| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Lester Hurst (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Christie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Cunningham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mark Fox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mervin Manikowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 40-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | David Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 19:28 | Sacramento State | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Steve Cunningham - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| 19:19 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 19:02 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Mervin Manikowski - foul #1 on Mervin Manikowski, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Brent James (SF), Keith Dodson (C) Steve Cunningham, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 18:45 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:27 | Sacramento State | John Christie comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 18:25 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:15 | Sacramento State | John Christie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG) Lester Hurst, John Christie | |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is hacked by Brent James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brent James, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a floater near the basket | 44-43 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't tip it in | 44-43 |
| 17:56 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 17:50 | Sacramento State | Brent James misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF) Mark Fox | |
| 17:50 | Sacramento State | Brent James makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:50 | Sacramento State | Brent James makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz travels in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 17:33 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Giannone | 44-47 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 47-47 |
| 17:17 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson misses the jumper in the paint | 47-47 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), John Christie (SG), Mark Fox (PF), Mervin Manikowski (C) John Giannone, Mark Lloyd, Keith Dodson, Brent James | |
| 16:45 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Roberts | 50-50 |
| 16:04 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski steps out of bounds on the baseline | 50-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears (PG) Lester Hurst | |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Mervin Manikowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mervin Manikowski, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Boyd | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Grant Boshears (fresh) SG - John Christie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Cunningham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mark Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mervin Manikowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 53-50 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Mark Fox steals the ball from Joseph Boyd | 53-50 |
| 14:52 | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears makes the shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Steve Cunningham steals the ball from Mark Boyce in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 14:32 | Sacramento State | Mark Fox is hacked by David Roberts - foul #3 on David Roberts, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Bernard Goodman (SG), Brent James (SF), Keith Dodson (PF), Millard Buckland (C) Grant Boshears, John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Mark Fox, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 14:18 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Bernard Goodman | 53-54 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins blows the wide open layup | 53-54 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 13:32 | Sacramento State | Peter Jenkins takes the ball from Bernard Goodman | 53-54 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-54 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Fredrick Cost and he's hacked by Brent James - foul #3 on Brent James, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG), Mervin Manikowski (PF) Lester Hurst, Bernard Goodman, Keith Dodson | |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 12:33 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 56-54 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is open and scores on a shot in the lane | 58-54 |
| 11:58 | Sacramento State | John Giannone loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (SG), Mark Fox (PF) Brent James, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Xavier Willis is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Giannone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Millard Buckland (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Bernard Goodman, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), John Christie (SG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Keith Dodson (PF) John Giannone, Bernard Goodman, Mark Lloyd, Mark Fox | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell drills a runner from close range set up by Mark Boyce | 62-54 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento State | John Christie's pass is intercepted by David Roberts | 62-54 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | David Roberts is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Aubrey Bell, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 10:53 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Mark Boyce snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Lester Hurst picks off the pass by Charles Thomas | 62-54 |
| 10:44 | Sacramento State | John Christie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lester Hurst | 62-56 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Kerry Windham hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Thomas | 64-56 |
| 10:18 | Sacramento State | John Christie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 10:17 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland tips it but misses | 64-56 |
| 10:16 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Roberts - foul #4 on David Roberts, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears (PG), Mark Fox (PF), Mervin Manikowski (C) Lester Hurst, Keith Dodson, Millard Buckland | |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 10:10 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith Lorentz and the foul's on Grant Boshears - foul #2 on Grant Boshears, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd (SG), Brent James (SF) John Christie, Steve Cunningham | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:57 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 09:44 | Sacramento State | Xavier Willis swats the short shot by Mervin Manikowski | 66-57 |
| 09:42 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 09:32 | Sacramento State | Brent James is hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #3 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG) Grant Boshears | |
