| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fresh) SG - Eddie Overly (fresh) SF - Roger Mann (fresh) PF - David Matteo (fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas hits the finger roll | 0-2 |
| 19:38 | South Florida | Eddie Overly drills a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:38 | South Florida | Eddie Overly makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a 3 from straight away | 3-5 |
| 19:08 | South Florida | The short jumper by Johnny Smith is denied by Joseph Boyd | 3-5 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by David Matteo - foul #1 on David Matteo, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 18:28 | South Florida | David Matteo grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | South Florida | Roger Mann can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | South Florida | David Matteo tips it home | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Roberts | 5-8 |
| 17:27 | South Florida | The short jumper by Eddie Overly is denied by Robert Hyslop | 5-8 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Darryl Dupree picks off the pass by David Roberts in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 17:12 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Mann | 8-8 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Darryl Dupree is called for the reach on Robert Hyslop in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Brady Stevenson (SF), Edgar Pabon (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Darryl Dupree, Eddie Overly, Roger Mann, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 16:58 | South Florida | Kevin Clark pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:54 | South Florida | Dwight Caton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dwight Caton, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Kevin Clark steps in front of the Fredrick Cost pass | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | South Florida | Keith Lorentz steals the ball from Dwight Caton | 8-8 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo (PF) Edgar Pabon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 16:06 | South Florida | Aubrey Bell is called for the reach on Kevin Clark - foul #1 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 16:01 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 8-8 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Avallone (fresh) SF - Brady Stevenson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Aguinaldo (fresh) C - Kevin Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it but misses | 8-8 |
| 15:21 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Dwight Caton | 8-8 |
| 15:05 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwight Caton | 10-8 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Horace Avallone - foul #1 on Horace Avallone, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), John Grant (SF), David Matteo (PF), Edgar Pabon (C) Dwight Caton, Horace Avallone, Brady Stevenson, Jeffery Aguinaldo, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Xavier Willis scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Hyslop | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | South Florida | Edgar Pabon buries a shot from the right block | 12-10 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Boyce | 12-13 |
| 13:58 | South Florida | Edgar Pabon misses the jump hook from the left block | 12-13 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 12-13 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 12-13 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the follow up shot | 12-15 |
| 13:18 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree is hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Roger Mann (SF), Jeffery Aguinaldo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) John Grant, David Matteo, Edgar Pabon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Joseph Boyd (C) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| 12:56 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 12:54 | South Florida | Johnny Smith tips it back up and in | 14-15 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint | 14-15 |
| 12:32 | South Florida | Johnny Smith grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | South Florida | Eddie Overly drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Aguinaldo | 17-15 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on David Roberts | 17-15 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (SG), Brady Stevenson (SF), Kevin Clark (PF) Eddie Overly, Roger Mann, Jeffery Aguinaldo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| 11:48 | South Florida | Horace Avallone hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Smith | 19-15 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Horace Avallone (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brady Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Clark (fresh) C - Johnny Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Joseph Boyd (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd connects on the shot near the basket | 19-17 |
| 11:13 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-17 |
| 11:12 | South Florida | Kevin Clark grabs the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:57 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Horace Avallone | 22-17 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Darryl Dupree is called for the reach on Keith Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Dupree, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), John Grant (SF), David Matteo (PF) Darryl Dupree, Horace Avallone, Brady Stevenson, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Dwight Caton | 22-17 |
| 10:33 | South Florida | Dwight Caton hits the finger roll | 24-17 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Keith Lorentz | 24-20 |
| 09:46 | South Florida | David Matteo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | South Florida | Roger Mann (SF), Jeffery Aguinaldo (PF), Edgar Pabon (C) John Grant, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF) Keith Lorentz, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | David Roberts is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-20 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (PG) Dwight Caton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:29 | South Florida | Roger Mann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-20 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 24-20 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Mann - foul #1 on Roger Mann, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SF) Roger Mann | |
| Subs | Louisville | Xavier Willis (C) Peter Jenkins | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:51 | South Florida | Eddie Overly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | David Roberts connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 24-24 |
