| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 19:38 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 19:22 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell's layup is rejected by Jerry Underwood | 33-26 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Chase Brown gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is whistled for traveling | 33-26 |
| 18:52 | Hawaii | Keith Nally's pass is intercepted by Robert Gibbens | 33-26 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Levell - foul #3 on Jeffrey Levell, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane (PF) Jeffrey Levell | |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:10 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane is hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 17:54 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 35-28 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 17:40 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:35 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 35-30 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:13 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:09 | Hawaii | Keith Nally comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-30 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:46 | Hawaii | Keith Nally snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:25 | Hawaii | Chase Brown is called for the reach on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Chase Brown, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Chase Brown, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Charles Simek (SG) Keith Nally, Gregory Badillo | |
| 16:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Steven Bushong - foul #2 on Steven Bushong, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 16:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vasily Gavinski | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Bushong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Charles Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane misses long on a floater near the basket | 37-32 |
| 15:33 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Charles Simek is called for the reach on Ralph Choe - foul #1 on Charles Simek, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Gregory Badillo (SG), Jeffrey Levell (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Dikembe Emanuel, Kenneth Shane | |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Chase Brown | 39-34 |
| 14:30 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Levell | 39-36 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Chase Brown scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Ralph Choe | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Keith Nally jams it and he's fouled by Vasily Gavinski - foul #1 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Charles Simek, Glenn Harmon | |
| 13:45 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #3 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Ralph Choe | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG) Keith Nally | |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:10 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Chase Brown's floater is tipped away by Valeri Florkowski | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:41 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Jeffrey Puente | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Brumback | 44-40 |
| 12:04 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Frank Brumback drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 11:41 | Hawaii | Chase Brown is called for the reach on Gregory Badillo - foul #4 on Chase Brown, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Chase Brown | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Glenn Harmon (C) Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel, Jeffrey Levell | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Brumback (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Harmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon buries a jumper in the paint | 47-45 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Ralph Choe drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 10:39 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 10:37 | Hawaii | Keith Nally snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | Charles Simek blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Gibbens - foul #2 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Steven Bushong (PF), Vasily Gavinski (C) Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane (PF) Valeri Florkowski | |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Jeffrey Puente picks off the pass by Steven Bushong | 50-45 |
| 09:45 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente is hacked by Steven Bushong - foul #3 on Steven Bushong, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF) Keith Nally, Charles Simek | |
| 09:45 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:45 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 50-46 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Ralph Choe connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Nusbaum | 53-46 |
| 09:01 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Steven Bushong's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Shane | 53-48 |
| 08:40 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Glenn Harmon | 53-48 |
| 08:25 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Dikembe Emanuel out of the doubleteam | 53-50 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Ralph Choe is blocked by Kenneth Shane | 53-50 |
| 08:10 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:48 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane comes up short on the shot in the lane | 53-50 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Dikembe Emanuel picks off the pass by Steven Bushong | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Bushong (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vasily Gavinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Badillo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Emanuel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Shane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Harmon (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 07:11 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Ralph Choe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 53-50 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Ralph Choe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 06:18 | Hawaii | The jump hook by Glenn Harmon is blocked by Steven Bushong | 56-50 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Dikembe Emanuel is called for the reach on Vasily Gavinski - foul #4 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #4 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Robert Gibbens (C) Ralph Choe, Ronald Maynard, Steven Bushong, Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Charles Simek (SG), Jeffrey Levell (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Jeffrey Puente, Gregory Badillo, Kenneth Shane, Glenn Harmon | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 56-50 |
| 05:24 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:11 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Valeri Florkowski - foul #4 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG) Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:30 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Keith Nally | 58-52 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Chase Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-52 |
| 03:41 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 03:24 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Badillo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Levell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Charles Simek is called for the reach on Robert Gibbens - foul #2 on Charles Simek, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Vasily Gavinski (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Kenneth Shane (C) Gregory Badillo, Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski | |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Chase Brown connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Vasily Gavinski | 60-55 |
| 02:41 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (C) Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Charles Simek (SG), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Kenneth Shane | |
| 02:25 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell is whistled for a carry | 60-55 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Gibbens | 62-55 |
| 01:42 | Hawaii | Keith Nally travels with the ball | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Ralph Choe | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SG) Charles Simek | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't finish the layup | 62-55 |
| 01:18 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:06 | Hawaii | Robert Gibbens is called for the reach on Glenn Harmon - foul #3 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| 01:06 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:06 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Underwood | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:31 | Hawaii | Keith Nally grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:27 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Glenn Harmon | 64-56 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Gregory Badillo is called for the reach on Robert Gibbens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Badillo, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG), Steven Bushong (PF) Chase Brown, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:21 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 00:15 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Badillo | 64-62 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF) Ralph Choe, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Keith Nally is called for the reach on Robert Gibbens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Nally, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:13 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Levell buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Frank Brumback scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo misses long on a halfcourt shot | 66-64 |