| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Garry Ralston | 34-33 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses long on a jumper in the lane | 34-33 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Anthony Harrington | 34-35 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:15 | New Mexico State | Gahuj Afshari is called for the reach on Clinton Nevarez - foul #3 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (PG), David Reese (SF), David Coughlan (PF) Garry Ralston, Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| 17:59 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by David Coughlan - foul #1 on David Coughlan, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF) William Schwegel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:37 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 17:21 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-38 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 17:13 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Ronald Jones | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:42 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 16:39 | New Mexico State | David Reese gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:23 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses the shot from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 16:21 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan grabs the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 16:05 | New Mexico State | The jumper by David Reese is denied by Paul Smith | 36-38 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Tamura | 36-38 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 15:44 | New Mexico State | David Reese pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:32 | New Mexico State | David Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Evan McNinch (PF), Julian Veiga (C) Carmelo Johnson, David Coughlan, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Paul Smith, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Allen Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 36-40 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 36-40 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Allen Harris snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 36-42 |
| 14:11 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston misses long on a floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston tips it home | 38-42 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Evan McNinch - foul #2 on Evan McNinch, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), David Coughlan (PF), Ronald Jones (C) David Reese, Evan McNinch, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Billy Tucker | |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:42 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits a shot near the basket set up by David Coughlan | 40-44 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Allen Harris hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 12:51 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is fouled on the floor by Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | David Reese (PG), Evan McNinch (PF) Garry Ralston, David Coughlan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris, Daniel Hayes | |
| 12:35 | New Mexico State | David Reese misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:34 | New Mexico State | David Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 40-49 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), William Schwegel (SG), David Coughlan (C) Clinton Nevarez, Carmelo Johnson, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington | |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Schwegel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Coughlan (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Evan McNinch blocks the jumper by Andrew Tamura | 42-49 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:52 | New Mexico State | David Reese is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), Ronald Jones (C) William Schwegel, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:40 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Garry Ralston | 44-49 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG) Carmelo Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker, Paul Smith | |
| 10:17 | New Mexico State | Ronald Jones misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-49 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:58 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 09:51 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Garry Ralston | 47-49 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Richard Anderson blows the layup | 47-49 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Richard Anderson knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Caldwell | 47-51 |
| 09:00 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 47-51 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington drills a 3 from straight away set up by Gregory Caldwell | 47-54 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-54 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Richard Anderson tips it home | 47-56 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #3 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson (SF), Evan McNinch (PF), Julian Veiga (C) Clinton Nevarez, David Coughlan, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 08:00 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:54 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston is hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG) Garry Ralston | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-56 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - David Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Carmelo Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Evan McNinch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Julian Veiga (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-56 |
| 07:19 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 07:00 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 49-56 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-56 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes grabs the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Clinton Nevarez - foul #3 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #3 | 49-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Ronald Jones (C) Clinton Nevarez, Julian Veiga | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:06 | New Mexico State | Carmelo Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Allen Harris connects on the jump hook in the lane | 49-60 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-60 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a shot from the left block | 49-60 |
| 05:15 | New Mexico State | David Reese snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 04:53 | New Mexico State | Evan McNinch misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 49-60 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-60 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), David Coughlan (PF) Garry Ralston, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Billy Tucker, Allen Harris, Daniel Hayes | |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Richard Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Coughlan - foul #2 on David Coughlan, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:13 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez blows the layup | 49-61 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is hacked by Clinton Nevarez - foul #4 on Clinton Nevarez, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Garry Ralston (PG), Evan McNinch (PF) Clinton Nevarez, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Paul Smith | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez (SG), Ronald Jones (C) Carmelo Johnson, Evan McNinch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Garry Ralston (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clinton Nevarez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Reese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Coughlan (fresh) 7 reb. C - Ronald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:13 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-61 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Richard Anderson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Gahuj Afshari | 49-63 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Clinton Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 49-63 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Richard Anderson is hacked by Garry Ralston - foul #1 on Garry Ralston, team foul #6 | 49-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | William Schwegel (SG), Micheal Winn (SF), Julian Veiga (PF) Garry Ralston, Clinton Nevarez, Ronald Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Paul Smith (SF) Gahuj Afshari, Gregory Caldwell | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Harrington and he's fouled by David Reese - foul #2 on David Reese, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:06 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to David Coughlan | 49-65 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico State | William Schwegel is whistled for a carry | 49-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Richard Anderson clanks a shot from the left side | 49-65 |
| 01:26 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-65 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | New Mexico State | Andrew Tamura swats the short shot by David Coughlan | 49-65 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 49-65 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Julian Veiga - foul #3 on Julian Veiga, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Richard Anderson denies the turnaround by David Coughlan | 49-66 |
| 00:48 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan grabs the offensive board | 49-66 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico State | David Coughlan is whistled for a carry | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith is whistled for a carry | 49-66 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico State | David Reese hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari runs out the clock | 51-66 |