| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Adam Little banks in the layup | 45-47 |
| 19:35 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Frank Konen is called for the reach on Henry Moritz - foul #1 on Frank Konen, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Robert Beers is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 19:17 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Barrie steps in front of the David Marburger pass in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Troy Barrie lays it up and in | 45-49 |
| 18:52 | Gardner-Webb | Troy Barrie steals it from Brent Smith | 45-49 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Troy Barrie connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Dibiase | 45-52 |
| 18:15 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 3 from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 48-52 |
| 18:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith buries a floater in the lane and the foul's on Adam Little - foul #1 on Adam Little, team foul #2 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (PF) Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith makes the free throw | 51-52 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Robert Beers is hacked by Henry Trahan - foul #3 on Henry Trahan, team foul #2 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Rickey Parsley (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Henry Moritz | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 51-54 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Troy Barrie - foul #1 on Troy Barrie, team foul #3 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG) David Marburger, Barry Reedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 17:18 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-54 |
| 16:59 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 16:38 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to William Dean | 53-54 |
| 16:27 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses the driving attempt near the basket | 53-54 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller tips it in | 55-54 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Thomas Downs buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 16:04 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the board | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Eric Won (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clement Ragland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dean (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Boris Kacynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 9 pts. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Merrill Koga buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dino Winski | 55-59 |
| 15:36 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 15:34 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 15:26 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 15:03 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean lays it up and in | 59-59 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Merrill Koga snags the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Dino Winski grabs the offensive board | 59-59 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 13:55 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller loses the dribble to Merrill Koga | 59-59 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 13:36 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 13:13 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean is called for traveling | 59-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, William Dean, Louie Miller, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith is hacked by Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| 12:50 | Gardner-Webb | Robert Beers denies the turnaround by Brent Smith | 59-59 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Barrie | 59-59 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 12:30 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 12:17 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David Marburger | 62-59 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Adam Little is hacked by Henry Trahan - foul #4 on Henry Trahan, team foul #3 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller (C) Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Louie Miller swats the short shot by Robert Beers | 62-59 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Konen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Louie Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Henry Moritz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 11:30 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 11:09 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Troy Barrie scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 10:28 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger clanks a floater from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses short on a runner from close range | 62-62 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Little | 62-62 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Frank Konen steals the ball from Robert Beers | 62-62 |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Barry Reedy and he's hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #5 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (SG), William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (C) Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Rickey Parsley (PF) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz | |
| 09:42 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Frank Konen denies the turnaround by Robert Beers | 65-62 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the offensive board | 65-62 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Robert Beers knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Thomas Downs | 65-64 |
| 09:03 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is whistled for traveling | 65-64 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland (SG) David Marburger | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF) Robert Beers | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Thomas Downs hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Merrill Koga | 65-67 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | A charge is called on Frank Konen - foul #2 on Frank Konen, team foul #4 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG) Henry Moritz | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the dunk attempt | 65-67 |
| 08:30 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 08:23 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Boris Kacynski denies the turnaround by Dino Winski | 65-67 |
| 08:15 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Eric Won | 65-67 |
| 07:54 | Gardner-Webb | Rickey Parsley is called for the reach on Frank Konen - foul #3 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #6 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy (SG), Henry Trahan (C) Eric Won, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Brent Smith (SF), Frank Konen (PF) Clement Ragland, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Konen (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses short on a runner from the baseline | 65-67 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Henry Moritz grabs the offensive board | 65-67 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Adam Little buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Dibiase and the foul's on Frank Konen - foul #3 on Frank Konen, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 06:46 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 06:45 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan can't tip it in | 65-70 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Troy Barrie snags the defensive board | 65-70 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by David Marburger - foul #2 on David Marburger, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Dean (SF), Boris Kacynski (PF) Brent Smith, Frank Konen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Robert Beers | |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 06:07 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Dean | 68-72 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 05:40 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger is called for traveling | 68-72 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG) David Marburger, Barry Reedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (PF) Troy Barrie, Henry Moritz | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Little | 68-75 |
| 04:58 | Gardner-Webb | Henry Trahan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the rebound | 68-75 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Adam Little | 68-78 |
| 04:34 | Gardner-Webb | William Dean clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-78 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Dino Winski grabs the board | 68-78 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-78 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger (PG), Barry Reedy (SG), Brent Smith (SF), Louie Miller (PF) Eric Won, Clement Ragland, William Dean, Boris Kacynski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Rickey Parsley | |
| 04:08 | Gardner-Webb | David Marburger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-78 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 68-78 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy is hacked by Thomas Downs - foul #1 on Thomas Downs, team foul #7 | 68-80 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy makes the 2nd free throw | 70-80 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase's pass is intercepted by Louie Miller | 70-80 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - David Marburger (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Reedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louie Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Trahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-80 |
| 03:24 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith tips it home | 72-80 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase lays it up and in on a nice dish by Troy Barrie and he's fouled by Barry Reedy - foul #2 on Barry Reedy, team foul #7 | 72-82 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski (PF) Louie Miller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Thomas Downs, Dino Winski | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the free throw | 72-83 |
| 02:53 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-83 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the defensive rebound | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Adam Little buries a floater from close range set up by Troy Barrie | 72-85 |
| 02:30 | Gardner-Webb | Brent Smith comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-85 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 72-85 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 72-87 |
| 01:56 | Gardner-Webb | Barry Reedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-87 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Troy Barrie gets the rebound | 72-87 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Adam Little can't finish the layup | 72-87 |
| 01:47 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski grabs the board | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:32 | Gardner-Webb | Boris Kacynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-87 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Eric Won (PG), Clement Ragland (SG), William Dean (SF), Louie Miller (PF) David Marburger, Barry Reedy, Brent Smith, Henry Trahan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Thomas Downs | 72-89 |
| 00:58 | Gardner-Webb | Louie Miller buries a floater from the left block | 74-89 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Clement Ragland - foul #1 on Clement Ragland, team foul #8 | 74-89 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi makes the 1st free throw | 74-90 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi makes the 2nd free throw | 74-91 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Koga steps in front of the Boris Kacynski pass | 74-91 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Dino Winski clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 74-91 |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland snags the defensive board | 74-91 |
| 00:00 | Gardner-Webb | Clement Ragland misses short on a fullcourt shot | 74-91 |