| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Leib (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrell Rasch (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Chambers, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Jerrell Rasch | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jerrell Rasch, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Burkhart (C) Jerrell Rasch | |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 28-35 |
| 18:19 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | Texas Tech | A charge is called on James Burkhart - foul #1 on James Burkhart, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), Dikembe Akre (C) Mario Ortiz, Henry Leib, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is fouled on the floor by James Burkhart - foul #2 on James Burkhart, team foul #4 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Luis Williams can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 17:14 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:08 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart misses the dunk | 28-35 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Robert Whittle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Chambers - foul #2 on Larry Chambers, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Leib (SG) Larry Chambers | |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Daryl Sheldon - foul #2 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Paul Fan (PF) Rickie Gurley, James Burkhart | |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:38 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Dikembe Akre steals the ball from Michael Thayer | 30-36 |
| 15:53 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-36 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Louie Chavira pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fairly fresh) C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Leib (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Willie Arakaki (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Paul Fan (fresh) C - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Paul Fan denies the turnaround by Christopher Bunn | 30-36 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 15:14 | Texas Tech | Dikembe Akre snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 14:54 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Paul Fan - foul #2 on Paul Fan, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Christopher Bunn, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Aaron Saunders (SG), Larry Chambers (SF), Kevin Carpenter (PF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Mario Ortiz, Henry Leib, Willie Arakaki, Paul Fan, Dikembe Akre | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Robert Whittle knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Luis Williams | 32-39 |
| 13:43 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter tips it home | 32-41 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Luis Williams drills a runner in the lane | 34-41 |
| 13:01 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aaron Saunders | 34-43 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Aaron Saunders - foul #4 on Aaron Saunders, team foul #7 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Henry Leib (SG), James Burkhart (PF) Rickie Gurley, Aaron Saunders, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 12:21 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mario Ortiz | 36-46 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Luis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Fan (PF) Jerrell Rasch | |
| 11:51 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Louie Chavira gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Mario Ortiz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Leib (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Chambers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Fan (fresh) C - James Burkhart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is hacked by Mario Ortiz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #8 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki (SF) Larry Chambers | |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:48 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 11:43 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Michael Thayer scores on a floater from the left side set up by Ronald Smith | 39-46 |
| 11:16 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart lays it in on a nice dish by Willie Arakaki | 39-48 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer dunks the ball set up by Lamont Mallory and the foul's on Paul Fan - foul #3 on Paul Fan, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Larry Chambers (SF), Kevin Carpenter (PF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Mario Ortiz, Henry Leib, Paul Fan, James Burkhart | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:32 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Henry Leib (SG) Willie Arakaki | |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Carpenter | 42-51 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Luis Williams is hacked by Henry Leib in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Leib, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 09:46 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 09:45 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Kevin Carpenter takes the ball from Robert Whittle | 44-53 |
| 09:04 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Daryl Sheldon - foul #3 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), James Burkhart (PF) Rickie Gurley, Henry Leib, Kevin Carpenter | |
| 09:04 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 09:04 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Louie Chavira is hacked by Mario Ortiz - foul #4 on Mario Ortiz, team foul #11 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Dikembe Akre (C) Mario Ortiz, Jerrell Rasch | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:37 | Texas Tech | The short jumper by James Burkhart is denied by William Wallace | 46-55 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | William Wallace snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 49-55 |
| 08:08 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 49-55 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on an open shot from the right block | 49-55 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rickie Gurley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Arakaki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Chambers (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Burkhart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | The jump hook by James Burkhart is blocked by Michael Thayer | 51-55 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 06:52 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Larry Chambers | 51-55 |
| 06:33 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart hits the finger roll | 51-57 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 51-57 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | William Wallace can't tip it in | 51-57 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 05:51 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Willie Arakaki takes the ball from William Wallace | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Henry Leib (SG), Aaron Saunders (SF), Kevin Carpenter (PF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Rickie Gurley, Willie Arakaki, Larry Chambers, James Burkhart, Dikembe Akre | |
| 05:18 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch is hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #4 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| 04:55 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-57 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Luis Williams - foul #1 on Luis Williams, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 04:10 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Ronald Smith's pass is intercepted by Jerrell Rasch in the backcourt | 53-59 |
| 03:51 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Carpenter | 53-61 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon loses the ball out of bounds | 53-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Robert Whittle (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Rickie Gurley (PG), Willie Arakaki (SG), James Burkhart (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Mario Ortiz, Aaron Saunders, Kevin Carpenter, Jerrell Rasch | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Rickie Gurley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Arakaki (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Henry Leib (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - James Burkhart (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki is hacked by Robert Whittle - foul #3 on Robert Whittle, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | Willie Arakaki misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 03:22 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Akre | 53-62 |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Louie Chavira - foul #2 on Louie Chavira, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:03 | Texas Tech | James Burkhart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz (PG), Aaron Saunders (SF), Kevin Carpenter (PF), Jerrell Rasch (C) Rickie Gurley, Willie Arakaki, James Burkhart, Dikembe Akre | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Kevin Carpenter swats the short shot by Michael Thayer | 53-64 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the tip | 53-64 |
| 02:50 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Carpenter | 53-64 |
| 02:36 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Leib | 53-66 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-66 |
| 02:23 | Texas Tech | Jerrell Rasch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bunn - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #10 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers (SF) Aaron Saunders | |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:57 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a jumper from the right side | 53-68 |
| 01:41 | Texas Tech | Kevin Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 53-68 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Henry Leib hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 53-68 |
| 01:14 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers grabs the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 00:56 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Michael Thayer throws it down set up by Warren Schneider | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Texas Tech | Ronald Smith steals the ball from Jerrell Rasch | 55-70 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 00:15 | Texas Tech | Larry Chambers snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| 00:00 | Texas Tech | Mario Ortiz runs out the clock | 55-70 |