| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Chase (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fresh) C - Howin Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| 19:29 | Cal | Stanley Mallory snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 19:10 | Cal | Joseph Patel is called for traveling | 27-20 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Howin Xue can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 27-20 |
| 18:40 | Cal | Stanley Mallory pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Joseph Patel scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-20 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is fouled on the floor by Loren Allen - foul #1 on Loren Allen, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 17:12 | Cal | Vincente Bruno is fouled on the floor by Timothy Colburn - foul #3 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Bob Cote (PF) Joseph Patel, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 16:58 | Cal | David Chase knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jessie Piercy | 32-22 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Chase - foul #3 on David Chase, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:17 | Cal | Marc Lutz steals it from Bob Cote | 32-24 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Amado Bruno - foul #1 on Amado Bruno, team foul #3 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG) Amado Bruno | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bob Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Cal | Jessie Piercy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Allen (PF) Bob Cote | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Fred Butler | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn blows the layup but he's hacked by Loren Allen - foul #2 on Loren Allen, team foul #4 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SF) Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Timothy Colburn is called for the reach on Vincente Bruno - foul #4 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 14:41 | Cal | Joseph Patel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Robert Wallace evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 14:24 | Cal | David Chase grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:18 | Cal | Loren Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Robert Delaney gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Chase - foul #4 on David Chase, team foul #5 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Bob Cote (PF), William Cox (C) Joseph Patel, Loren Allen, David Chase | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 13:52 | Cal | Howin Xue steals the ball from Jessie Piercy | 32-30 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Willard Hensler travels with the ball | 32-30 |
| Subs | Cal | Amado Bruno (SF) Stanley Mallory | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:06 | Cal | Vincente Bruno misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-30 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Robert Wallace pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses short on a floater from the left side | 32-30 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Willard Hensler tips it in | 32-32 |
| 12:13 | Cal | Jessie Piercy is hacked by Fred Butler - foul #2 on Fred Butler, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (PG), Stanley Mallory (SF), Loren Allen (PF), David Chase (C) Vincente Bruno, Amado Bruno, Bob Cote, William Cox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| 11:51 | Cal | Loren Allen misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Delaney - foul #1 on Robert Delaney, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| 11:51 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:51 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Joseph Patel (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Chase (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Danny Booth (fresh) SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Howin Xue drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Booth | 34-34 |
| 11:08 | Cal | Loren Allen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the floater from the right wing set up by Willard Hensler | 34-36 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Jessie Piercy connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Loren Allen | 37-36 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Willard Hensler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 10:15 | Cal | The rebound goes to Loren Allen | 37-36 |
| 09:55 | Cal | Loren Allen misses badly on a floater in the lane | 37-36 |
| 09:54 | Cal | David Chase snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 09:46 | Cal | Howin Xue steps in front of the Joseph Patel pass | 37-36 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Fred Butler and he's hacked by Stanley Mallory - foul #1 on Stanley Mallory, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Cal | Vincente Bruno (PG), Amado Bruno (SF), Bob Cote (PF) Jessie Piercy, Stanley Mallory, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Wallace (PF), Peter Alexander (C) Danny Booth, Robert Delaney, Howin Xue | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Willard Hensler makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 08:36 | Cal | Joseph Patel can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Bob Cote swats the short shot by Robert Wallace | 37-39 |
| 08:28 | Cal | David Chase snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 08:20 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Marc Lutz gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the contested shot from the baseline on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Patel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Amado Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bob Cote (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Chase (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willard Hensler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Cal | Bob Cote misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-41 |
| 07:32 | Cal | Joseph Patel hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Marc Lutz buries a shot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 06:44 | Cal | Vincente Bruno knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Patel | 41-43 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | David Chase denies the turnaround by Willard Hensler | 41-43 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Willard Hensler grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Wallace out of a doubleteam | 41-45 |
| 05:58 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-45 |
| Subs | Cal | Jessie Piercy (SG), Stanley Mallory (SF), Loren Allen (PF) Joseph Patel, Amado Bruno, David Chase | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Robert Delaney (PF), Howin Xue (C) Fred Butler, Willard Hensler, Peter Alexander | |
| 05:47 | Cal | Bob Cote misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Delaney - foul #2 on Robert Delaney, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Bob Cote makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Bob Cote makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is whistled for traveling | 43-45 |
| 05:05 | Cal | Marc Lutz is called for the reach on Jessie Piercy - foul #2 on Marc Lutz, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| 04:53 | Cal | Vincente Bruno drills a floater in the lane set up by Bob Cote and he's fouled by Timothy Colburn - foul #5 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 04:53 | Cal | Vincente Bruno misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Delaney | 45-45 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Bob Cote - foul #2 on Bob Cote, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marc Lutz - foul #3 on Marc Lutz, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:15 | Cal | Jessie Piercy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wallace | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Vincente Bruno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Piercy (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Mallory (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Loren Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Cote (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Delaney (tiring) 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Cal | Jessie Piercy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Marc Lutz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 03:04 | Cal | Loren Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Fred Butler is called for the reach on Vincente Bruno - foul #3 on Fred Butler, team foul #9 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Joseph Patel (SG), David Chase (C) Stanley Mallory, Loren Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (PF) Robert Delaney | |
| 02:40 | Cal | Vincente Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:40 | Cal | Vincente Bruno makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Stanley Mallory (SF) Jessie Piercy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Fred Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 02:06 | Cal | Vincente Bruno drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-48 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cal | Loren Allen (PF) Bob Cote | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (PF) Willard Hensler | |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Marc Lutz can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 01:42 | Cal | Stanley Mallory gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:19 | Cal | Stanley Mallory connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincente Bruno | 53-48 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses long on a floater in the lane | 53-48 |
| 01:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to David Chase | 53-48 |
| 01:07 | Cal | Loren Allen hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Vincente Bruno | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Loren Allen - foul #3 on Loren Allen, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Cal | Joseph Patel is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Butler - foul #4 on Fred Butler, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Wallace | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Marc Lutz is called for the reach on Joseph Patel in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marc Lutz, team foul #11 | 57-52 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:38 | Cal | Joseph Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Fred Butler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 00:30 | Cal | Stanley Mallory grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Fred Butler is called for the reach on Stanley Mallory in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Butler, team foul #12 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (PG) Fred Butler | |
| 00:29 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:29 | Cal | Stanley Mallory misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Robert Delaney snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Danny Booth misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-52 |
| 00:21 | Cal | Loren Allen snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Danny Booth is called for the reach on Loren Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Booth, team foul #13 | 59-52 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:20 | Cal | Loren Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Danny Booth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Marc Lutz pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:08 | Cal | The rebound goes to David Chase | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cal | Vincente Bruno runs out the clock | 61-52 |