| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Willard Hensler drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 23-27 |
| 19:10 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie steps out of bounds on the sideline | 23-27 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the tip | 23-27 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits the follow up shot | 23-29 |
| 18:34 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Powers | 25-29 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 25-31 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Powers | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Howin Xue is hacked by John Powers - foul #3 on John Powers, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Larry Vanauken (SF) Robert Abercrombie, John Powers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Willard Hensler slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Wallace and he's hacked by Scott Donohue - foul #1 on Scott Donohue, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (C) Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 17:18 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 16:58 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Marc Lutz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses short on a shot from the left block | 28-33 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it back up and in | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-35 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bob Hernandes - foul #3 on Bob Hernandes, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Nicholas Roberts (C) Bob Hernandes, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Nicholas Roberts is blocked by Willard Hensler | 28-35 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Robert Wallace gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Vanauken (fresh) PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Willard Hensler's pass is intercepted by Larry Vanauken | 28-35 |
| 15:17 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses short on a shot from the left block | 28-35 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willard Hensler | 28-35 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Robert Wallace comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 28-35 |
| 14:57 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 14:51 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Willard Hensler is called for traveling | 28-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), George Parker (SG), John Powers (SF), Scott Donohue (PF), Dale Howard (C) Robert Abercrombie, Terry Dycus, Larry Vanauken, Octavio Giordano, Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Willard Hensler | |
| 14:00 | Central Florida | Dale Howard makes the jumper near the basket | 30-35 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Marc Lutz knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Wallace | 30-37 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | Marc Lutz takes the ball from John Powers | 30-37 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Robert Wallace tips it but misses | 30-37 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | John Powers snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 12:58 | Central Florida | George Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-37 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Dale Howard - foul #3 on Dale Howard, team foul #4 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Terry Dycus (SG), Octavio Giordano (PF), Nicholas Roberts (C) Bob Hernandes, George Parker, Scott Donohue, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Willard Hensler (SF) Timothy Colburn, Robert Wallace | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Howin Xue gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Robert Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| 11:37 | Central Florida | Nicholas Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Booth (fresh) SF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Willard Hensler misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-39 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the offensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Howin Xue jams it on a nice dish by Fred Butler | 30-41 |
| 10:36 | Central Florida | John Powers makes the jumpshot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Willard Hensler double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Larry Vanauken (SF), Scott Donohue (PF) Robert Abercrombie, John Powers, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Wallace (SF) Fred Butler, Danny Booth, Howin Xue | |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus clanks a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Marc Lutz - foul #1 on Marc Lutz, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dale Howard (C) Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 10:01 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 3rd free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 35-43 |
| 09:17 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #5 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (C) Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (C) Willard Hensler | |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Bob Hernandes - foul #4 on Bob Hernandes, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Parker (PG) Bob Hernandes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Robert Delaney | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace lays it in on a nice dish by Marc Lutz | 35-45 |
| 08:06 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Alexander | 35-45 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Dycus - foul #1 on Terry Dycus, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), John Powers (SF), Nicholas Roberts (C) George Parker, Terry Dycus, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Willard Hensler (PF) Timothy Colburn, Peter Alexander | |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:29 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 07:27 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Powers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott Donohue (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Marc Lutz loses the dribble to Larry Vanauken | 37-47 |
| 07:06 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes is hacked by Fred Butler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Butler, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (PG), Dale Howard (PF) Larry Vanauken, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG), Robert Delaney (PF), Peter Alexander (C) Marc Lutz, Robert Wallace, Howin Xue | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | John Powers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Peter Alexander grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Willard Hensler hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Booth and he's fouled by Nicholas Roberts - foul #2 on Nicholas Roberts, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Octavio Giordano (PF) Bob Hernandes, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | John Powers clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willard Hensler - foul #3 on Willard Hensler, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Howin Xue (C) Danny Booth, Willard Hensler | |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howin Xue | 38-50 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Butler | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | John Powers misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howin Xue | 38-52 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Terry Dycus steps in front of the Peter Alexander pass | 38-52 |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus buries a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Howin Xue - foul #1 on Howin Xue, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Scott Donohue (PF) Robert Abercrombie, Nicholas Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Wallace (SF), Willard Hensler (PF) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander, Robert Delaney | |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Robert Wallace buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 41-54 |
| 04:25 | Central Florida | Howin Xue is called for the reach on Terry Dycus - foul #2 on Howin Xue, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (SF), Dale Howard (C) John Powers, Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Howin Xue | |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Fred Butler - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:18 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Bob Hernandes - foul #5 on Bob Hernandes, team foul #9 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Parker (PG) Bob Hernandes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Robert Wallace steals it from Dale Howard | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Willard Hensler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Powers (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF) Terry Dycus, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Howin Xue (C) Fred Butler, Willard Hensler | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - George Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Powers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | John Powers hits a 3 from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the lay-in | 45-56 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | Howin Xue picks off the pass by Octavio Giordano | 45-58 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Dale Howard is called for the reach on Marc Lutz - foul #4 on Dale Howard, team foul #10 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Dale Howard steals it from Howin Xue | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | John Powers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Marc Lutz drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Colburn | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | George Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF) Peter Alexander | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida 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 man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn | 48-64 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Delaney - foul #4 on Robert Delaney, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Dale Howard makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:24 | Central Florida | Dale Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn runs out the clock | 50-64 |