| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) PF - Aaron King (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tulane | Tulane is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Al Haynes - foul #1 on Al Haynes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Tulane | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Al Haynes | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Tulane | Aaron King grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Matt Wynn grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Tulane | Al Haynes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Matt Wynn snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Ryan Rine | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Sean Sowders gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Ryan Rine buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Aaron King - foul #1 on Aaron King, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:35 | Tulane | The jump hook by Ronald Albritton is blocked by Keith Matthews | 8-2 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Matt Wynn connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-2 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell jams it and he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| 17:10 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell makes the free throw | 11-5 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by Aaron King - foul #2 on Aaron King, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Aaron King | |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 11-5 |
| 16:30 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 11-5 |
| 16:21 | Tulane | Nick Wright misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 11-5 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Ryan Rine comes up short on the floater in the paint | 11-5 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd tips it back up and in | 13-5 |
| 15:55 | Tulane | Derek Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 13-5 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nick Wright (fresh) SF - Al Haynes (fresh) PF - Derek Brown (fresh) C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-5 |
| 15:35 | Tulane | Al Haynes pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 15:13 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Robert Everett (C) Bobby Kennell, Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Ronald Albritton | |
| 15:03 | Tulane | Derek Brown knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Steven Johnson | 13-7 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | The jump hook by Keith Matthews is blocked by Derek Brown | 13-7 |
| 14:48 | Tulane | Derek Brown gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:42 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga loses the dribble to Keith Matthews | 13-7 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Keith Matthews knocks in the floater in the lane set up by David Harvey | 15-7 |
| 14:10 | Tulane | Steven Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Dannie Sims (C) Lloyd Perry, Joseph Burciaga, Derek Brown | |
| 13:51 | Tulane | Rodney Heller is called for the reach on Bobby Kennell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| 13:44 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nick Wright | 15-12 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin is hacked by Dannie Sims - foul #1 on Dannie Sims, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Al Haynes (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Steven Johnson, Dannie Sims | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 15-12 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 15-12 |
| 13:10 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Al Haynes | 15-12 |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Al Haynes drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Albritton and the foul's on Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 12:57 | Tulane | Al Haynes makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 12:40 | Tulane | Robert Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 12:24 | Tulane | Nick Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Bobby Kennell | 15-18 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Al Haynes - foul #2 on Al Haynes, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Nick Wright, Al Haynes, Robert Everett | |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 12:14 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Ronald Albritton | 16-18 |
| 12:00 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 16-18 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Reaves | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF), Dannie Sims (C) Bobby Kennell, Ronald Albritton | |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 19-18 |
| 10:57 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Lloyd Perry | 19-18 |
| 10:38 | Tulane | David Harvey picks off the pass by Steven Johnson | 19-18 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | David Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG), Robert Everett (C) Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims | |
| 10:12 | Tulane | Steven Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-18 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Lloyd Perry | |
| 09:59 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:47 | Tulane | Keith Matthews takes the ball from Derek Brown | 21-18 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 23-18 |
| 09:13 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga is fouled on the floor by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Ronald Albritton (C) Steven Johnson, Derek Brown | |
| 09:02 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-18 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Frederick Byrd | 26-18 |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell buries a fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Tulane | Dannie Sims (PF) Robert Everett | |
| 08:38 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses the free throw | 26-20 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 26-20 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 26-20 |
| 08:23 | Tulane | The rebound goes to Bobby Kennell | 26-20 |
| 08:17 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-20 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders tips it home | 28-20 |
| 07:40 | Tulane | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Bobby Kennell | 28-20 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the finger roll set up by Sean Sowders | 30-20 |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Kennell and he's fouled by Frederick Byrd - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Derek Brown (PF) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Dannie Sims | |
| 07:17 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Bobby Kennell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Derek Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Albritton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-23 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Ronald Albritton picks off the pass by Keith Matthews | 30-23 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Derek Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #8 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Rodney Heller, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Tulane | Robert Everett (C) Ronald Albritton | |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 06:40 | Tulane | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Keith Matthews blows the layup | 30-25 |
| 06:25 | Tulane | Robert Everett gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:09 | Tulane | Steven Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 06:07 | Tulane | Derek Brown tips it in | 30-27 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Derek Brown steps in front of the Sean Sowders pass | 30-27 |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Matt Wynn is called for the reach on Lloyd Perry - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Nick Wright (SG) Bobby Kennell | |
| 05:43 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it home | 32-27 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Steven Johnson is fouled on the floor by Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #10 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Louis Reaves (C) Sean Sowders, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga (SF) Lloyd Perry | |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 05:19 | Tulane | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is fouled on the floor by Joseph Burciaga - foul #1 on Joseph Burciaga, team foul #7 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF) Rodney Heller, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Tulane | Ronald Albritton (C) Derek Brown | |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 04:58 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:44 | Tulane | Nick Wright double dribbles | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG) Steven Johnson | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 04:22 | Tulane | Robert Everett gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 04:11 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is called for traveling | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (PG), Al Haynes (SF), Aaron King (PF) Bobby Kennell, Joseph Burciaga, Robert Everett | |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #3 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Tulane | Steven Johnson (SG), Derek Brown (C) Nick Wright, Ronald Albritton | |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:46 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 3 from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 03:31 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry is hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #3 on Rodney Heller, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Tulane | | |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:27 | Tulane | Lloyd Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by Derek Brown - foul #1 on Derek Brown, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tulane | PG - Lloyd Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Al Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron King (fresh) C - Derek Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Tulane | Derek Brown double dribbles | 34-31 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin comes up short on the shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 02:44 | Tulane | Aaron King snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 02:39 | Tulane | David Harvey takes the ball from Al Haynes | 34-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by Al Haynes - foul #3 on Al Haynes, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Louis Reaves (C) Matt Wynn, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Tulane | Bobby Kennell (PG), Nick Wright (SG), Joseph Burciaga (SF), Ronald Albritton (C) Lloyd Perry, Steven Johnson, Al Haynes, Derek Brown | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:20 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 02:13 | Tulane | Aaron King buries a shot from the right wing set up by Nick Wright | 35-33 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-33 |
| 01:38 | Tulane | Aaron King scores on a shot from the left block | 38-35 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's hacked by Ronald Albritton - foul #1 on Ronald Albritton, team foul #10 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Tulane | Derek Brown (PF) Aaron King | |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:31 | Tulane | Derek Brown gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 01:18 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Sean Sowders scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 00:39 | Tulane | Ronald Albritton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nick Wright | 42-40 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Ronald Albritton steals it from Arthur Yutzy | 42-40 |
| 00:16 | Tulane | Joseph Burciaga loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Leonel Lundin (C) Arthur Yutzy, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Tulane | Lloyd Perry (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Robert Everett (C) Nick Wright, Joseph Burciaga, Ronald Albritton | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Bobby Kennell steals it from Keith Matthews | 42-40 |
| 00:00 | Tulane | Bobby Kennell clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-40 |