| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fresh) SG - Charles Solley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jeffery Veal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Roper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the jumper near the basket | 44-40 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Sean Sowders tips it but misses | 44-40 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it in | 46-40 |
| 19:19 | Montana State | Charles Solley misses short on a shot in the paint | 46-40 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 46-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Solley - foul #2 on Charles Solley, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), Charles Fink (PF), William Newcomb (C) Charles Solley, Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal, James Roper | |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Joe Welch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-40 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Keith Matthews snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Ryan Rine slams it home and he's hacked by Rodney Speer - foul #1 on Rodney Speer, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (PF) Rodney Speer, Charles Fink | |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 51-40 |
| 18:28 | Montana State | Joe Welch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Sean Sowders scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Reaves | 54-40 |
| 18:02 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke's pass is intercepted by Keith Matthews | 54-40 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 17:29 | Montana State | Joe Welch misses long on a floater from the left side | 54-40 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matt Wynn | 54-40 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Charles Solley hits a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Keith Matthews knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Sean Sowders | 59-43 |
| 16:49 | Montana State | Joe Welch's pass is intercepted by Louis Reaves | 59-43 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF), James Roper (C) Charles Solley, Jimmy Burke, Jeffery Veal, William Newcomb | |
| 16:16 | Montana State | James Roper comes up short on the floater in the paint | 59-43 |
| 16:14 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski snags the offensive board | 59-43 |
| 16:09 | Montana State | Joe Welch banks in the layup | 59-45 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses short on a runner from close range | 59-45 |
| 15:55 | Montana State | James Roper grabs the board | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Speer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Radomil Tontarski (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Roper (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski scores on a jump hook in the paint | 59-47 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | David Harvey lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Heller | 61-47 |
| 14:56 | Montana State | Christopher Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Welch | 61-49 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin is fouled on the floor by James Roper - foul #1 on James Roper, team foul #3 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (PF) Rodney Speer, Radomil Tontarski | |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | Montana State | William Newcomb (C) James Roper | |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Christopher Ford's floater is tipped away by Louis Reaves | 61-49 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is fouled on the floor by Joe Welch - foul #3 on Joe Welch, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Burke (SF), James Roper (PF) Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal | |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 13:22 | Montana State | The rebound goes to William Newcomb | 61-49 |
| 13:17 | Montana State | Charles Solley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Christopher Ford (SF), Jeffery Veal (PF) Jimmy Burke, William Newcomb | |
| 13:02 | Montana State | James Roper hits a runner from the left block | 61-51 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the offensive board | 61-51 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Matt Wynn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Christopher Ford | 61-51 |
| 12:20 | Montana State | Charles Solley comes up short on the shot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | James Roper gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | Matt Wynn is called for the reach on Charles Solley - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #1 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jimmy Burke (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF), William Newcomb (C) Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal, James Roper | |
| 12:01 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke makes the floater in the lane | 61-53 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin banks in the layup | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Joe Welch (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Solley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Radomil Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Newcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Montana State | Joe Welch is whistled for a carry | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffery Veal (PF) Radomil Tontarski | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 63-53 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by William Newcomb - foul #2 on William Newcomb, team foul #5 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (SG), Christopher Ford (SF), James Roper (PF) Charles Solley, Jimmy Burke, Jeffery Veal | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 10:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to James Roper | 63-53 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Christopher Ford misses the dunk but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #2 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jeffery Veal (PF) Rodney Speer, William Newcomb | |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Christopher Ford makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:23 | Montana State | Christopher Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Veal - foul #2 on Jeffery Veal, team foul #6 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (SG) Charles Solley | |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 10:08 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal's floater is tipped away by Louis Reaves | 64-54 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Matt Wynn scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 66-54 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Jeffery Veal - foul #3 on Jeffery Veal, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), Radomil Tontarski (PF), William Newcomb (C) Rodney Speer, Christopher Ford, Jeffery Veal, James Roper | |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Frederick Byrd is called for the reach on Radomil Tontarski - foul #4 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #3 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 09:04 | Montana State | Charles Solley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 68-57 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Keith Matthews knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 70-57 |
