| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fresh) SG - William Rayford (fresh) SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Eastham (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Swanson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - August Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Johnny Miller inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Louisville | Johnny Miller's pass is intercepted by William Swanson in the backcourt | 17-33 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Henry Fox double dribbles | 17-33 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Joel Lee steps in front of the Cory Dyar pass | 17-33 |
| 18:53 | Colorado | Henry Fox misses the lay-in | 17-33 |
| 18:52 | Colorado | Henry Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 17-33 |
| 18:37 | Colorado | William Swanson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 17-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Eastham - foul #3 on Terry Eastham, team foul #1 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF) Johnny Miller | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Font (C) August Johnson | |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 18-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | Terry Eastham is hacked by Mike Curtis - foul #2 on Mike Curtis, team foul #1 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Martin Greene, William Rayford, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (PG), Oscar Haynes (SG), Albert McVeigh (SF) Henry Fox, Joel Lee, Terry Eastham | |
| 17:39 | Colorado | Henry Lubbers splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-35 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Smiechowski | 19-35 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Albert McVeigh steals it from Christopher Richardson | 19-35 |
| 16:59 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 16:57 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh snags the offensive board | 19-35 |
| 16:35 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 16:34 | Colorado | William Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 16:23 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 16:21 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 16:04 | Colorado | The pull-up jumper by Henry Lubbers is blocked by Cory Dyar | 19-35 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the wide open floater from the left wing | 21-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cory Dyar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Lubbers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oscar Haynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert McVeigh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Swanson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - David Font (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Colorado | David Font is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Font, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), William Rayford (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Mike Curtis (C) Larry Gray, Christopher Richardson, Donald Roane, Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Fox (PG), Joel Lee (SG), Terry Eastham (SF), August Johnson (C) Henry Lubbers, Oscar Haynes, Albert McVeigh, David Font | |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Mike Curtis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-35 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the tip | 21-35 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Johnny Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | William Swanson drills a floater in the lane set up by Terry Eastham | 24-37 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | August Johnson is called for the reach on William Rayford - foul #1 on August Johnson, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Vincent Brown (C) August Johnson | |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Martin Greene is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 13:03 | Colorado | Johnny Miller picks off the pass by Joel Lee | 26-37 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | William Rayford misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski tips it in | 28-37 |
| 12:20 | Colorado | Terry Eastham hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 28-37 |
| 12:19 | Colorado | Henry Fox can't tip it in | 28-37 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the board | 28-37 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Joel Lee takes the ball from Wayne Smiechowski in the backcourt | 28-37 |
| 11:55 | Colorado | William Swanson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 28-37 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mike Curtis | 28-37 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Vincent Brown picks off the pass by Wayne Smiechowski | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Rayford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Smiechowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Eastham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Swanson (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Vincent Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Colorado | The short jumper by Henry Fox is denied by Wayne Smiechowski | 28-37 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Martin Greene gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Martin Greene buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Rayford | 31-37 |
| 10:15 | Colorado | William Swanson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 10:14 | Colorado | Vincent Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 09:55 | Colorado | Henry Fox is hacked by Martin Greene - foul #1 on Martin Greene, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Cory Dyar (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Martin Greene, William Rayford, Johnny Miller, Wayne Smiechowski, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (PG), Oscar Haynes (SG), Albert McVeigh (SF), August Johnson (C) Henry Fox, Joel Lee, Terry Eastham, Vincent Brown | |
| 09:40 | Colorado | August Johnson makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Oscar Haynes | 31-39 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 08:55 | Colorado | August Johnson can't connect on a jumper from close range | 34-39 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Cory Dyar pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Larry Gray lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| 08:09 | Colorado | Richard Lewis is called for the reach on Henry Lubbers - foul #3 on Richard Lewis, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mike Curtis (C) Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG), Terry Eastham (SF), David Font (C) Oscar Haynes, William Swanson, August Johnson | |
