| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Lester Vavra (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | David Singleton inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | James Schank is called for the reach on Eric Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Schank, team foul #1 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG) James Schank | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a runner in the lane | 33-19 |
| 18:56 | Penn State | Walter Hardy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-19 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Walter Hardy - foul #3 on Walter Hardy, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (PF) Walter Hardy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's layup is rejected by David Singleton | 33-19 |
| 18:01 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 33-19 |
| 17:44 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Rousey (SG), Paul Thai (SF), Michael Beckner (C) Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 17:27 | Penn State | Michael Beckner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-19 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr grabs the board | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Eric Lee and he's fouled by Paul Thai - foul #2 on Paul Thai, team foul #3 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG) Joshua Axelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the free throw | 33-22 |
| 16:52 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-22 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner can't tip it in | 33-22 |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn grabs the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Paul Thai misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-22 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the board | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marcellus Goshorn - foul #2 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #4 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (SF) Paul Thai | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Xavier Willis | |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | David Singleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 15:53 | Penn State | Michael Beckner pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Rousey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Weiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Beckner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | David Singleton lays it in | 35-23 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham loses the dribble to James Rousey | 35-23 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn misses the floater from the left side | 35-23 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-23 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr grabs the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 14:04 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | James Rousey loses the dribble to Nicholas Yarnell | 35-23 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | David Singleton picks off the pass by Kerry Windham in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | James Rousey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-23 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 35-23 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr loses the dribble to James Rousey in the backcourt | 35-23 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | David Singleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Rousey | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Yarnell | 37-25 |
| 12:47 | Penn State | James Rousey misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Eric Lee double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), Paul Thai (SF), Walter Hardy (PF), Lester Vavra (C) James Rousey, Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Kevin Weiner, Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) Eric Lee, Donald Fuhr, Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell, Kerry Windham | |
| 12:19 | Penn State | Walter Hardy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Mark Boyce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| 11:38 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Thai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Hardy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Lester Vavra (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Xavier Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Lester Vavra can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-25 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-25 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 37-25 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Xavier Willis tips it in | 37-27 |
| 10:39 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), David Singleton (SF), Funsan Victor (C) Joshua Axelson, Paul Thai, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Xavier Willis | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-27 |
| 10:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 37-27 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Funsan Victor is called for traveling | 37-27 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Funsan Victor pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | David Singleton clanks a shot from the left block | 37-27 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Mark Boyce snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Kerry Windham is hacked by David Singleton in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #5 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Rousey (SG) Marcellus Goshorn | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Eric Lee, Kerry Windham | |
| 08:56 | Louisville | David Singleton takes the ball from Nicholas Yarnell | 37-27 |
| 08:31 | Penn State | James Rousey misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-27 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Funsan Victor is called for the reach on Mark Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Funsan Victor, team foul #6 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Paul Thai (SF), Kevin Weiner (PF), Lester Vavra (C) James Schank, David Singleton, Walter Hardy, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Charles Thomas (SF) David Roberts, Mark Young | |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on an open shot from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Kevin Weiner | 37-27 |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Charles Thomas steps in front of the Paul Thai pass | 37-27 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses the lay-in | 37-27 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Rousey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Thai (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Lester Vavra (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Boyce (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (tiring) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Joshua Axelson - foul #4 on Charles Thomas, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), David Singleton (SF) James Rousey, Paul Thai | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Donald Fuhr, Mark Boyce, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 07:01 | Penn State | David Singleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Singleton | 37-29 |
| 06:20 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Thomas | 40-32 |
| 05:52 | Penn State | David Singleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Weiner | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Xavier Willis's floater is tipped away by Lester Vavra | 42-32 |
| 05:31 | Penn State | Lester Vavra gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | David Singleton is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #5 on Charles Thomas, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), James Rousey (SG), Paul Thai (SF), Walter Hardy (PF), Michael Beckner (C) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn, David Singleton, Kevin Weiner, Lester Vavra | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 05:02 | Penn State | Michael Beckner's pass is intercepted by Robert Hyslop | 42-32 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Lee | 42-34 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Walter Hardy's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Yarnell | 42-34 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell slams it home on a great pass from Robert Hyslop | 42-36 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | James Schank drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Thai | 45-36 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-36 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Walter Hardy - foul #4 on Walter Hardy, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (SF), Funsan Victor (C) Paul Thai, Michael Beckner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Young, Robert Hyslop | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Funsan Victor | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | David Singleton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Hardy | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Rousey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Singleton (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. PF - Walter Hardy (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Funsan Victor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Mark Boyce | 48-38 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | David Singleton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 02:48 | Penn State | James Rousey misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Funsan Victor steps in front of the Zlatko Zukowsky pass | 48-38 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | Funsan Victor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-38 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Hardy | 48-38 |
| 01:54 | Penn State | Walter Hardy misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | James Schank is called for the reach on Mark Boyce in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Schank, team foul #8 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | Joshua Axelson (PG), Paul Thai (SF), Kevin Weiner (PF), Michael Beckner (C) James Schank, David Singleton, Walter Hardy, Funsan Victor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner pulls down the rebound | 48-38 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Axelson | 51-38 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-38 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | James Rousey gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner misses badly on a shot in the paint | 51-38 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Mark Boyce travels in the backcourt | 51-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Penn State | Michael Beckner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Xavier Willis banks in the layup | 51-40 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Joshua Axelson runs out the clock | 51-40 |