| 08:30 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-24 |
| 08:28 | South Florida | Edgar Pabon grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 08:12 | South Florida | Horace Avallone travels with the ball | 24-24 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), John Grant (SF), David Matteo (PF), Kevin Clark (C) Horace Avallone, Eddie Overly, Jeffery Aguinaldo, Edgar Pabon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Xavier Willis can't connect on a runner from the right block | 24-24 |
| 07:49 | South Florida | Dwight Caton grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Dwight Caton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Grant (fresh) PF - David Matteo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | South Florida | John Grant misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Xavier Willis pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | John Grant is called for the reach on Aubrey Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Grant, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Roger Mann (SF) Brady Stevenson, John Grant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop, Xavier Willis | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 07:16 | South Florida | David Matteo can't finish the layup | 24-26 |
| 07:14 | South Florida | Eddie Overly hits the follow up shot | 26-26 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 26-29 |
| 06:34 | South Florida | Dwight Caton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd hits a runner in the paint set up by Keith Lorentz | 29-31 |
| 05:58 | South Florida | Aubrey Bell steps in front of the Dwight Caton pass | 29-31 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Eddie Overly is called for the reach on Fredrick Cost in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eddie Overly, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | South Florida | Horace Avallone (PG), Brady Stevenson (SG), John Grant (SF), Jeffery Aguinaldo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Dwight Caton, Eddie Overly, Roger Mann, David Matteo, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:47 | South Florida | John Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Brady Stevenson steals the ball from Charles Thomas in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 05:22 | South Florida | Brady Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Peter Jenkins | 29-35 |
| 04:50 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Fredrick Cost - foul #1 on Fredrick Cost, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Roger Mann (SF) Brady Stevenson, John Grant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (SF) Fredrick Cost, Charles Thomas | |
| 04:50 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:50 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo misses the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 04:50 | South Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Smith | 30-35 |
| 04:35 | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo misses the lay-in | 30-35 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Eddie Overly - foul #2 on Eddie Overly, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Brady Stevenson (SG), David Matteo (PF), Edgar Pabon (C) Eddie Overly, Jeffery Aguinaldo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:15 | South Florida | David Matteo pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:53 | South Florida | Roger Mann misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Horace Avallone - foul #2 on Horace Avallone, team foul #10 | 30-36 |
| Subs | South Florida | Darryl Dupree (PG), Eddie Overly (SG), Kevin Clark (C) Horace Avallone, Roger Mann, Edgar Pabon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Darryl Dupree (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eddie Overly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brady Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Matteo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:21 | South Florida | Keith Lorentz steps in front of the Eddie Overly pass | 30-38 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the follow up shot | 30-40 |
| 03:01 | South Florida | Kevin Clark knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Dupree | 32-40 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Mark Boyce comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 02:45 | South Florida | Darryl Dupree pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 02:27 | South Florida | David Matteo is called for 5 seconds | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | John Grant (SF), Johnny Smith (C) Brady Stevenson, Kevin Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Peter Jenkins, Joseph Boyd | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Charles Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) Keith Lorentz | |
| 02:03 | South Florida | David Matteo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | Jeffery Aguinaldo (SF) Eddie Overly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 02:03 | South Florida | David Matteo makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:03 | South Florida | David Matteo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Xavier Willis can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Johnny Smith - foul #1 on Johnny Smith, team foul #11 | 34-40 |
| Subs | South Florida | Dwight Caton (PG), Horace Avallone (SG), Edgar Pabon (C) Darryl Dupree, David Matteo, Johnny Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 01:20 | South Florida | Horace Avallone misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Xavier Willis | 34-42 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | David Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kerry Windham | 34-44 |
| 01:00 | South Florida | Dwight Caton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-44 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Edgar Pabon - foul #1 on Edgar Pabon, team foul #12 | 34-44 |
| Subs | South Florida | Eddie Overly (SG), Roger Mann (SF), David Matteo (PF), Johnny Smith (C) Horace Avallone, John Grant, Jeffery Aguinaldo, Edgar Pabon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF) Kerry Windham | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:54 | South Florida | Eddie Overly snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 00:38 | South Florida | Aubrey Bell swats the layup by David Matteo | 34-45 |
| 00:37 | South Florida | Roger Mann gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:17 | South Florida | Dwight Caton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Xavier Willis snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Johnny Smith takes the ball from Mark Boyce in the backcourt | 34-45 |
| 00:02 | South Florida | Johnny Smith's floater is tipped away by Xavier Willis | 34-45 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Boyce | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 34-45 |