| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Billy Sane inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Billy Sane misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | William Wallace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 28-38 |
| 19:00 | Montana State | Matthew Fish comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-38 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | John Hill tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Watkins | 28-40 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it in | 30-40 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Matthew Fish knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hill | 30-42 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | William Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 30-42 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Fish - foul #1 on Matthew Fish, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 17:34 | Montana State | John Hill buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Fish | 32-44 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Michael Thayer knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | John Hill connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-47 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Ronald Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 16:12 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-47 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory is called for traveling | 37-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Daniel Spiker (SF), Richard Kreps (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Matthew Fish, Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins, Robert Jones | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) SG - John Hill (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Kreps (fresh) 5 pts. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Whittle - foul #1 on Robert Whittle, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Luis Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Whittle | 39-49 |
| 15:04 | Montana State | Richard Kreps is denied on a layup by Daryl Sheldon | 39-49 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | John Hill tips it in | 39-51 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Kreps | 39-51 |
| 14:38 | Montana State | Richard Kreps pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Daryl Sheldon swats the short shot by John Hill | 39-51 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Robert Whittle gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Louie Chavira knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Luis Williams | 41-51 |
| 13:53 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-51 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF), Robert Jones (C) Richard Clemons, John Hill, Richard Kreps, Derrick Fisher | |
| 13:32 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker misses the 3 from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Smith and he's hacked by Matthew Fish - foul #2 on Matthew Fish, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Lamont Mallory - foul #1 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 12:49 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Alfred Watkins - foul #1 on Alfred Watkins, team foul #3 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Hill (SG) Daniel Spiker | |
| 12:17 | Louisville | William Wallace misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 44-53 |
| 12:00 | Montana State | John Hill knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Fish | 44-55 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SF), Richard Kreps (PF) Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Spiker (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Kreps (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Montana State | Richard Kreps can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Warren Schneider loses the dribble to Richard Kreps | 46-55 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Matthew Fish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 46-55 |
| 11:12 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the offensive board | 46-55 |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Richard Kreps hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Hill and the foul's on Christopher Bunn - foul #3 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #3 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derrick Fisher (C) Robert Jones | |
| 10:52 | Montana State | Richard Kreps makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Spiker - foul #3 on Daniel Spiker, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:39 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 10:18 | Montana State | Richard Kreps connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Hill | 47-60 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn comes up short on the runner from close range | 47-60 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Williams | 47-60 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Luis Williams comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hill - foul #3 on John Hill, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Warren Schneider, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Billy Sane (SF), Alfred Watkins (PF) John Hill, Richard Kreps | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG) Matthew Fish | |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:36 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Richard Clemons picks off the pass by Luis Williams | 48-61 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Clemons | 48-63 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Daniel Spiker steals the ball from Louie Chavira | 48-63 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker can't finish the layup | 48-63 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | Daniel Spiker tips it in | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory buries a turnaround from close range | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Billy Sane misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #5 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), John Hill (SG), Robert Jones (C) Richard Clemons, Daniel Spiker, Derrick Fisher | |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Billy Sane makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | Billy Sane makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Warren Schneider drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:30 | Montana State | Matthew Fish is denied on a layup by Lamont Mallory | 53-67 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Matthew Fish (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Hill (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Sane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory blows the layup but he's hacked by Matthew Fish - foul #3 on Matthew Fish, team foul #7 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Thayer (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Kreps (SF), Thomas Foster (PF) Billy Sane, Alfred Watkins | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | John Hill is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Robert Jones is whistled for traveling | 55-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (SF) Thomas Foster | |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Thayer - foul #2 on Michael Thayer, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alfred Watkins (PF) Richard Kreps | |
| 05:50 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | John Hill takes the ball from Christopher Bunn | 57-67 |
| 05:10 | Montana State | William Wallace steals it from Daniel Spiker | 57-67 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the shot from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 04:24 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Ronald Smith grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn drills a shot from the left wing | 61-67 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Christopher Bunn, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Richard Kreps (SG), Billy Sane (SF), Thomas Foster (PF) Matthew Fish, John Hill, Daniel Spiker, Alfred Watkins | |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:42 | Montana State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the offensive board | 61-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Kreps (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Billy Sane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Foster (fresh) C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Luis Williams is fouled on the floor by Richard Kreps - foul #2 on Richard Kreps, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Derrick Fisher (C) Robert Jones | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Sane | 63-70 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG), John Hill (SG), Alfred Watkins (PF) Richard Clemons, Richard Kreps, Thomas Foster | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Michael Thayer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:10 | Montana State | Michael Thayer steals the ball from Alfred Watkins | 63-70 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Lamont Mallory | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Alfred Watkins connects on the floater in the paint set up by Matthew Fish | 66-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | William Wallace buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Warren Schneider | 69-72 |
| 01:04 | Montana State | William Wallace steps in front of the John Hill pass | 69-72 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the lay-in | 69-72 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Matthew Fish misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Jones (C) Derrick Fisher | |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:33 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-74 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | Billy Sane snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Billy Sane is hacked by Warren Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Daniel Spiker (PG), Richard Kreps (PF) Matthew Fish, Alfred Watkins | |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Billy Sane makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:15 | Montana State | Billy Sane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Robert Jones grabs the board | 71-76 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Fish (PG) Billy Sane | |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Matthew Fish in the backcourt - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #11 | 71-76 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Matthew Fish makes the 2nd free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 71-78 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 71-78 |