| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 30-38 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn scores on a floater from close range set up by Timothy Taylor | 30-40 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | David Dunn can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on John Wellman - foul #1 on John Wellman, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | John Wellman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Ehrlich | 32-41 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the floater from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 32-41 |
| 18:39 | Alabama | John Wellman can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 32-41 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 18:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Wesley Kegler | 32-41 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 18:10 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Don Jordan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor tips it home | 34-43 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Kegler | 36-43 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Don Jordan is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Gantz (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan | |
| 16:40 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #1 on Paul Williams, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 16:40 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | David Dunn lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Williams | 38-45 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | William Ehrlich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG) William Ehrlich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Harvey - foul #3 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Ricky Nelson, David Dunn | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Crane (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #4 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Reynolds (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), John Wellman (C) Ronald Jenkins, Fred Crane, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 40-47 |
| 15:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 40-47 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | John Wellman knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Ricky Nelson - foul #3 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | John Wellman makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (C) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 14:35 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:21 | Alabama | John Wellman hits a turnaround near the basket | 45-47 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Chris Gerken drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Robert Gantz travels with the ball | 45-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Ronald Jenkins (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Jason Tolbert, Robert Gantz, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is hacked by Christopher Harvey - foul #4 on Christopher Harvey, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Reynolds (SF) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn drills a fadeaway in the lane | 45-52 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | David Dunn scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Don Jordan | 48-54 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Paul Williams is called for the reach on Robert Reynolds - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Robert Gantz (SF), Wesley Kegler (PF), John Wellman (C) William Ehrlich, Robert Reynolds, Fred Crane, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Robert Gantz knocks in the runner from close range | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jason Tolbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Gantz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wellman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunn (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Don Jordan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 50-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (SG) Ronald Jenkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| 11:19 | Alabama | William Ehrlich can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Chris Gerken and the foul's on John Wellman - foul #2 on John Wellman, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Crane (C) John Wellman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the free throw | 50-57 |
| 10:41 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses short on a shot from the right block | 50-57 |
| 10:39 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 10:24 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-57 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ricky Nelson | 50-57 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 50-57 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | Fred Crane pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | William Ehrlich's pass is intercepted by Chris Gerken | 50-57 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a shot from the free throw line | 50-59 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Robert Gantz misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Don Jordan - foul #3 on Don Jordan, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF), John Wellman (C) Jason Tolbert, William Ehrlich, Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Don Jordan | |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Robert Gantz makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:29 | Alabama | Robert Gantz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor buries a jumper from the left side | 52-61 |
| 08:46 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | John Wellman blocks the jumper by Timothy Taylor | 52-61 |
| 08:20 | Alabama | Robert Gantz grabs the board | 52-61 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-61 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | John Wellman snags the offensive board | 52-61 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Gantz | 55-61 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Turkowski and the foul's on Ronald Jenkins - foul #3 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Wesley Kegler (PF), Alonso Laffey (C) Robert Gantz, Fred Crane, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG), Don Jordan (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Timothy Taylor, Ricky Nelson, David Dunn | |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the free throw | 55-64 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Jenkins (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kegler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Alonso Laffey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds dunks the ball set up by William Ehrlich | 57-64 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Don Jordan drills a 3 from straight away set up by Chris Gerken | 57-67 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Don Jordan steals the ball from Robert Reynolds | 57-67 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the lay-in | 57-67 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis tips it but misses | 57-67 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ronald Jenkins, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Christopher Harvey (SF) Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wesley Kegler - foul #2 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Wellman (C) Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-69 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 57-69 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis gets the offensive rebound | 57-69 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-69 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Chris Gerken misses the tip | 57-69 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Wellman | 57-69 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Williams - foul #3 on Paul Williams, team foul #7 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Wesley Kegler (PF) William Ehrlich, Alonso Laffey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), David Dunn (PF) Paul Williams, Ricky Nelson | |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wesley Kegler - foul #3 on Wesley Kegler, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Reynolds (SF) Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Don Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Timothy Taylor | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | Alabama | John Wellman misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #5 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #8 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Fred Crane (PF) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 04:24 | Alabama | John Wellman misses the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 04:24 | Alabama | John Wellman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | David Dunn misses long on a floater from close range | 60-73 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 60-73 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Timothy Taylor steals the ball from William Ehrlich in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Turkowski | 60-75 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - William Ehrlich (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Gantz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Crane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wellman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dunn (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Alabama | William Ehrlich is fouled on the floor by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #9 | 60-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Christopher Harvey (SF), Alonso Laffey (C) Robert Reynolds, John Wellman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:37 | Alabama | William Ehrlich makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | William Ehrlich misses the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn grabs the board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson is denied on a layup by Fred Crane | 61-75 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jason Tolbert (PG), Wesley Kegler (PF) William Ehrlich, Fred Crane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF) Thomas Turkowski, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 02:59 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-75 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins (SG), Robert Reynolds (SF) Robert Gantz, Christopher Harvey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:54 | Alabama | Wesley Kegler misses long on a floater from the baseline | 61-75 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the rebound | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 61-75 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the offensive board | 61-75 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Chris Gerken buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Taylor | 61-78 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds clanks a jumper from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 01:45 | Alabama | Jason Tolbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-78 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 61-78 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor comes up short on the runner in the paint | 61-78 |
| 01:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Reynolds | 61-78 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 64-78 |
| 01:01 | Alabama | Robert Reynolds grabs the board | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Alabama | Ronald Jenkins clanks a 3 from the right corner | 64-78 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | David Dunn pulls down the rebound | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #10 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Ehrlich (PG), Robert Gantz (SG), Christopher Harvey (SF), Fred Crane (PF) Jason Tolbert, Ronald Jenkins, Robert Reynolds, Wesley Kegler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey is hacked by Kenneth Wynn - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #10 | 64-80 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey makes the 1st free throw | 65-80 |
| 00:22 | Alabama | Alonso Laffey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor runs out the clock | 66-80 |