| 08:29 | Montana State | The short jumper by William Newcomb is denied by Ryan Rine | 70-57 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 70-57 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Joe Welch - foul #4 on Joe Welch, team foul #8 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Christopher Ford (SF), Jeffery Veal (PF), James Roper (C) Joe Welch, Jimmy Burke, Radomil Tontarski, William Newcomb | |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 08:02 | Montana State | Louis Reaves swats the short shot by Christopher Ford | 72-57 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Christopher Ford steals it from Louis Reaves | 72-57 |
| 07:38 | Montana State | Christopher Ford lays it up and in | 72-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Charles Solley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ford (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Veal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roper (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | David Harvey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal grabs the board | 72-59 |
| 07:22 | Montana State | Robert Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-59 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Arthur Yutzy | 72-59 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | David Harvey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ford - foul #2 on Christopher Ford, team foul #9 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Welch (PG), Rodney Speer (SG), Charles Fink (PF), William Newcomb (C) Robert Williams, Charles Solley, Jeffery Veal, James Roper | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Charles Fink misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-59 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the easy layup | 74-59 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 74-59 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 76-59 |
| 06:05 | Montana State | Joe Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-59 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Charles Fink snags the offensive board | 76-59 |
| 05:58 | Montana State | Joe Welch misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-59 |
| 05:56 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to William Newcomb | 76-59 |
| 05:47 | Montana State | Joe Welch loses the dribble to Leonel Lundin | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-59 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd tips it home | 78-59 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Rodney Speer makes the floater in the paint | 78-61 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Matt Wynn knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rodney Heller | 81-61 |
| 04:53 | Montana State | William Newcomb comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 81-61 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 81-61 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Solley (SG), Jimmy Burke (SF), Jeffery Veal (PF), James Roper (C) Rodney Speer, Christopher Ford, Charles Fink, William Newcomb | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 3 from straight away | 81-61 |
| 04:29 | Montana State | Jeffery Veal grabs the defensive rebound | 81-61 |
| 04:15 | Montana State | Joe Welch drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 81-64 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joe Welch - foul #5 on Joe Welch, team foul #10 | 81-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG) Joe Welch | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 81-64 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 81-64 |
| 04:04 | Montana State | James Roper grabs the board | 81-64 |
| 03:52 | Montana State | Charles Solley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 81-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Matthews | 83-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Charles Solley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Burke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Veal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Roper (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Matthews | 83-64 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Matt Wynn grabs the board | 83-64 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 85-64 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 85-64 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 85-64 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 85-64 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | Jimmy Burke pulls down the rebound | 85-64 |
| 02:33 | Montana State | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #4 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Montana State | Reginald Forde (SG), Radomil Tontarski (PF), William Newcomb (C) Charles Solley, Jeffery Veal, James Roper | |
| 02:18 | Montana State | William Newcomb knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 85-66 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 85-66 |
| 02:05 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Reginald Forde | 85-66 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | William Newcomb misses the dunk but he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #5 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 85-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Rodney Speer (SG) Reginald Forde | |
| 01:51 | Montana State | William Newcomb makes the 1st free throw | 85-67 |
| 01:51 | Montana State | William Newcomb makes the 2nd free throw | 85-68 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Reaves | 87-68 |
| 01:17 | Montana State | William Newcomb scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 87-70 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 87-70 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it back up and in | 89-70 |
| 00:56 | Montana State | William Newcomb can't finish the layup | 89-70 |
| 00:55 | Montana State | Radomil Tontarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 89-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Robert Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 89-70 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 89-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by William Newcomb - foul #3 on William Newcomb, team foul #11 | 89-70 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 90-70 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 91-70 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Louis Reaves picks off the pass by Robert Williams | 91-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders runs out the clock | 91-70 |