| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Eric Terry (fresh) SG - Mark Addison (fresh) SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) PF - Daniel Lisle (fresh) C - Mark Bixby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Lisle - foul #1 on Daniel Lisle, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Seton Hall | Stephen Catalano swats the short shot by Daniel Lisle | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rolando Ramos | 5-0 |
| 18:00 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle loses the ball out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Mark Addison is called for the reach on Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Mark Addison, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Philip McGown (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF), Chris McKin (C) Eric Terry, Mark Addison, Kenneth Mayo, Daniel Lisle, Mark Bixby | |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Ryan Page knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Broderick | 7-0 |
| 17:09 | Seton Hall | Roger Manzer buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Charles | 7-3 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Ryan Page buries a floater from the baseline | 9-3 |
| 16:52 | Seton Hall | Philip McGown drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Chris McKin | 9-6 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Eduardo Guzman - foul #1 on Eduardo Guzman, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby (C) Roger Manzer | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:34 | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 16:19 | Seton Hall | Philip McGown misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:18 | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby tips it back up and in | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Eduardo Guzman picks off the pass by Rolando Ramos | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip McGown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eduardo Guzman (fresh) PF - Chris McKin (fresh) C - Mark Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Seton Hall | Ryan Page is called for the reach on Mark Bixby - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), David Broderick (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eric Terry (PG), Mark Addison (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Daniel Lisle (PF) Robert Charles, Philip McGown, Eduardo Guzman, Mark Bixby | |
| 15:33 | Seton Hall | Daniel Lisle is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is hacked by Daniel Lisle - foul #2 on Daniel Lisle, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Roger Manzer (PF) Daniel Lisle | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | George Stevens connects on the open 3 from the left wing set up by Florentino Lombardi out of the doubleteam | 13-8 |
| 14:58 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison is called for 5 seconds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG) David Broderick, George Stevens | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby (C) Roger Manzer | |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 13-8 |
| 14:32 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 13-8 |
| 13:48 | Seton Hall | Eric Terry grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Kinnear - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Philip McGown (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Roger Manzer (PF) Eric Terry, Mark Addison, Kenneth Mayo, Mark Bixby | |
| 13:42 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | George Stevens's pass is intercepted by Robert Charles | 13-8 |
| 13:13 | Seton Hall | Roger Manzer is hacked by David Broderick - foul #1 on David Broderick, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eric Terry (PG), Mark Addison (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Mark Bixby (C) Robert Charles, Philip McGown, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer | |
| 13:07 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 13:06 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin tips it in | 13-10 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Florentino Lombardi | 16-10 |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Philip McGown (SG), Roger Manzer (PF) Eric Terry, Mark Addison, Chris McKin | |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:34 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 16-12 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor snags the offensive board | 16-12 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 11:56 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip McGown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Manzer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eric Terry (PG), Mark Addison (SG), Eduardo Guzman (SF), Chris McKin (C) Robert Charles, Philip McGown, Kenneth Mayo, Mark Bixby | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Eric Terry takes the ball from Florentino Lombardi | 16-12 |
| 11:22 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-15 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Mark Addison - foul #2 on Mark Addison, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Philip McGown (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Mark Bixby (C) Mark Addison, Eduardo Guzman, Roger Manzer | |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:42 | Seton Hall | Philip McGown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Roger Manzer (PF) Chris McKin | |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Manzer - foul #1 on Roger Manzer, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Robert Charles (PG), Chris McKin (PF) Eric Terry, Roger Manzer | |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:03 | Seton Hall | Robert Charles can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Stevens | 20-15 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | George Stevens misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 09:41 | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:30 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo slams it home on a great pass from Robert Charles | 20-17 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Chris McKin picks off the pass by Gary Kinnear | 20-17 |
| 08:58 | Seton Hall | Philip McGown drills a shot from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | George Stevens is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Kinnear | 23-19 |
| 08:23 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 08:22 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin tips it back up and in | 23-21 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | George Stevens connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gary Kinnear | 25-21 |
| 07:56 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin connects on the runner near the basket | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (tiring) 2 pts. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip McGown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris McKin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Bixby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 07:27 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Charles | 27-25 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | George Stevens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 07:08 | Seton Hall | Robert Charles grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 07:04 | Seton Hall | George Stevens takes the ball from Mark Bixby | 27-25 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 06:43 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Robert Charles and he's hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #5 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eric Terry (PG), Robert Sewell (PF), Roger Manzer (C) Robert Charles, Chris McKin, Mark Bixby | |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Roger Manzer is called for the reach on Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Roger Manzer, team foul #7 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman (SF), Mark Bixby (C) Kenneth Mayo, Roger Manzer | |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 05:56 | Seton Hall | Philip McGown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Page | 29-28 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Chris McKin (C) Mark Bixby | |
| 05:11 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Robert Sewell - foul #1 on Robert Sewell, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, George Stevens, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 05:03 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 04:42 | Seton Hall | Eric Terry is fouled on the floor by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF) Rolando Ramos, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman is fouled on the floor by Scott Carnegie - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby (C) Chris McKin | |
| 04:37 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Mark Bixby - foul #1 on Mark Bixby, team foul #9 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG) William Grullon, George Stevens | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Chris McKin (C) Mark Bixby | |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:00 | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman misses the shot from the left side | 32-28 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the board | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Catalano (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Eric Terry (fresh) SG - Philip McGown (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Eduardo Guzman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Sewell (fresh) C - Chris McKin (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie connects on the shot from the right block set up by David Broderick | 34-28 |
| 03:41 | Seton Hall | Eric Terry buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Eduardo Guzman | 34-30 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Catalano and the foul's on Eduardo Guzman - foul #2 on Eduardo Guzman, team foul #10 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Mark Addison (SG), Kenneth Mayo (SF), Daniel Lisle (PF), Mark Bixby (C) Philip McGown, Eduardo Guzman, Robert Sewell, Chris McKin | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:06 | Seton Hall | Eric Terry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Mark Addison steals it from Florentino Lombardi | 37-30 |
| 02:19 | Seton Hall | Kenneth Mayo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-30 |
| 02:17 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Addison | 37-30 |
| 02:01 | Seton Hall | Mark Bixby scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is hacked by Kenneth Mayo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #11 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Eduardo Guzman (SF), Chris McKin (C) Kenneth Mayo, Mark Bixby | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:22 | Seton Hall | Gary Kinnear steals the ball from Eduardo Guzman | 39-33 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | The jump hook by Gary Kinnear is blocked by Chris McKin | 39-33 |
| 01:11 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 01:01 | Seton Hall | Mark Addison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 01:00 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Lisle | 39-33 |
| 00:54 | Seton Hall | Eric Terry is denied on a layup by Stephen Catalano | 39-33 |
| 00:53 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by George Stevens | 41-33 |
| 00:11 | Seton Hall | Chris McKin loses the dribble to Gary Kinnear | 41-33 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 41-33 |