| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fresh) C - Wayne Benard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Wayne Benard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Wayne Benard | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt scores on a floater from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gahuj Afshari | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Paul Smith tips it home | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Billy Tucker slams it home set up by Gahuj Afshari and he's hacked by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #1 | 7-2 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 15:59 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt is fouled on the floor by Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Benard | 8-4 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is fouled on the floor by Vincent Tyson - foul #1 on Vincent Tyson, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF) Joel Bettencourt | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Billy Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 14:59 | Maryland | Steven Hunt takes the ball from Jeff Piatt | 8-4 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Steven Hunt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:02 | Maryland | Steven Hunt steals the ball from Vincent Tyson | 8-4 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Jeff Piatt is called for the reach on Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Bill Hindman | |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-4 |
| 13:23 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-4 |
| 13:00 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt grabs the board | 11-4 |
| 12:39 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson double dribbles | 11-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Coggins (PF) Jeff Piatt | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-4 |
| 12:20 | Maryland | Wayne Benard gets the rebound | 11-4 |
| 12:02 | Maryland | David Coggins misses the floater from the left side | 11-4 |
| 12:00 | Maryland | Wayne Benard tips it home | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fresh) SF - Aleksandar Langowski (fairly fresh) PF - David Coggins (fresh) C - Wayne Benard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Louisville | David Coggins denies the turnaround by Gregory Caldwell | 11-6 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Richards | 11-6 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith double dribbles | 11-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG), Bill Hindman (SF) Vincent Tyson, Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 11:12 | Maryland | Bill Hindman misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Gahuj Afshari - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #3 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins | |
| 11:12 | Maryland | Bill Hindman makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 11:12 | Maryland | Bill Hindman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-8 |
| 10:56 | Maryland | Wayne Benard gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 10:32 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt tips it but misses | 11-8 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Pierce | 14-8 |
| 09:49 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 09:47 | Maryland | Bill Hindman grabs the offensive board | 14-8 |
| 09:30 | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bill Hindman | 14-11 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herschel Hyman - foul #1 on Herschel Hyman, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Aleksandar Langowski (SG), David Coggins (PF) Herschel Hyman, Joel Bettencourt, Jeff Piatt | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:46 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson hits a 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Hunt and he's hacked by Aleksandar Langowski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Langowski, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joel Bettencourt (SG) Aleksandar Langowski | |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:24 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-16 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is fouled on the floor by David Coggins - foul #1 on David Coggins, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (PF) Bill Hindman | |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is fouled on the floor by David Coggins - foul #2 on David Coggins, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Bill Hindman (SF), Jeff Piatt (PF) David Coggins, Jerry Walker | |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:56 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Vincent Tyson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joel Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Hindman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Piatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Benard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Leo Paxton - foul #1 on Leo Paxton, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:40 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 07:18 | Maryland | Bill Hindman grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 07:02 | Maryland | David Brooks is called for the reach on Joel Bettencourt - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Ray Richards (C) Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Steven Hunt (PF) Leo Paxton, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:45 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 19-19 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Jeff Piatt is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Jeff Piatt, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Jerry Walker (PF) Jeff Piatt | |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:29 | Maryland | Wayne Benard pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Ray Richards is called for the reach on Wayne Benard - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Wayne Benard makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 22-21 |
| 05:40 | Maryland | Bill Hindman misses the driving attempt from the left block | 22-21 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-21 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Steven Hunt hits the follow up shot | 24-21 |
| 04:56 | Maryland | Vincent Tyson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Steven Hunt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG) Vincent Tyson | |
| 04:22 | Maryland | Herschel Hyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Herschel Hyman (fresh) SG - Joel Bettencourt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Hindman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Walker (fresh) C - Wayne Benard (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Jerry Walker misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #9 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Maryland | Aleksandar Langowski (SG), David Coggins (SF), Jeff Piatt (PF) Joel Bettencourt, Bill Hindman, Wayne Benard | |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 03:44 | Maryland | Jerry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | David Brooks is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| 03:06 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Rafael Ayala (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Maryland | Vincent Tyson (PG), Tyron Gavin (C) Herschel Hyman, Jerry Walker | |
| 03:06 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:06 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Ray Richards pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rafael Ayala | 30-24 |
| 02:34 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Tyron Gavin | 30-26 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-26 |
| 02:11 | Maryland | David Coggins snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 01:59 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Steven Hunt (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Maryland | Wayne Benard (C) Tyron Gavin | |
| 01:59 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:59 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-26 |
| 01:34 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Jeff Piatt | 30-26 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Wayne Benard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Maryland | Herschel Hyman (PG) Vincent Tyson | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 32-26 |
| 00:28 | Maryland | Thomas Gilliam picks off the pass by David Coggins | 32-26 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it in set up by Thomas Gilliam | 34-26 |
| 00:03 | Maryland | Wayne Benard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Maryland | Jeff Piatt tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Steven Hunt pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |