| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Babin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | William Wallace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 19:32 | Oklahoma | Warren Schneider steps in front of the Kenneth Peters pass | 30-29 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Warren Schneider banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 19:12 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters clanks a jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wallace | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Anthony Jones denies the turnaround by Ronald Smith | 32-29 |
| 18:40 | Oklahoma | George Beard gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:14 | Oklahoma | George Beard's fadeaway is rejected by Lamont Mallory | 32-29 |
| 18:13 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 17:43 | Oklahoma | George Beard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Michael Thayer buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 36-34 |
| 17:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 17:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:09 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer double dribbles | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Mark Smith (C) Anthony Jones | |
| 16:23 | Oklahoma | Christopher Bunn is called for the reach on Marvin Harrison - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| 16:06 | Oklahoma | George Beard misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-35 |
| 16:04 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Robert Whittle knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Luis Williams | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Whittle | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nicholas Babin - foul #1 on Nicholas Babin, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (PG), Anthony Jones (C) George Beard, Mark Smith | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:57 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-37 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | William Wallace comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 14:38 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Roger Anderson | 40-37 |
| 14:09 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson can't finish the layup | 40-37 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #3 on Anthony Jones, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Mark Smith (C) Marvin Harrison, Nicholas Babin | |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:50 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:30 | Oklahoma | Lamont Mallory steps in front of the George Beard pass | 41-37 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Louie Chavira | 43-37 |
| 12:56 | Oklahoma | Michael Thayer picks off the pass by Kenneth Peters | 43-37 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | George Beard steals it from Louie Chavira in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 12:52 | Oklahoma | George Beard slams it home | 43-39 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Wallace comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Anderson - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue (SF), Rick Mercer (PF) Kenneth Peters, Anthony Jones | |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:19 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG) Roger Anderson | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Joel Donahue is called for the reach on Robert Whittle - foul #1 on Joel Donahue, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin (PF) Rick Mercer | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Joel Donahue steps in front of the Louie Chavira pass | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Oklahoma | George Beard makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Babin | 45-41 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Luis Williams is hacked by Joel Donahue - foul #2 on Joel Donahue, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Lamont Mallory, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones (C) Mark Smith | |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 45-41 |
| 11:09 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:49 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Robert Whittle snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a shot near the basket | 45-41 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 10:10 | Oklahoma | Joel Donahue comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 10:08 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 09:46 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Luis Williams - foul #3 on Luis Williams, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Mark Smith (C) George Beard, Joel Donahue, Nicholas Babin | |
| 09:46 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:46 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 09:25 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 08:56 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson scores on a shot from the right side set up by Kenneth Peters | 47-45 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Michael Thayer tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| 08:16 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Louie Chavira - foul #4 on Louie Chavira, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG), Rick Mercer (PF) Marvin Harrison, Anthony Jones | |
| 08:16 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:16 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Ronald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 07:41 | Oklahoma | George Beard buries a floater from the left side set up by Kenneth Peters and the foul's on Warren Schneider - foul #5 on Warren Schneider, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin (PF) Rick Mercer | |
| 07:41 | Oklahoma | George Beard makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - George Beard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:22 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:02 | Oklahoma | Louie Chavira steals the ball from George Beard | 50-49 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Peters takes the ball from William Wallace | 50-49 |
| 06:30 | Oklahoma | Daryl Sheldon picks off the pass by Mark Smith | 50-49 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Joel Donahue (SF), Rick Mercer (PF), Anthony Jones (C) Roger Anderson, Kenneth Peters, Nicholas Babin, Mark Smith | |
| 05:47 | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Beard | 50-51 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Marvin Harrison steps in front of the Louie Chavira pass | 50-51 |
| 05:31 | Oklahoma | George Beard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Harrison | 50-53 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Michael Thayer's layup is rejected by Rick Mercer | 50-53 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 04:46 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones makes the floater in the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Anthony Jones - foul #4 on Anthony Jones, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson (SG), Kenneth Peters (SF), Nicholas Babin (PF) Marvin Harrison, Joel Donahue, Rick Mercer | |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:07 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 03:52 | Oklahoma | Anthony Jones can't throw it down | 53-55 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Anthony Jones is called for the reach on Michael Thayer - foul #5 on Anthony Jones, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Marvin Harrison (SG), Mark Smith (C) George Beard, Anthony Jones | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Roger Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Peters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Babin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Oklahoma | Roger Anderson's pass is intercepted by Ronald Smith | 55-55 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 02:29 | Louisville | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Peters - foul #3 on Kenneth Peters, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | William Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 02:27 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | George Beard (PG) Marvin Harrison | |
| 02:07 | Oklahoma | George Beard hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Anderson | 56-57 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Mark Smith picks off the pass by Michael Thayer | 56-57 |
| 01:18 | Oklahoma | Mark Smith buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from George Beard | 56-59 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer throws it down on a nice dish by William Wallace | 58-59 |
| 00:45 | Oklahoma | George Beard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 58-59 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | William Wallace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 00:27 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin grabs the board | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin is fouled in the backcourt by Louie Chavira - foul #5 on Louie Chavira, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (PG) Louie Chavira | |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:25 | Oklahoma | Nicholas Babin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Michael Thayer connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Oklahoma | Kenneth Peters hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Babin | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 60-62 |