| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) SG - Ian Cox (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Samford | The rebound goes to Bert Dunagan | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Samford | Marcus Stradford is called for the reach on Steven Neil - foul #1 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Samford | William Topete lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ian Cox - foul #1 on Ian Cox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 1-2 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Eric Lee | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | Samford | Bert Dunagan connects on the turnaround from the right block | 3-4 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Ian Cox steals it from Marcus Stradford | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Samford | Ian Cox hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Neil | 3-7 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Eric Lee knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 5-7 |
| 17:46 | Samford | Ian Cox misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-7 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Fredric Smith gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:21 | Samford | Steven Neil comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 17:12 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:49 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 16:42 | Samford | Bert Dunagan grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Ian Cox scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Neil | 5-11 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Robert Fusco's pass is intercepted by Bert Dunagan | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Topete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Samford | William Topete misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Robert Fusco grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | James Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lee | 8-11 |
| 15:09 | Samford | James Wilson is called for the reach on William Topete - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF), George West (C) William Topete, Bert Dunagan, Fredric Smith | |
| 14:46 | Samford | Maurice Parish can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses the tip | 8-11 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-11 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson can't tip it in | 8-11 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Vernon Harris tips it in | 10-11 |
| 14:08 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 14:06 | Samford | Steven Neil tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 13:45 | Samford | George West grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:27 | Samford | Steven Neil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-13 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Theodore Robinson | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 13-13 |
| 12:44 | Samford | Steven Neil double dribbles | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Theodore Robinson, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF), Bert Dunagan (PF), Fredric Smith (C) Maurice Parish, Bryan Gomes, George West | |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | James Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Fredric Smith - foul #1 on Fredric Smith, team foul #2 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Ian Cox | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bert Dunagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:39 | Samford | Bert Dunagan hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 11:08 | Samford | Nicholas Yarnell steals it from Bert Dunagan | 18-15 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the shot near the basket set up by Eric Lee | 20-15 |
| 10:47 | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Samford | Gordon Kimsey (SG), Bryan Gomes (C) Steven Neil, Fredric Smith | |
| 10:33 | Samford | James Wilson steps in front of the William Topete pass | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Lee | 23-15 |
| 09:57 | Samford | Bryan Gomes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Maurice Parish (SF) Gordon Kimsey, William Topete | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the runner from the left block | 23-15 |
| 09:41 | Samford | Maurice Parish gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:28 | Samford | Maurice Parish hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-15 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Eric Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 26-15 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Nicholas Yarnell is called for the reach on Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #4 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Fredric Smith (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Bert Dunagan | |
| 08:26 | Samford | Fredric Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| 08:26 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 08:26 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Yarnell | 29-17 |
| 08:00 | Samford | Zlatko Zukowsky picks off the pass by Steven Neil in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Steven Neil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Cox (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Topete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Gomes (fresh) C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the runner in the lane and the foul's on Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #6 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Raymond Reid, Nicholas Yarnell, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | Bert Dunagan (PF) Bryan Gomes | |
| 07:41 | Samford | Ian Cox makes the free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky and the foul's on Bert Dunagan - foul #1 on Bert Dunagan, team foul #4 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (SG) Ian Cox | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the free throw | 34-20 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Fredric Smith is fouled on the floor by Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #7 | 34-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:11 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 07:11 | Samford | Fredric Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | James Wilson travels with the ball | 34-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) William Topete | |
| 06:33 | Samford | Bert Dunagan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 34-22 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Eric Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-22 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Bert Dunagan comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #8 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Vernon Harris, Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Samford | Ian Cox (SG), Bryan Gomes (C) Edward Zdrojkowski, Fredric Smith | |
| 06:13 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 06:13 | Samford | Bert Dunagan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-24 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Eric Lee gets the offensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | James Wilson double dribbles | 34-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | William Topete (SF) Maurice Parish | |
| 05:17 | Samford | Bryan Gomes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 34-24 |
| 05:15 | Samford | Bryan Gomes hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 04:56 | Samford | William Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 04:40 | Samford | William Topete misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | James Wilson blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Gomes - foul #2 on Bryan Gomes, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Vernon Harris (PF), Theodore Robinson (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Nicholas Yarnell, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Samford | Edward Zdrojkowski (PG), Gordon Kimsey (SG), Fredric Smith (C) Steven Neil, Ian Cox, Bryan Gomes | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Fredric Smith travels with the ball | 36-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marcus Stradford (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Samford | Maurice Parish (SF) William Topete | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Edward Zdrojkowski (fresh) SG - Gordon Kimsey (fresh) SF - Maurice Parish (fresh) PF - Bert Dunagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Fredric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson blows the layup | 36-26 |
| 03:33 | Samford | The rebound goes to Edward Zdrojkowski | 36-26 |
| 03:22 | Samford | Vernon Harris steals it from Gordon Kimsey | 36-26 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a floater from the right side | 36-26 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Gordon Kimsey is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Gordon Kimsey, team foul #6 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Samford | Steven Neil (PG), Ian Cox (SG), William Topete (SF), Bryan Gomes (PF) Edward Zdrojkowski, Gordon Kimsey, Maurice Parish, Bert Dunagan | |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 38-26 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #9 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (C) Eric Lee, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 01:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:48 | Samford | Bryan Gomes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Steven Neil - foul #1 on Steven Neil, team foul #7 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Robert Fusco | |
| Subs | Samford | George West (C) Fredric Smith | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:23 | Samford | George West grabs the board | 39-27 |
| 01:10 | Samford | Ian Cox misses the lay-in | 39-27 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | James Wilson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-27 |
| 00:26 | Samford | Steven Neil misses the floater from the left side | 42-27 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 42-27 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-27 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Steven Neil clanks a fullcourt shot | 45-27 |