| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Hall (fresh) SG - Michael Bradway (fresh) SF - Luke Sizer (fresh) PF - Warren Lam (fresh) C - Howard Hanford (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Michael Bradway steals it from Ryan Rine | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | The short jumper by Keith Matthews is denied by Howard Hanford | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Seton Hall | Warren Lam travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Howard Hanford is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Howard Hanford, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:34 | Seton Hall | Warren Lam gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:30 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Bradway | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Keith Matthews lays it in | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford blows the dunk | 4-5 |
| 16:44 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:26 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall is fouled on the floor by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Roberts (PG), Mike Morris (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Tim Langworthy (PF), Arthur Dickson (C) Scott Hall, Michael Bradway, Luke Sizer, Warren Lam, Howard Hanford | |
| 16:16 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 16:14 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | David Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-7 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Mike Morris (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Steven (fresh) PF - Tim Langworthy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Dickson (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Steven - foul #1 on Jeffrey Steven, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Arthur Yutzy | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Arthur Dickson - foul #1 on Arthur Dickson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (PG), Howard Hanford (C) John Roberts, Arthur Dickson | |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:14 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:08 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tim Langworthy | 7-10 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is intercepted by Mike Morris in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 13:54 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Steven | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Howard Hanford blocks the short jumper by Frederick Byrd | 7-13 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy tips it but misses | 7-13 |
| 13:30 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:24 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Sean Sowders gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Mike Morris is called for the reach on Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Morris, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| 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 | Seton Hall | John Roberts (PG), Michael Bradway (SG), Luke Sizer (SF), Warren Lam (PF), Arthur Dickson (C) Scott Hall, Mike Morris, Jeffrey Steven, Tim Langworthy, Howard Hanford | |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Warren Lam - foul #1 on Warren Lam, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:02 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:45 | Seton Hall | John Roberts misses long on a floater from the left block | 8-13 |
| 12:44 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson tips it in | 8-15 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is hacked by John Roberts - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | | |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-15 |
| 11:55 | Seton Hall | Warren Lam grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 11:50 | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (PG), Howard Hanford (C) John Roberts, Arthur Dickson | |
| 11:50 | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:50 | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Bradway (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luke Sizer (fresh) PF - Warren Lam (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Hanford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Matt Wynn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | James Mayfield (SG) Michael Bradway | |
| 11:37 | Seton Hall | Warren Lam's pass is intercepted by Sean Sowders | 8-17 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Scott Hall takes the ball from Matt Wynn in the backcourt | 8-17 |
| 11:21 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford misses badly on a floater from close range | 8-17 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 8-17 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it home | 10-17 |
| 10:35 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall lays it up and in set up by Warren Lam | 10-19 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-19 |
| 10:11 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford snags the defensive board | 10-19 |
| 10:07 | Seton Hall | James Mayfield is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Roberts (PG), Michael Bradway (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Tim Langworthy (PF), Arthur Dickson (C) Scott Hall, James Mayfield, Luke Sizer, Warren Lam, Howard Hanford | |
| 09:55 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson double dribbles | 10-19 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tim Langworthy - foul #1 on Tim Langworthy, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 09:12 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Dickson | 12-22 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | David Harvey buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Heller | 14-22 |
| 08:32 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Roberts | 14-25 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-25 |
| 08:09 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 08:03 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven travels with the ball | 14-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (PG), Mike Morris (SG), James Mayfield (SF), Warren Lam (PF), Howard Hanford (C) John Roberts, Michael Bradway, Jeffrey Steven, Tim Langworthy, Arthur Dickson | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Mike Morris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Morris, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Luke Sizer (SF) Mike Morris | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:42 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-25 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Scott Hall (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Mayfield (fresh) SF - Luke Sizer (fairly fresh) PF - Warren Lam (tiring) 2 reb. C - Howard Hanford (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by James Mayfield - foul #1 on James Mayfield, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:17 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford lays it up and in and he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| 07:17 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford misses the free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 18-27 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Ryan Rine drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway (SG), Tim Langworthy (PF) James Mayfield, Warren Lam | |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:29 | Seton Hall | Howard Hanford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Rodney Heller comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 20-29 |
| 06:01 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:55 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-29 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 20-29 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves lays it up and in on a great pass from Rodney Heller and he's fouled by Scott Hall - foul #1 on Scott Hall, team foul #10 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), David Harvey (SF) Rodney Heller, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Roberts (PG), James Mayfield (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Arthur Dickson (C) Scott Hall, Michael Bradway, Luke Sizer, Howard Hanford | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 05:21 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 23-29 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a 3 from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 04:52 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 04:50 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson hits the follow up shot | 26-31 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Sean Sowders travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Michael Bradway (SG), Warren Lam (PF) James Mayfield, Tim Langworthy | |
| 04:14 | Seton Hall | Warren Lam clanks a jump hook in the paint | 26-31 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonel Lundin | 26-31 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't finish the layup | 26-31 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Sean Sowders tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 03:28 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-31 |
| 03:26 | Seton Hall | Arthur Dickson misses the tip | 28-31 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy grabs the board | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (tiring) 2 pts. SF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (tired) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Bradway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Steven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Warren Lam (tiring) 2 reb. C - Arthur Dickson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Hall (PG), Mike Morris (SG), James Mayfield (SF), Tim Langworthy (PF) John Roberts, Michael Bradway, Jeffrey Steven, Warren Lam | |
| 03:12 | Seton Hall | James Mayfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is hacked by James Mayfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Mayfield, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:53 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 02:52 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy tips it but misses | 30-31 |
| 02:50 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:39 | Seton Hall | Mike Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 30-31 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Morris - foul #3 on Mike Morris, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Luke Sizer (SF) Mike Morris | |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:18 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall scores on a shot from the right side set up by James Mayfield | 31-33 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-33 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it home | 33-33 |
| 01:49 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is intercepted by James Mayfield | 33-33 |
| 01:31 | Seton Hall | James Mayfield misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 01:30 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 01:29 | Seton Hall | Tim Langworthy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 01:15 | Seton Hall | Scott Hall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 33-33 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the offensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Rodney Heller connects on the shot from the left side and he's hacked by James Mayfield - foul #3 on James Mayfield, team foul #13 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | John Roberts (PG), Michael Bradway (SG), Jeffrey Steven (SF), Warren Lam (PF), Howard Hanford (C) Scott Hall, James Mayfield, Luke Sizer, Tim Langworthy, Arthur Dickson | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Rodney Heller makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:21 | Seton Hall | Jeffrey Steven misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Matt Wynn gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | David Harvey is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |