| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fresh) PF - James Krout (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | William Bennett gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Lee | 3-1 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #2 | 3-1 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | William Bennett slams it home | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Fusco | 6-3 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | James Dean is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #1 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the finger roll set up by Frank Foss | 6-5 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marcus Stradford | 9-5 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Marcus Stradford denies the turnaround by James Krout | 9-5 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | William Bennett steps in front of the Nicholas Yarnell pass | 9-5 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is whistled for a carry | 9-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | James Dean pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zukowsky | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | James Wilson is hacked by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, James Dean, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is hacked by Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #3 | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is whistled for traveling | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (SF), James Krout (C) Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Ronald Panella picks off the pass by Nicholas Yarnell | 12-5 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella loses the dribble to Marcus Stradford | 12-5 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #4 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) Dave Iser | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Dean clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it back up and in | 12-7 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's fadeaway is rejected by James Krout | 12-7 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #5 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) George Vangilder | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | James Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | James Dean gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | James Dean scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Frank Foss and the foul's on Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, William Bennett | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Eric Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Dave Iser | 12-12 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Raymond Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Theodore Robinson (C) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF) James Dean, Dan Pittman | |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Fusco | 15-12 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Dave Iser | 15-12 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Dave Iser | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is fouled on the floor by Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), James Wilson (SF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Vernon Harris snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | James Wilson is denied on a layup by William Bennett | 15-13 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett can't connect on a shot from close range | 15-13 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 15-13 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Vernon Harris is hacked by Ronald Panella - foul #2 on Ronald Panella, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Ronald Panella, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Dan Pittman takes the ball from Raymond Reid | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Dean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Eric Lee takes the ball from George Vangilder | 15-13 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the finger roll | 17-13 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Yarnell takes the ball from Dave Iser | 17-13 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Vernon Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Theodore Robinson (C) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF) Dan Pittman, George Vangilder | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) Maximo Bianchi | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson double dribbles | 17-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Dean and he's fouled by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-16 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Robert Fusco, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (SG) Dave Iser | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) James Dean | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Wilson | 22-17 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Bennett | 22-17 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Raymond Reid picks off the pass by James Krout | 22-17 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to James Wilson | 22-17 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Raymond Reid connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 4 reb. C - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SF - William Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Krout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Maximo Bianchi | 25-19 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Vernon Harris double dribbles | 25-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (PF) Frank Foss, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-19 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by James Dean - foul #2 on James Dean, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF) Raymond Reid | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | James Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-21 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by George Vangilder - foul #2 on George Vangilder, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) George Vangilder | |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | James Dean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the finger roll | 29-21 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #11 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Maximo Bianchi (SG), William Bennett (SF) James Green, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | James Wilson steals it from James Krout | 29-23 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Frank Foss is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #9 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) James Dean | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 29-23 |