| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) C - Claude Samons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Claude Samons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese misses the floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Claude Samons clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Frank Reppert, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Claude Samons misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled on the floor by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Frank Reppert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Liberty | Richard Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Sammy Whitehurst - foul #1 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:02 | Liberty | Claude Samons gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:45 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst scores on a shot from the baseline | 1-3 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Frank Reppert can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 1-3 |
| 18:28 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst pulls down the rebound | 1-3 |
| 18:14 | Liberty | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Conrad Hurst | 1-3 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Matt Wynn tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 17:24 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Fredrick Reese steps in front of the Ryan Rine pass | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Liberty | Richard Walker travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Gary Farrish (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) Richard Walker, Conrad Hurst, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese, Claude Samons | |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Keith Matthews drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 6-3 |
| 16:24 | Liberty | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on William Elkins - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:14 | Liberty | Gary Farrish connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Elkins | 6-5 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd lays it up and in set up by Edward Drayton | 8-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) C - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Chris Hunter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy travels with the ball | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG) William Elkins | |
| 15:27 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:25 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Liberty | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on Chris Hunter - foul #2 on Edward Drayton, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Liberty | Kurt Hicks (SF), Clark Gambino (PF) Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath | |
| 15:00 | Liberty | The pull-up jumper by Gary Farrish is blocked by Louis Reaves | 8-5 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Arthur Yutzy | 11-5 |
| 14:33 | Liberty | Kurt Hicks hits a shot from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is hacked by Fredrick Glenn - foul #1 on Fredrick Glenn, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (SG), Fredrick Reese (PF) Gary Farrish, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kurt Hicks - foul #1 on Kurt Hicks, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF) Richard Walker, Kurt Hicks | |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 14:11 | Liberty | Clark Gambino snags the defensive board | 12-7 |
| 13:49 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it home | 14-7 |
| 13:08 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:06 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the tip | 14-7 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 14-7 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is hacked by Fredrick Reese - foul #1 on Fredrick Reese, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Gary Farrish (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) William Elkins, Conrad Hurst, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese, Clark Gambino | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 12:35 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Claude Samons (C) Fredrick Glenn | |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Gary Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| 12:06 | Liberty | David Harvey steals it from Chris Hunter | 14-8 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't finish the layup | 14-8 |
| 12:01 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:57 | Liberty | Frederick Byrd picks off the pass by Gary Farrish | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-8 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | David Harvey comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 14-8 |
| 11:29 | Liberty | Claude Samons grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:23 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-8 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Harvey | 14-8 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-8 |
| 10:56 | Liberty | Chris Hunter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 10:55 | Liberty | Claude Samons can't tip it in | 16-8 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-8 |
| 10:47 | Liberty | Chris Hunter grabs the board | 16-8 |
| 10:30 | Liberty | Chris Hunter scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Gary Farrish | 16-10 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-10 |
| 10:16 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath grabs the board | 16-10 |
| 10:07 | Liberty | Chris Hunter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 10:06 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath tips it but misses | 16-10 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Chris Hunter - foul #1 on Chris Hunter, team foul #6 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Conrad Hurst (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) Richard Walker, Gary Farrish, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Claude Samons | |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 09:36 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-10 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 18-10 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Sammy Whitehurst - foul #2 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #7 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Liberty | Kurt Hicks (SF) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-10 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 20-10 |
| 08:49 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 3 from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 20-13 |
| 08:36 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn gets the rebound | 20-13 |
| 08:32 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst lays it in on a nice dish by Kurt Hicks and he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG) William Elkins | |
| 08:32 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3 from straight away | 20-16 |
| 08:09 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Kurt Hicks clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Kurt Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Kurt Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:51 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Keith Matthews snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kurt Hicks (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 3 pts. C - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 3 from straight away | 23-18 |
| 07:17 | Liberty | Richard Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is whistled for a carry | 23-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Clark Gambino (C) Conrad Hurst, Kurt Hicks, Fredrick Reese, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 06:44 | Liberty | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Richard Walker | 23-18 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | David Harvey lays it in set up by Sean Sowders | 25-18 |
| 06:20 | Liberty | Chris Hunter makes the shot from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 28-20 |
| 05:49 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the tip | 28-20 |
| 05:30 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath gets the rebound | 28-20 |
| 05:17 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 05:15 | Liberty | Chris Hunter grabs the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:03 | Liberty | Chris Hunter scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Farrish | 28-23 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Sean Sowders loses the ball out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Conrad Hurst (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, Gary Farrish, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Clark Gambino | |
| 04:32 | Liberty | Sean Sowders steals it from Fredrick Reese | 28-23 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Ryan Rine lays it in on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 30-23 |
| 04:05 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| 04:05 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 03:37 | Liberty | William Elkins snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 3 pts. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Fredrick Glenn (PF) William Elkins, Fredrick Reese | |
| 03:23 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:23 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 32-27 |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst is hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Louis Reaves (PF) Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Clark Gambino (PF) Conrad Hurst, Claude Samons | |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:41 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 02:10 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 01:42 | Liberty | Edward Drayton steals it from Sammy Whitehurst | 37-28 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Edward Drayton lays it in | 39-28 |
| 01:28 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 01:06 | Liberty | Gary Farrish is called for traveling | 41-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Chris Hunter (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Jimmy Heath (C) Richard Walker, Sammy Whitehurst, Clark Gambino, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Edward Drayton drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Matt Wynn | 43-31 |
| 00:31 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the fadeaway from the right block | 43-34 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 43-34 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 43-34 |