Copeland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Brian Troy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. SF - Jason Rentschler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Northington (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Western Carolina | Willie Northington buries a turnaround from the right block | 51-52 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 54-52 |
| 06:36 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Nole Favors (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, Harold Rosenbaum, Willie Northington | |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a shot from the right block | 56-52 |
| 05:55 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 56-52 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Raymond Reid snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 05:06 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney is hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff (SF) Jason Rentschler | |
| 04:44 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Townsend | 59-54 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nole Favors - foul #3 on Nole Favors, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum (PF) Nole Favors | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:07 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Townsend | 60-56 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 03:37 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Richard Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lowell Bonney (fresh) 12 pts. 4 stl. SF - Brian Bischoff (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. PF - Harold Rosenbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Bird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Richard Townsend - foul #3 on Richard Townsend, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Nole Favors (PF) Richard Townsend, Brian Bischoff, Daniel Bird | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the floater from the right side | 60-56 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 02:27 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird (C) Harold Rosenbaum | |
| 02:07 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG) Brian Troy | |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Robert Fusco drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Yarnell | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Western Carolina | Eric Lee takes the ball from Daniel Bird | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 01:20 | Western Carolina | Jason Rentschler grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | James Wilson steps in front of the Daniel Bird pass | 64-56 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Lee | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird is denied on a layup by Nicholas Yarnell | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Western Carolina | Nole Favors misses the tip | 66-56 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Richard Townsend in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Townsend, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG), Brian Bischoff (SG), Harold Rosenbaum (SF), Willie Northington (PF), Brett Eschberger (C) Richard Townsend, Lowell Bonney, Jason Rentschler, Nole Favors, Daniel Bird | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:47 | Western Carolina | Harold Rosenbaum pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 00:42 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:38 | Western Carolina | Brian Bischoff slams it home on a nice dish by Brett Eschberger | 66-58 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Richard Townsend (PG), Lowell Bonney (SG), Jason Rentschler (SF), Nole Favors (PF), Daniel Bird (C) Brian Troy, Brian Bischoff, Harold Rosenbaum, Willie Northington, Brett Eschberger | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Townsend - foul #5 on Richard Townsend, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Brian Troy (PG) Richard Townsend | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:31 | Western Carolina | Brian Troy misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 00:29 | Western Carolina | Lowell Bonney snags the offensive board | 68-58 |
| 00:26 | Western Carolina | Daniel Bird misses the fadeaway near the basket | 68-58 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Reid runs out the clock | 68-58 |