| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Gardner-Webb | James Wilson steals the ball from Larry Valentine | 28-37 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Robert Fusco drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Lee | 31-37 |
| 19:08 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Steven Warfield | 31-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Russell Anderson - foul #3 on Russell Anderson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone (C) Russell Anderson | |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Albert Malone - foul #1 on Albert Malone, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the runner from the right block set up by Larry Valentine and he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:14 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Eric Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Valentine, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is hacked by Kenneth Wright - foul #1 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Albert Malone takes the ball from Marcus Stradford | 33-42 |
| 17:30 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the shot from close range | 33-42 |
| 17:28 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 16:33 | Gardner-Webb | Vernon Harris steals the ball from Kenneth Wright | 33-45 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford slams it home on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 35-45 |
| 16:02 | Gardner-Webb | Vernon Harris swats the short shot by Steven Warfield | 35-45 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Malone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wright steals it from James Wilson out of a doubleteam | 35-45 |
| 15:19 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is whistled for traveling | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Russell Anderson (C) Kenneth Wright, Michael Cool, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford, Albert Malone | |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-45 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Ernest Copeland tips it home | 37-45 |
| 14:39 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Yarnell picks off the pass by Paul Foster | 37-45 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | James Bien is called for the reach on Raymond Reid - foul #1 on James Bien, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 39-45 |
| 13:41 | Gardner-Webb | Paul Foster is fouled on the floor by Raymond Reid - foul #2 on Raymond Reid, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG) James Bien | |
| 13:28 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marcus Stradford | 39-45 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 41-45 |
| 12:53 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson's dunk attempt is rejected by Marcus Stradford | 41-45 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from James Wilson | 43-45 |
| 12:13 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, John Savino, Paul Foster, Russell Anderson | |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Albert Malone steps in front of the Marcus Stradford pass | 43-45 |
| 11:21 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright is hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Robert Fusco, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG) Michael Cool | |
| 11:06 | Gardner-Webb | Raymond Reid steals the ball from Albert Malone | 43-45 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Eric Lee blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 10:59 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 43-45 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Marcus Stradford | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Michael Cool (SG), Paul Foster (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF) Kenneth Wright, James Bien, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford | |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 10:13 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Larry Valentine - foul #4 on Larry Valentine, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (PG), John Savino (SF), Russell Anderson (C) Larry Valentine, Matthew McKosky, Albert Malone | |
| 09:55 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:38 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Bien | 47-49 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Cool - foul #1 on Michael Cool, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Theodore Robinson (C) Eric Lee, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG), Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF) James Bien, John Savino, Paul Foster | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford's floater is tipped away by Marcus Stradford | 49-49 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | James Wilson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 49-49 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it but misses | 49-49 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Russell Anderson | 49-49 |
| 08:21 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson can't finish the layup | 49-49 |
| 08:20 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright gets the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 07:55 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Wright | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is fouled on the floor by Michael Cool - foul #2 on Michael Cool, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), John Savino (SF), Paul Foster (PF), Albert Malone (C) Kenneth Wright, Michael Cool, Steven Warfield, Danny Radford, Russell Anderson | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:10 | Gardner-Webb | The short jumper by Albert Malone is denied by Marcus Stradford | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Raymond Reid buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 54-52 |
| 06:48 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone buries a shot near the basket | 54-54 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-56 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool (SG), Steven Warfield (SF), Danny Radford (PF), Russell Anderson (C) James Bien, John Savino, Paul Foster, Albert Malone | |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Lee picks off the pass by Steven Warfield | 56-56 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the lay-in | 56-56 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Valentine and the foul's on James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Vernon Harris, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:04 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson misses the free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-58 |
| 04:33 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 04:23 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 04:22 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the offensive board | 56-58 |
| 04:12 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford comes up short on the runner from the left block | 56-58 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Radford - foul #2 on Danny Radford, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Wright (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Cool (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Warfield (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Danny Radford (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Russell Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:43 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford is denied on a layup by James Wilson | 58-58 |
| 03:41 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield tips it home | 58-60 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-60 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #5 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Savino (SF), Albert Malone (C) Steven Warfield, Russell Anderson | |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:56 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford misses the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is whistled for traveling | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Kenneth Wright | |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield (SF), Russell Anderson (C) John Savino, Albert Malone | |
| 02:16 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 61-61 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-61 |
| 01:51 | Gardner-Webb | Danny Radford grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 01:28 | Gardner-Webb | Steven Warfield hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Valentine | 61-63 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Theodore Robinson | 63-63 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Larry Valentine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 65-64 |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Russell Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Larry Valentine is called for the reach on Marcus Stradford in the backcourt - foul #5 on Larry Valentine, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright (PG) Larry Valentine | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | Gardner-Webb | Nicholas Yarnell steps in front of the Steven Warfield pass | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Wright - foul #2 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:08 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Radford | 69-64 |
| 00:05 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Cool misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford snags the defensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Wright is called for the reach on Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Wright, team foul #12 | 69-64 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Wright misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-64 |