| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn blows the layup but he's fouled by Brian Ellenburg - foul #2 on Brian Ellenburg, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Missouri State | Jimmy Dupuis swats the short shot by Johnnie Betton | 31-33 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Don Jordan snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #2 on Eugene Jones, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is fouled on the floor by Brian Ellenburg - foul #3 on Brian Ellenburg, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Billy McCunn (PF) Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Chris Gerken buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Taylor | 31-36 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton loses the dribble to Chris Gerken | 31-36 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Chris Gerken lays it in | 31-38 |
| 18:17 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-38 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-38 |
| 17:58 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 17:40 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Billy McCunn | 34-38 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ron Clark - foul #1 on Ron Clark, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG), Dale Johns (SF), Dale Walter (C) Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (SF), David Dunn (PF) Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:59 | Missouri State | Dale Walter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Dale Johns steals the ball from Ricky Nelson | 34-39 |
| 16:13 | Missouri State | Ricky Nelson steps in front of the Dale Walter pass | 34-39 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | James White is called for the reach on Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on James White, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Douglas Blankenship (PF) Leslie Nash, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Don Jordan (SF), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-39 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Johns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | David Dunn misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 34-39 |
| 15:32 | Missouri State | Ron Clark snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 15:06 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ron Clark | 37-39 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Paul Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) James White, Dale Johns, Douglas Blankenship, Dale Walter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Ricky Nelson (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, David Dunn | |
| 14:23 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 37-39 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Don Jordan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chris Gerken | 37-41 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Don Jordan takes the ball from Johnnie Betton | 37-41 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is whistled for a carry | 37-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Basil Bryant (SG) Ron Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis (C) Don Jordan | |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Leslie Nash and he's hacked by Ricky Nelson - foul #1 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses the free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 39-41 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor loses the ball out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG) Leslie Nash | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 12:45 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg's floater is tipped away by David Dunn | 39-41 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is fouled on the floor by Basil Bryant - foul #1 on Basil Bryant, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Walter (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Don Jordan (SF) Timothy Taylor, Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Dupuis | 39-44 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), James White (SG) Basil Bryant, Douglas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Paul Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) David Dunn | |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Williams - foul #2 on Paul Williams, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:40 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Johns (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Billy McCunn - foul #2 on Billy McCunn, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (PF) Dale Johns | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:23 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:11 | Missouri State | Dale Walter banks in the layup | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Don Jordan tips it in | 43-47 |
| 10:23 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Ron Clark, Dale Walter, Douglas Blankenship, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Nelson | 43-50 |
| 09:52 | Missouri State | James White double dribbles | 43-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG) Leslie Nash | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Dale Johns - foul #1 on Dale Johns, team foul #8 | 43-50 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Don Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | James White misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Gerken - foul #1 on Chris Gerken, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG) Chris Gerken | |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | James White makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:24 | Missouri State | James White misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 44-52 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is whistled for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG) James White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Ricky Nelson (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Timothy Taylor, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-52 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Dupuis | 44-52 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits a runner from the right block set up by Paul Williams | 44-54 |
| 08:13 | Missouri State | Paul Williams picks off the pass by Eugene Jones | 44-54 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Williams | 44-56 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Ricky Nelson - foul #2 on Ricky Nelson, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), James White (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (C) Dale Johns, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), Don Jordan (SF), David Dunn (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Ricky Nelson, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 07:28 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dale Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy McCunn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - David Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:08 | Missouri State | Dale Walter comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 07:06 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg grabs the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 06:47 | Missouri State | James White makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | David Dunn comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 06:06 | Missouri State | Dale Walter double dribbles | 47-56 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Douglas Blankenship (PF) James White, Brian Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 05:38 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Leslie Nash | 49-56 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Dunn | 49-59 |
| 05:07 | Missouri State | Dale Walter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Dunn | 49-59 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson is hacked by Douglas Blankenship - foul #1 on Douglas Blankenship, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton (SF), Eugene Jones (C) Dale Walter, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jimmy Dupuis - foul #2 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG) Leslie Nash | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG) Chris Gerken | |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 04:24 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:15 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turkowski - foul #1 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (SG) Ron Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 03:58 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton is called for traveling | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Paul Williams is hacked by Dale Johns - foul #2 on Dale Johns, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Paul Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Paul Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Kenneth Wynn is called for the reach on Johnnie Betton - foul #2 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Billy McCunn (PF) James White, Douglas Blankenship | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:28 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Leslie Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Johns (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Chris Gerken steps out of bounds on the baseline | 52-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Ricky Nelson | |
| 02:50 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-62 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Dale Johns, Billy McCunn | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Dunn (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash is hacked by Jimmy Dupuis - foul #3 on Jimmy Dupuis, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:33 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Louisville | David Dunn clanks a runner in the lane | 53-62 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis tips it home | 53-64 |
| 01:51 | Missouri State | David Dunn swats the layup by Brian Ellenburg | 53-64 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Jordan | 53-64 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Leslie Nash takes the ball from Timothy Taylor in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| 01:34 | Missouri State | Ron Clark clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 01:33 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton tips it but misses | 53-64 |
| 01:31 | Missouri State | Ron Clark snags the offensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:17 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-64 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF), Billy McCunn (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) David Dunn | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Chris Gerken clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the tip | 53-64 |
| 00:44 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 00:40 | Missouri State | James White misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-64 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Chris Gerken grabs the board | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State 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) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | James White is called for the reach on Timothy Taylor - foul #2 on James White, team foul #11 | 53-64 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 00:11 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 00:04 | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor runs out the clock | 53-64 |