| 09:21 | Sacramento State | John Giannone can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 09:21 | Sacramento State | John Giannone misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 09:21 | Sacramento State | John Giannone makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by Brent James - foul #4 on Brent James, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Millard Buckland (C) Mark Lloyd, Brent James, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:52 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst is whistled for a carry | 68-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Christie (SG) John Giannone | |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Millard Buckland denies the turnaround by Xavier Willis | 68-58 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it back up and in | 70-58 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Robert Hyslop, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson (PF) Mark Fox | |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 08:21 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't throw it down | 70-60 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | Millard Buckland grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 07:53 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson blows the layup but the foul's on Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF) Mark Boyce, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears (PG), Bernard Goodman (SG), Brent James (SF), Mervin Manikowski (C) Lester Hurst, John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Millard Buckland | |
| 07:53 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:53 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kerry Windham | 70-61 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Kerry Windham can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Keith Dodson - foul #2 on Keith Dodson, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Mark Lloyd (SF) Grant Boshears, Keith Dodson | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Giannone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mark Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brent James (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. C - Mervin Manikowski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard Goodman | 71-63 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-63 |
| 06:53 | Sacramento State | John Giannone misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 73-63 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 73-63 |
| 06:45 | Sacramento State | Brent James pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 06:40 | Sacramento State | John Giannone misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Charles Thomas grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 73-63 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Charles Thomas tips it but misses | 73-63 |
| 06:32 | Sacramento State | Brent James pulls down the rebound | 73-63 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Mark Lloyd - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #10 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), John Christie (SG), Mark Fox (PF), Keith Dodson (C) John Giannone, Bernard Goodman, Brent James, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:07 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't finish the uncontested layup but the foul's on Mark Lloyd - foul #1 on Mark Lloyd, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham (SF), Millard Buckland (C) Mark Lloyd, Mark Fox | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 05:32 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson's pass is intercepted by Peter Jenkins | 75-64 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 77-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:02 | Sacramento State | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the Keith Dodson pass | 77-64 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 77-64 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it in | 79-64 |
| 04:26 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 79-64 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Lorentz | 79-64 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Mark Boyce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Grant Boshears (PG), Bernard Goodman (SG), Brent James (SF), Mark Fox (PF) Lester Hurst, John Christie, Steve Cunningham, Millard Buckland | |
| 04:06 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 79-64 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 79-64 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | David Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Grant Boshears - foul #3 on Grant Boshears, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski (C) Keith Dodson | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 03:57 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski gets the rebound | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski is hacked by Xavier Willis - foul #1 on Xavier Willis, team foul #11 | 80-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG) Grant Boshears | |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski makes the 1st free throw | 80-65 |
| 03:37 | Sacramento State | Mervin Manikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - John Giannone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Brent James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Fox (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mervin Manikowski (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Mark Fox is called for the reach on Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Fox, team foul #11 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst (PG), Steve Cunningham (SF), Millard Buckland (C) John Giannone, Brent James, Mervin Manikowski | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 82-66 |
| 02:57 | Sacramento State | Lester Hurst can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 82-66 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 82-66 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Kerry Windham buries a jump hook in the lane | 84-66 |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham lays it up and in and he's fouled by Xavier Willis - foul #2 on Xavier Willis, team foul #12 | 84-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | John Giannone (PG), Mark Lloyd (SG), Keith Dodson (PF), Mervin Manikowski (C) Lester Hurst, Bernard Goodman, Mark Fox, Millard Buckland | |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham makes the free throw | 84-69 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | John Giannone steals the ball from Keith Lorentz | 84-69 |
| 01:40 | Sacramento State | Steve Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman (PG), Brent James (SF) John Giannone, Steve Cunningham | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Dodson - foul #3 on Keith Dodson, team foul #12 | 84-69 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 85-69 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 86-69 |
| 01:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman is hacked by Keith Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #13 | 86-69 |
| 01:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 86-70 |
| 01:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 86-71 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 86-71 |
| 00:51 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Keith Dodson | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 86-71 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 86-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the runner from the baseline set up by Fredrick Cost | 88-71 |
| 00:11 | Sacramento State | Mark Lloyd can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 88-71 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Keith Dodson grabs the offensive rebound | 88-71 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fredrick Cost - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #14 | 88-71 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 88-72 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Bernard Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 88-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz runs out the clock | 88-73 |