| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Donald Charles (fresh) SF - Adam Little (fresh) PF - Robert Beers (fresh) C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) PF - Johnny Geise (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Robert Beers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Donald Charles out of a doubleteam | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman tips it in | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Brooks Karst - foul #1 on Brooks Karst, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Brooks Karst | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Schwald | 5-4 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Robert Beers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-4 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Troy Barrie steals it from Ronnie Schwald | 5-4 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Troy Barrie can't finish the layup | 5-4 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst slams it home set up by Ronald Adams | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Adam Little hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Donald Charles | 7-6 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Jeffry Dickman is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise, Brooks Karst | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Timothy Bell (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Yeung swats the layup by Douglas Holmes | 7-6 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rickey Parsley | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Adi | 9-6 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rickey Parsley | 9-6 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Bell | 9-6 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Dibiase | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez double dribbles | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman (C) Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Walter McGavisk (SF), Johnny Geise (PF) Ronald Adams, Ronnie Schwald, Douglas Holmes | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise knocks in the shot from the right side | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is denied on a layup by Timothy Bell | 9-8 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Walter McGavisk and he's fouled by Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Brooks Karst (C) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk, Timothy Bell | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Adam Little | 11-11 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Troy Barrie is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #1 on Troy Barrie, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Brooks Karst | 11-13 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez (C) Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF) Alfred Lee, Johnny Geise | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Donald Charles's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-13 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Douglas Holmes is denied by Robert Beers | 11-13 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith misses the tip | 11-13 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the easy layup | 11-15 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Troy Barrie, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Robert Beers is called for the reach on Douglas Holmes - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF), Johnny Geise (PF) Ronald Adams, Douglas Holmes | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 11-15 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Adam Little misses long on an open turnaround from the baseline | 11-15 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 11-15 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | A charge is called on Jeffry Dickman - foul #2 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG) Thomas Smith, Walter McGavisk | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 11-15 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung's pass is intercepted by Timothy Bell | 11-15 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SF), Brooks Karst (C) Alfred Lee, Timothy Bell | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Donald Charles drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Yeung | 14-16 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Rickey Parsley picks off the pass by Johnny Geise | 14-16 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley lays it up and in | 16-16 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-16 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ramon Benavidez | 16-16 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Dibiase | 19-16 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ramon Benavidez - foul #1 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (PG), Douglas Holmes (PF) Ronald Adams, Johnny Geise | |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Robert Beers is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (PF) Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Alfred Lee | 19-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dino Winski (fresh) C - Ramon Benavidez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alfred Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Donald Charles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brooks Karst | 19-23 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Brooks Karst denies the turnaround by Ramon Benavidez | 19-23 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Smith and the foul's on Adam Little - foul #1 on Adam Little, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Donald Charles, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, Brooks Karst | |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez is whistled for a carry | 19-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (PF) Douglas Holmes | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Johnny Geise - foul #2 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #11 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (PG) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk (SF) Alfred Lee | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Walter McGavisk - foul #1 on Walter McGavisk, team foul #2 | 19-28 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Bell and the foul's on Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #12 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG) David Freeman | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Walter McGavisk makes the free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Ramon Benavidez | 22-31 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is fouled on the floor by Ramon Benavidez - foul #2 on Ramon Benavidez, team foul #13 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Thomas Downs, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF) Walter McGavisk | |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-33 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the offensive board | 22-33 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rickey Parsley | 24-33 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is hacked by Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #14 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Johnny Geise, Timothy Bell | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Charles | 26-35 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Brooks Karst loses the ball out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Smith (SG) Ronnie Schwald | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Adam Little connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Troy Barrie | 29-35 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Douglas Holmes | 29-38 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 29-38 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith tips it home | 31-40 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Troy Barrie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Johnny Geise (PF) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Douglas Holmes | |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Johnny Geise is called for the reach on Robert Beers - foul #1 on Johnny Geise, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Donald Charles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Bell (C) Brooks Karst | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Ronnie Schwald is called for the reach on Ronald Dibiase - foul #1 on Ronnie Schwald, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't finish the layup | 31-40 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise travels with the ball | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG) David Freeman | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Adam Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-40 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith scores on a jump hook in the lane | 31-42 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-42 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses short on a fullcourt shot | 31-42 |