| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bryan Hussey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. C - Tim White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by Bryan Hussey - foul #1 on Bryan Hussey, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 19:24 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 19:06 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Bryan Hussey | 47-36 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the fadeaway from the right side | 47-38 |
| 18:14 | Air Force | Tim White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Bailey - foul #1 on Larry Bailey, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 17:22 | Air Force | Tim White misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Lee and he's fouled by Larry Bailey - foul #2 on Larry Bailey, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer (SF), Eddie Allen (PF) Bryan Hussey, Larry Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:39 | Air Force | Edward Smith hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell travels with the ball | 49-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stacy Mealy (SG), Aaron Ohl (SF), Michael Samuelson (C) Edward Smith, Phillip Stewart, Tim White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 15:58 | Air Force | Michael Samuelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Robert Schwenzer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stacy Mealy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Ohl (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eddie Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Samuelson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 49-43 |
| 15:49 | Air Force | Michael Samuelson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:45 | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Samuelson | 52-43 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is fouled on the floor by Michael Samuelson - foul #1 on Michael Samuelson, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryan Hussey (SF) Aaron Ohl | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Charles Thomas knocks in the jumper in the paint | 52-45 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Smith (PG), Phillip Stewart (SG), Larry Bailey (PF), Tim White (C) Robert Schwenzer, Stacy Mealy, Eddie Allen, Michael Samuelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Bryan Hussey steps in front of the Mark Boyce pass | 52-45 |
| 14:08 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Edward Smith, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell slams it home on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky | 55-47 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Smith and he's fouled by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #1 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Air Force | Eddie Allen (PF) Larry Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:06 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey makes the free throw | 58-47 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 12:24 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart is fouled on the floor by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #2 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer (SF) Bryan Hussey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Eddie Allen hits the finger roll set up by Edward Smith and the foul's on Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Stacy Mealy (SF), Michael Samuelson (C) Phillip Stewart, Tim White | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Hyslop | |
| 12:15 | Air Force | Eddie Allen makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Stacy Mealy - foul #2 on Stacy Mealy, team foul #6 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Eric Lee | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Schwenzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stacy Mealy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddie Allen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Samuelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Thomas | 61-52 |
| 11:23 | Air Force | Michael Samuelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 11:21 | Air Force | Eddie Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Eddie Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Eddie Allen, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Phillip Stewart (SG), Larry Bailey (PF), Tim White (C) Edward Smith, Eddie Allen, Michael Samuelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bryan Hussey (SF) Stacy Mealy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Charles Thomas | |
| 10:30 | Air Force | Tim White loses the dribble to Nicholas Yarnell | 61-52 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Smith (PG) Robert Schwenzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Larry Bailey misses the lay-in | 61-52 |
| 09:47 | Air Force | Larry Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Mark Young, Robert Hyslop | |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:24 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Xavier Willis connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 63-54 |
| 09:04 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 63-54 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 08:30 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey is hacked by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer (SG), Stacy Mealy (SF), Eddie Allen (PF), Michael Samuelson (C) Phillip Stewart, Bryan Hussey, Larry Bailey, Tim White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Eric Lee, David Roberts, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 08:11 | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Xavier Willis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 63-54 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Schwenzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stacy Mealy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Eddie Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Samuelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Kerry Windham double dribbles | 63-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Ohl (SF) Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Hyslop (C) Charles Thomas, Xavier Willis | |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Kerry Windham banks in the layup set up by Eric Lee | 63-56 |
| 06:30 | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Stacy Mealy is called for the reach on Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Stacy Mealy, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Edward Smith (PG), Phillip Stewart (SG), Bryan Hussey (SF), Larry Bailey (PF), Tim White (C) Robert Schwenzer, Stacy Mealy, Aaron Ohl, Eddie Allen, Michael Samuelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 05:42 | Air Force | Nicholas Yarnell steals it from Larry Bailey | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Edward Smith - foul #4 on Edward Smith, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:29 | Air Force | Tim White snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 05:20 | Air Force | Larry Bailey clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 63-58 |
| 05:19 | Air Force | Tim White tips it home | 65-58 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Roberts | 65-60 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 65-60 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Edward Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 65-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | Eddie Allen (PF) Larry Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Donald Fuhr, Charles Thomas | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Phillip Stewart - foul #3 on Phillip Stewart, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Xavier Willis (C) Robert Hyslop | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:01 | Air Force | Tim White grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:43 | Air Force | Tim White clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Edward Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Phillip Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryan Hussey (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eddie Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tim White (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Xavier Willis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 65-64 |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:59 | Air Force | Eddie Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 65-64 |
| 02:58 | Air Force | Tim White can't tip it in | 65-64 |
| 02:56 | Air Force | Eddie Allen misses the tip | 65-64 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Bailey (PF) Eddie Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Zlatko Zukowsky, Xavier Willis | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Eric Lee's pass is intercepted by Tim White | 65-64 |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Tim White clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 65-64 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the fadeaway from the left side | 65-64 |
| 01:45 | Air Force | Bryan Hussey gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart misses the lay-in but the foul's on Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #5 on Edward Smith, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer (PG) Edward Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:17 | Air Force | Tim White grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart is hacked by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:08 | Air Force | Phillip Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Mark Boyce's pass is intercepted by Larry Bailey | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Tim White is hacked by Eric Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Tim White makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Tim White misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:36 | Air Force | Larry Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Larry Bailey is hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Larry Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:33 | Air Force | Larry Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Eric Lee travels with the ball | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Larry Bailey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Lee, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Larry Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | Air Force | Larry Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Hyslop | 73-68 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Tim White is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lee - foul #5 on Eric Lee, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Samuelson (PF) Larry Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Eric Lee | |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Tim White makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:13 | Air Force | Tim White makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Tim White grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:07 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-68 |
| Subs | Air Force | Larry Bailey (PF) Michael Samuelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Robert Schwenzer runs out the clock | 75-68 |