| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir inbounds the ball | 37-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 19:38 | Penn State | William Smith gets the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Piao China steals it from Byron Weir | 37-32 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-32 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the tip | 37-32 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 37-32 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 18:21 | Penn State | William Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-35 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 17:38 | Penn State | Stephen Catalano is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 17:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 37-35 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:45 | Penn State | William Smith's floater is tipped away by Stephen Catalano | 37-35 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Piao China snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Shawn Rose knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 39-35 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | William Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rodney Washington | 39-35 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Piao China scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodney Washington and he's fouled by Franjo Zenor - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Piao China makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-35 |
| 15:43 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg can't tip it in | 42-35 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to William McHalffey | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Penn State | William Smith is hacked by George Stevens - foul #3 on George Stevens, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 15:05 | Penn State | William McHalffey can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 42-35 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:44 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes can't finish the layup but the foul's on William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Marijan Kiedrowski | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Byron Weir misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | William Smith is called for the reach on Rafael Barnes - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor | 43-35 |
| 13:33 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 43-35 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Piao China connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Rose | 46-35 |
| 12:57 | Penn State | Stephen Catalano steps in front of the Byron Weir pass | 46-35 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Catalano and he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #3 on Byron Weir, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the free throw | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 12:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left side set up by Byron Weir | 49-37 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Rodney Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:37 | Penn State | Byron Weir blows the layup | 49-37 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Ryan Page gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 11:07 | Penn State | Thurman Walters grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:54 | Penn State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it but misses | 49-37 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 49-37 |
| 10:23 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor loses the ball out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rodney Washington, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF), Phillip Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Byron Weir, William McHalffey, William Smith | |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 49-37 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it home | 51-37 |
| 09:49 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-40 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-40 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 51-40 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Carreras - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Marijan Kiedrowski, Dikembe Abdelal, Phillip Jones | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:21 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 51-40 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the follow up shot | 53-40 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg makes the floater from the right side | 53-42 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | George Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William Smith (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Franjo Zenor and the foul's on Shawn Rose - foul #3 on Shawn Rose, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:16 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Franjo Zenor steals the ball from Gary Kinnear | 53-45 |
| 07:50 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the finger roll | 53-47 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | William McHalffey picks off the pass by Gary Kinnear | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:10 | Penn State | William McHalffey is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Franjo Zenor | 53-49 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #4 on Byron Weir, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kevin Carreras (PF) Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:48 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelal | 54-52 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Shawn Rose drills a turnaround in the paint | 56-52 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), Phillip Jones (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, William Smith | |
| 05:42 | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski's pass is intercepted by Rafael Barnes | 56-52 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Phillip Jones swats the short shot by Rodney Washington | 56-52 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras misses short on a jumper near the basket | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:47 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 56-52 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Piao China double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Piao China, Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF), William Smith (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras, Phillip Jones | |
| 04:27 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the runner near the basket | 56-52 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Thurman Walters steals the ball from George Stevens in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #3 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Shawn Rose comes up short on the floater in the paint | 56-53 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it back up and in | 58-53 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | William McHalffey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 58-55 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | William Smith swats the short shot by Shawn Rose | 58-55 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Smith | 60-57 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses short on a shot from the right block | 60-57 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | William McHalffey pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Dikembe Victor - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Thurman Walters, William Smith | |
| 02:12 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Dikembe Victor, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), William Smith (C) Andrew Gregg, Kevin Carreras | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Byron Weir steals it from Rodney Washington | 60-57 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Byron Weir slams it home | 60-59 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Rodney Washington drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Kinnear | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-59 |
| 01:29 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Franjo Zenor | 63-59 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a jump hook in the paint | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the finger roll on a great pass from William McHalffey and he's hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #4 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 00:40 | Penn State | Byron Weir makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thurman Walters - foul #1 on Thurman Walters, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thurman Walters | 67-67 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The short jumper by Gary Kinnear is denied by William McHalffey | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 21 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-67 |
| 04:44 | Penn State | William Smith gets the rebound | 67-67 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | William McHalffey buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Byron Weir | 67-69 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the follow up shot | 69-69 |
| 03:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Thurman Walters | 69-71 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-71 |
| 03:22 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 69-71 |
| 03:01 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 69-71 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a 3 from the right corner | 69-71 |
| 02:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 69-71 |
| 02:22 | Penn State | William McHalffey tips it home | 69-73 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #3 on William McHalffey, team foul #8 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Byron Weir banks in the layup on a great pass from Thurman Walters | 71-75 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 01:42 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Thurman Walters comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the offensive rebound | 71-75 |
| 01:06 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't finish the uncontested layup | 71-75 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Piao China | 71-75 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-75 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | Byron Weir pulls down the rebound | 71-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 15 reb. 4 pf. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Rose - foul #4 on Shawn Rose, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 00:35 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano travels with the ball | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Piao China in the backcourt - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #9 | 71-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is fouled on the floor by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #9 | 71-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Franjo Zenor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #10 | 73-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (PF) Byron Weir, William McHalffey | |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the 1st free throw | 73-79 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Rodney Washington connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-80 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Thurman Walters in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #11 | 76-80 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:06 | Penn State | Thurman Walters pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Thurman Walters is hacked by Rodney Washington - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #12 | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a halfcourt shot | 76-81 |