| 07:44 | Colorado | Joel Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Henry Lubbers | 36-42 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Albert McVeigh swats the shot by Cory Dyar | 36-42 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Cory Dyar tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Curtis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Lubbers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Eastham (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Albert McVeigh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Font (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:59 | Colorado | Joel Lee hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Albert McVeigh | 38-45 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Larry Gray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-45 |
| 06:30 | Colorado | Terry Eastham grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 06:08 | Colorado | Joel Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Mike Curtis pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Donald Roane's pass is intercepted by Joel Lee in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Albert McVeigh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joel Lee | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 38-47 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Mike Curtis tips it in | 40-47 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), William Rayford (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Larry Gray, Christopher Richardson, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Fox (PG), Oscar Haynes (SG), Vincent Brown (PF), August Johnson (C) Henry Lubbers, Joel Lee, Albert McVeigh, David Font | |
| 05:26 | Colorado | Terry Eastham is fouled on the floor by Donald Roane - foul #1 on Donald Roane, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SF) Donald Roane | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Vincent Brown misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Johnny Miller - foul #1 on Johnny Miller, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Lewis (C) Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Vincent Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Henry Fox is called for the reach on Johnny Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Fox, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Martin Greene | 43-49 |
| 04:18 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from August Johnson | 43-52 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | William Rayford drills a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:23 | Colorado | Terry Eastham hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Fox | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rayford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Smiechowski (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lewis (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Henry Fox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Eastham (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - August Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Martin Greene clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Oscar Haynes gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF), Cory Dyar (PF), Mike Curtis (C) Johnny Miller, Wayne Smiechowski, Richard Lewis | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joel Lee (SG), Henry Lubbers (SF), Albert McVeigh (PF), David Font (C) Oscar Haynes, Terry Eastham, Vincent Brown, August Johnson | |
| 02:30 | Colorado | Henry Fox scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Albert McVeigh | 45-57 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Mike Curtis drills a shot from the left block and the foul's on David Font - foul #2 on David Font, team foul #5 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), David Neely (PF) Martin Greene, William Rayford, Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Swanson (PF) Henry Lubbers | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:55 | Colorado | Larry Gray picks off the pass by Albert McVeigh | 48-57 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Christopher Richardson lays it in on a great pass from Larry Gray | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:49 | Colorado | Joel Lee is hacked by Christopher Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), William Rayford (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Cory Dyar (PF) Larry Gray, Christopher Richardson, Donald Roane, David Neely | |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Lubbers (SF), August Johnson (C) William Swanson, David Font | |
| 01:46 | Colorado | Joel Lee is hacked by William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| 01:46 | Colorado | Joel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Cory Dyar gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 01:40 | Colorado | Joel Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Joel Lee is hacked by William Rayford in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:39 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Cory Dyar drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Rayford | 52-59 |
| 01:19 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Joel Lee is fouled in the backcourt by William Rayford - foul #3 on William Rayford, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Mike Curtis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Joel Lee is hacked by William Rayford - foul #4 on William Rayford, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 01:14 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Johnny Miller is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Christopher Richardson (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (PF), Richard Lewis (C) Martin Greene, William Rayford, Johnny Miller, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Henry Fox is hacked by Wayne Smiechowski - foul #3 on Wayne Smiechowski, team foul #11 | 52-63 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Henry Fox makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:09 | Colorado | Henry Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Larry Gray scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Richardson | 54-65 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Christopher Richardson is called for the reach on Joel Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #12 | 54-65 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Joel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Larry Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Joel Lee drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Christopher Richardson - foul #4 on Christopher Richardson, team foul #13 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Eastham (SF), William Swanson (PF) Henry Lubbers, Albert McVeigh | |
| 00:35 | Colorado | Joel Lee misses the free throw | 54-69 |
| 00:35 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to August Johnson | 54-69 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | August Johnson drills a shot in the paint set up by Henry Fox and he's fouled by Richard Lewis - foul #4 on Richard Lewis, team foul #14 | 54-71 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | August Johnson misses the free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Richard Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-71 |
| 00:03 | Colorado | William Swanson snags the defensive board | 54-71 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Henry Fox runs out the clock | 54-71 |