| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney hits a fadeaway from the right side | 30-28 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | David Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Donald Wyss | 32-31 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Knight - foul #2 on Raymond Knight, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses the lay-in | 32-31 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses short on a jumper from the right block | 32-31 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd can't tip it in | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Wyss | 32-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Mark Boyce | 35-33 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Marion Heaney | 35-35 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Eric Cox (PF) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, David Mitchell, Bryan Ollis | |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by James Marburger - foul #1 on James Marburger, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Raymond Knight | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Cox - foul #1 on Eric Cox, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Marburger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) PF - Eric Cox (fresh) C - Austin Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Kerry Windham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 15:28 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Marburger | 39-38 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric Cox - foul #2 on Eric Cox, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Jason Beckner, Austin Coleman | |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (C) Eric Cox | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas State | Charles Thomas picks off the pass by Donald Wyss | 41-38 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Mark Boyce lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 43-38 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | David Roberts is called for the reach on Marion Heaney - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 13:23 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) David Mitchell | |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell travels with the ball | 43-42 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis drills a turnaround from close range | 43-44 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a shot from the left block | 43-44 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Loren Shealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 11:27 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Roberts and he's hacked by Bryan Ollis - foul #2 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (PF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:24 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman's pass is intercepted by Fredrick Cost | 46-44 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it in | 48-44 |
| 09:57 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman is hacked by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Keith Lorentz picks off the pass by Bernard Levin | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz banks in the layup | 50-44 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas State | Charles Thomas steals the ball from David Mitchell | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Charles Thomas lays it up and in | 52-44 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Marburger and the foul's on Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG) James Marburger | |
| 08:54 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas double dribbles | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Bernard Levin, Eric Cox, Austin Coleman | |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) David Mitchell | |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:16 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | David Roberts misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Bryan Ollis | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Arkansas State | Robert Hyslop steals it from Raymond Knight | 52-46 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Bryan Ollis - foul #3 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (C) Raymond Knight | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses short on a shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:55 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis tips it but misses | 55-46 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Loren Shealy steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass | 55-46 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is hacked by Bryan Ollis - foul #4 on Bryan Ollis, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), David Mitchell (SF), Austin Coleman (PF), Raymond Knight (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis, Eric Cox | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 05:58 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 55-46 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | James Marburger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Charles Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the easy layup | 55-46 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin misses the jumper from the right block | 55-46 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 05:05 | Arkansas State | James Marburger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 05:03 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 04:58 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Jason Beckner (SF) James Marburger, Raymond Knight | |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 55-46 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Kerry Windham drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Peter Jenkins and he's hacked by Jason Beckner - foul #1 on Jason Beckner, team foul #9 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Boyd (C) Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF), Eric Cox (C) Bernard Levin, Jason Beckner, David Mitchell, Austin Coleman | |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:45 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis misses the floater from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Mark Boyce knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by David Roberts | 59-46 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas State | Eric Cox is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), David Mitchell (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Bryan Ollis | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Xavier Willis connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 61-46 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | Xavier Willis is called for the reach on David Mitchell - foul #2 on Xavier Willis, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (C) Jason Beckner | |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:34 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Xavier Willis pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the lay-in | 61-47 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Kerry Windham denies the turnaround by David Mitchell | 61-47 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Kerry Windham buries a shot in the paint | 63-47 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Keith Lorentz is called for the reach on Bernard Levin - foul #3 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-49 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the jumper from the right wing | 65-49 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Keith Lorentz - foul #4 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #10 | 65-49 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 00:26 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin buries a floater from the left side set up by David Mitchell | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz runs out the clock | 65-53 |