| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | John McLyman is called for the reach on Rodney Washington - foul #2 on John McLyman, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Ernest Duvall - foul #2 on Ernest Duvall, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Shawn Rose clanks a runner near the basket | 29-42 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-42 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 29-42 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Shawn Rose and he's fouled by William Perry - foul #4 on William Perry, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) William Perry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the right block set up by Arthur Arnold | 31-45 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Piao China | 31-47 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | John McLyman buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Arnold | 33-47 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 33-47 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John McLyman | 35-47 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-47 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Donald Gary (C) Arthur Arnold, John McLyman, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Scott Conner - foul #1 on Scott Conner, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gary | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Michael Greene is hacked by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Piao China - foul #2 on Piao China, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF) Michael Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens | |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose dunks the ball on a great pass from Piao China | 39-49 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits a floater from the left block | 41-49 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Washington | 41-52 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Dishi Xue scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Duvall | 43-52 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 43-54 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), John McLyman (SG), William Perry (PF) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Piao China misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | William Perry gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Brian Mak evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 45-54 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Piao China | 45-56 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall's floater is tipped away by Stephen Catalano | 45-56 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it in | 47-56 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear's layup is rejected by Brian Mak | 47-56 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it home | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | William Perry clanks a floater from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the tip | 47-58 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall tips it home | 49-58 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Arnold - foul #1 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF), Donald Gary (C) Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | John McLyman hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Greene | 51-60 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG) Arthur Arnold, John McLyman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (C) Gary Kinnear | |
| 09:39 | Iowa | William Perry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Greene | 54-60 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Piao China misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Piao China is called for traveling | 54-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Ryan Page | |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-60 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Shawn Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Piao China makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Stevens | 54-63 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Brian Mak banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 56-63 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 58-63 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 58-63 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Greene | 58-63 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Greene (fairly fresh) PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tired) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Henry Zarnick is called for the reach on George Stevens - foul #1 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), John McLyman (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Michael Greene, William Perry, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Piao China, George Stevens, Stephen Catalano | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Donald Gary pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on John McLyman - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Ernest Duvall - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Rodney Washington snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rodney Washington | 58-66 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 60-66 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is whistled for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Rafael Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Rodney Washington - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) John McLyman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall's pass is intercepted by Shawn Rose | 62-66 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the easy layup | 62-66 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Brian Mak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Donald Gary (C) Arthur Arnold, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 62-66 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to George Stevens | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Piao China is whistled for traveling | 62-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF), Dishi Xue (PF) Ernest Duvall, William Perry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), John McLyman (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), William Perry (PF), Brian Mak (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Michael Greene, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left side | 64-66 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by John McLyman - foul #3 on John McLyman, team foul #7 | 64-66 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't finish the layup | 64-68 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | William Perry grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Ernest Duvall steals it from Shawn Rose out of a doubleteam | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 66-68 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold tips it in | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 68-68 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is wide open and slams it home | 70-70 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The jumper by Ernest Duvall is denied by Stephen Catalano | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Rodney Washington | 70-72 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Rodney Washington steps in front of the Arthur Arnold pass | 70-72 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Piao China hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rodney Washington | 70-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Iowa | John McLyman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-74 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 70-74 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Brian Mak - foul #3 on Brian Mak, team foul #8 | 70-74 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | John McLyman is fouled on the floor by Rodney Washington - foul #5 on Rodney Washington, team foul #9 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | George Stevens loses the ball out of bounds | 70-76 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) William Perry | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Piao China evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Piao China gets the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-76 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | John McLyman grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Gary Kinnear steals it from Brian Mak | 70-76 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Shawn Rose shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-76 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the follow up shot | 70-78 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brian Mak | 72-78 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Dishi Xue swats the layup by Shawn Rose | 72-78 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it back up and in | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | John McLyman clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by George Stevens - foul #3 on George Stevens, team foul #10 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 73-80 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't tip it in | 73-80 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 73-80 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Arnold | 75-80 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose can't finish the layup | 75-80 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 20 pts. 8 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Brian Mak works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 75-80 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Arthur Arnold is called for the reach on Stephen Catalano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #9 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the offensive rebound | 75-80 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-80 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Arthur Arnold is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #10 | 75-80 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 75-82 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | William Perry connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John McLyman and the foul's on Piao China - foul #3 on Piao China, team foul #11 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF) Ryan Page | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | William Perry misses the free throw | 77-82 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 77-82 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | George Stevens is hacked by Arthur Arnold in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #11 | 77-82 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SF), Ryan Page (C) Shawn Rose, Stephen Catalano | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 77-83 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-84 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Arthur Arnold - foul #5 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #12 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) Arthur Arnold | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | John McLyman drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Conner | 80-86 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SF) Stephen Catalano | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Conner - foul #2 on Scott Conner, team foul #13 | 80-86 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Scott Conner is fouled on the floor by Piao China - foul #4 on Piao China, team foul #12 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Scott Conner is called for the reach on Piao China in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Conner, team foul #14 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF) Shawn Rose | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 1st free throw | 81-88 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 81-89 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | John McLyman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-89 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 81-89 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-89 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Piao China runs out the clock | 81-89 |