| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Fred Brown | 36-34 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-34 |
| 19:23 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:08 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses short on a floater from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Milton Maeda | 36-34 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater's pass is intercepted by Gahuj Afshari | 36-34 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Ray Richards - foul #3 on Ray Richards, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Martin Southwell (PF) Fred Brown, Nathan Lee | |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:46 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Milton Maeda - foul #1 on Milton Maeda, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson (C) Milton Maeda | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:32 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris's floater is knocked away by Leo Paxton | 40-36 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Leo Paxton gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is fouled on the floor by Allen Johnson - foul #2 on Allen Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF) Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (SG), Leon McBride (SF) Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson | |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Steven Hunt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Martin Southwell - foul #1 on Martin Southwell, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:36 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-36 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas State | Leon McBride grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Leon McBride | 42-39 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Leo Paxton can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Maris - foul #2 on Richard Maris, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (PF), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, Leon McBride, Martin Southwell, Julian Johnson | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas State | Nathan Lee pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Wolf (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leo Paxton | 45-42 |
| 15:10 | Arkansas State | James Frazier knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Lee | 45-44 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG) William Wolf | |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown connects on the 3 pointer from straight away and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 45-47 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 48-48 |
| 14:03 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda is fouled on the floor by Ray Richards - foul #4 on Ray Richards, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Martin Southwell (PF), Julian Johnson (C) Fred Brown, Nathan Lee, Milton Maeda | |
| 13:52 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Maris | 48-51 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's pass is intercepted by Martin Southwell | 48-51 |
| 13:17 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Richard Maris | 48-53 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 48-53 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | David Brooks can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Julian Johnson - foul #1 on Julian Johnson, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Allen Johnson (SF), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, James Frazier, Julian Johnson | |
| 12:54 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater snags the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell scores on a jump hook in the lane | 50-55 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-55 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a shot from the left side set up by Gahuj Afshari | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF), Nathan Lee (PF) Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson, Martin Southwell | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Steven Hunt | 57-55 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda is fouled on the floor by Gregory Caldwell - foul #2 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SF) Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Julian Johnson (C) Fred Brown, Milton Maeda | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by William Wolf | 57-57 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Leo Paxton's layup is rejected by Nathan Lee | 57-57 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits the follow up shot | 59-57 |
| 10:49 | Arkansas State | James Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-57 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 59-57 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 61-57 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 61-57 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses the floater from the left block | 61-57 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas State | William Wolf gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Steven Hunt snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is fouled on the floor by James Frazier - foul #4 on James Frazier, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Eddie Heater (SG), Allen Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF), Milton Maeda (C) Richard Maris, William Wolf, James Frazier, Nathan Lee, Julian Johnson | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the fadeaway in the paint | 63-57 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 63-57 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Allen Johnson - foul #3 on Allen Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 67-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Maeda (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Ray Richards (C) Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), Nathan Lee (PF), Julian Johnson (C) Fred Brown, Martin Southwell, Milton Maeda | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Ray Richards hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 69-58 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 72-58 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Wolf (SG), James Frazier (SF) Eddie Heater, Allen Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Ray Richards is hacked by Nathan Lee - foul #2 on Nathan Lee, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda (C) Julian Johnson | |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to William Wolf | 72-58 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Ray Richards steals it from Milton Maeda | 72-58 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Nathan Lee is called for the reach on Leo Paxton - foul #3 on Nathan Lee, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Fred Brown (PG), Martin Southwell (PF) Richard Maris, Nathan Lee | |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Leo Paxton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 04:50 | Arkansas State | Fred Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-58 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 74-58 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 74-58 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas State | Milton Maeda snags the defensive board | 74-58 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Paul Pierce (PF), David Brooks (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Steven Hunt, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eddie Heater (SG), Nathan Lee (PF), Julian Johnson (C) William Wolf, Martin Southwell, Milton Maeda | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it in set up by Paul Pierce | 76-58 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas State | James Frazier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 76-58 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 76-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Heater (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Nathan Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Julian Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | David Brooks buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Gahuj Afshari and he's fouled by Julian Johnson - foul #2 on Julian Johnson, team foul #10 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Richard Maris (PG), William Wolf (SG), Allen Johnson (SF), Martin Southwell (PF) Fred Brown, Eddie Heater, James Frazier, Nathan Lee | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the free throw | 78-58 |
| 03:16 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell grabs the board | 78-58 |
| 03:05 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-58 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-58 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson snags the defensive board | 78-58 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Allen Johnson | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-61 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell snags the defensive board | 78-61 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #6 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Ray Richards (C) Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 02:03 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Martin Southwell steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson is called for traveling | 78-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Wolf - foul #2 on William Wolf, team foul #11 | 78-63 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas State | Martin Southwell pulls down the rebound | 78-63 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris is fouled on the floor by Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #7 | 78-63 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas State | Richard Maris makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Richard Maris - foul #3 on Richard Maris, team foul #12 | 78-65 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas State | William Wolf grabs the board | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #8 | 78-65 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas State | Julian Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Smith | 80-66 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas State | Allen Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 80-66 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 80-66 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith runs out the clock | 80-66 |