| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Chung (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-41 |
| 19:39 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 19:01 | Rhode Island | William Chung buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Norman Pearl | 38-46 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't throw it down | 38-46 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 18:27 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Washington - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Mignone (C) William Chung | |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 40-47 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is hacked by Louis Thomas - foul #1 on Louis Thomas, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Stephen Catalano (PF) Piao China, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF), Maurice Hogg (PF) Eric Mealy, Louis Thomas | |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 17:15 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl scores on a shot from the right side set up by Dustin Paniagua | 40-49 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses long on a runner from close range | 40-49 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it in | 42-49 |
| 16:34 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-49 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Rodney Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), William Chung (C) John Cottingham, Maurice Hogg, James Mignone | |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Norman Pearl is denied by Gary Kinnear | 42-49 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Dustin Paniagua is called for the reach on Piao China - foul #2 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Louis Thomas - foul #2 on Louis Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fresh) 3 pf. C - William Chung (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Rhode Island | Stephen Catalano takes the ball from William Chung | 44-49 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 15:26 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 15:09 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (SF), James Mignone (C) Eric Mealy, William Chung | |
| 14:50 | Louisville | George Stevens drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Piao China | 47-49 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Victor | 49-52 |
| 14:19 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua's layup is rejected by Ryan Page | 49-52 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Piao China loses the ball out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Dustin Paniagua | |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | James Mignone grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Shawn Rose - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) Hubert Abney | |
| 13:42 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Ryan Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (PF) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), William Chung (C) Floyd Bonner, James Mignone | |
| 13:03 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham is fouled on the floor by Shawn Rose - foul #2 on Shawn Rose, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Norman Pearl | |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | William Chung blows the layup | 49-55 |
| 12:47 | Rhode Island | William Chung grabs the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 12:42 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham clanks a floater in the lane | 49-55 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Broderick | 52-55 |
| 12:23 | Rhode Island | Shawn Rose is called for the reach on Eric Mealy - foul #3 on Shawn Rose, team foul #5 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:15 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy buries a shot from close range set up by Hubert Abney | 52-57 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-57 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Hubert Abney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Chung (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Shawn Rose knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Piao China | 54-57 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | William Chung knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Hubert Abney | 54-59 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Eric Mealy steals it from Rafael Barnes | 54-59 |
| 10:41 | Rhode Island | Piao China picks off the pass by Eric Mealy | 54-59 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Shawn Rose comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-59 |
| 10:29 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 10:12 | Rhode Island | William Chung throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Stephen Catalano, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG), Dustin Paniagua (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF), James Mignone (C) Hubert Abney, Eric Mealy, Louis Thomas, William Chung | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-59 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a jumper from the left side | 54-59 |
| 09:41 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 09:35 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Cottingham | 54-62 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Dustin Paniagua - foul #3 on Dustin Paniagua, team foul #4 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF) John Cottingham | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Ryan Page denies the turnaround by Dustin Paniagua | 55-62 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor loses the dribble to Dustin Paniagua | 55-62 |
| 08:42 | Rhode Island | James Mignone hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Norman Pearl | 55-64 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-64 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Floyd Bonner | 55-64 |
| 08:08 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 55-64 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-64 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the offensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Mealy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd Bonner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Mignone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 57-64 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 07:18 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 57-66 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Stephen Catalano (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) George Stevens, Sheng Mang, Dikembe Victor, Gary Kinnear, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG), Hubert Abney (SF), Louis Thomas (PF), Maurice Hogg (C) Dustin Paniagua, Eric Mealy, Floyd Bonner, James Mignone | |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:21 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Rodney Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) Maurice Hogg | |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | William Chung drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Hubert Abney | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Shawn Rose drills a jumper from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 05:24 | Rhode Island | William Chung can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 59-70 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Rodney Washington | 62-70 |
| 04:46 | Rhode Island | William Chung misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-70 |
| 04:45 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas hits the follow up shot | 62-72 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits a floater from the right side set up by Piao China and he's hacked by William Chung - foul #3 on William Chung, team foul #5 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua (SF), James Mignone (C) Norman Pearl, William Chung | |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Shawn Rose is called for the reach on Louis Thomas - foul #4 on Shawn Rose, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl (PG) Hubert Abney | |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:19 | Rhode Island | James Mignone gets the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 04:07 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas drills a shot from the baseline set up by John Cottingham | 65-75 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-75 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 67-75 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham is fouled on the floor by Rafael Barnes - foul #3 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Maurice Hogg (PF) Louis Thomas | |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 03:48 | Rhode Island | John Cottingham misses the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the defensive board | 67-76 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Norman Pearl (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cottingham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paniagua (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Hogg (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Mignone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes knocks in the jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by James Mignone - foul #3 on James Mignone, team foul #6 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eric Mealy (SF), Floyd Bonner (PF) John Cottingham, Maurice Hogg | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:20 | Rhode Island | Norman Pearl knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-79 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Sheng Mang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Floyd Bonner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-79 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Shawn Rose (SF) George Stevens, Sheng Mang, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chung (C) James Mignone | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:55 | Rhode Island | William Chung knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Eric Mealy | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 3 from the right wing | 70-81 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | William Chung pulls down the rebound | 70-81 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | William Chung comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #9 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney (PG) Norman Pearl | |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | William Chung makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Shawn Rose, team foul #10 | 70-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Sheng Mang (SG), Dikembe Victor (SF), Stephen Catalano (PF), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas (PF), James Mignone (C) Floyd Bonner, William Chung | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Louis Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 70-83 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 70-83 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | George Stevens hits a 3 from the left corner | 73-83 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | Stephen Catalano steps in front of the James Mignone pass | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-83 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't tip it in | 73-83 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor grabs the offensive rebound | 73-83 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | George Stevens misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-83 |
| 00:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to James Mignone | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | James Mignone is fouled in the backcourt by George Stevens - foul #3 on George Stevens, team foul #11 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Cottingham (SG) Eric Mealy | |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | James Mignone makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | James Mignone misses the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:44 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua gets the offensive rebound | 73-84 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Rhode Island | Dustin Paniagua scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Hubert Abney | 73-86 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | George Stevens hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-86 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Hubert Abney runs out the clock | 76-86 |