| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo inbounds the ball | 41-35 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 19:39 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel tips it in | 43-35 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Frank Brumback can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-35 |
| 19:20 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Dikembe Emanuel | 43-35 |
| 18:54 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Nally | 46-35 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Frank Brumback tips it but misses | 46-35 |
| 18:29 | Hawaii | Keith Nally grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 18:09 | Hawaii | Jerry Underwood picks off the pass by Glenn Harmon | 46-35 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-38 |
| 17:38 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-38 |
| 17:36 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Underwood | 46-38 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Vasily Gavinski | 46-41 |
| 17:05 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Chase Brown snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses the dunk | 46-41 |
| 16:48 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 16:28 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses the floater from just outside the lane | 46-41 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Chase Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 15:47 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephan Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-41 |
| 15:38 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Puente | 49-41 |
| 15:09 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Stephan Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Steven Bushong tips it in | 49-43 |
| 14:43 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Chase Brown gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Charles Simek steals it from Steven Bushong | 49-43 |
| 14:05 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski is fouled on the floor by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Gregory Badillo (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Stephan Davis, Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 13:59 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Gregory Badillo steals it from Thomas Nusbaum | 49-43 |
| 13:22 | Hawaii | Keith Nally is fouled on the floor by Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Frank Brumback, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| 13:06 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-43 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 12:55 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Glenn Harmon | 49-43 |
| 12:36 | Hawaii | Keith Nally scores on a runner from the right block | 51-43 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Harmon - foul #3 on Glenn Harmon, team foul #1 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:21 | Hawaii | Glenn Harmon is hacked by Matthew Goodman - foul #3 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane (C) Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG) Chase Brown | |
| 12:06 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Virgil Cooper | 53-45 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Ralph Choe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum and he's hacked by Kenneth Shane - foul #3 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #2 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Frank Brumback (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ronald Maynard | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:12 | Hawaii | Keith Nally throws it down on a great pass from Gregory Badillo | 55-48 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | Frank Brumback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Glenn Harmon (C) Keith Nally, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Ralph Choe, Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 10:37 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #4 on Frank Brumback, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), Valeri Florkowski (PF) Virgil Cooper, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:37 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #3 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Charles Simek (SF) Jeffrey Puente, Gregory Badillo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Stephan Davis | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 09:32 | Hawaii | Keith Nally can't throw it down | 58-50 |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | Keith Nally grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 09:04 | Hawaii | Keith Nally hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 58-50 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Chase Brown snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Brumback | 58-52 |
| 08:23 | Hawaii | Charles Simek drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Valeri Florkowski | 61-52 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Valeri Florkowski - foul #2 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #4 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), Gregory Badillo (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Chase Brown, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:04 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 07:35 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane can't finish the layup | 61-54 |
| 07:34 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Badillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the fadeaway in the paint | 63-56 |
| 06:52 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-56 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Frank Brumback connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Bushong | 63-58 |
| 06:16 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Goodman - foul #4 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #5 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Keith Nally (PG), Glenn Harmon (C) Jeffrey Puente, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback, Matthew Goodman | |
| 06:16 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 06:16 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Stephan Davis | 65-60 |
| 05:38 | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo is fouled on the floor by Ronald Maynard - foul #1 on Ronald Maynard, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (C) Steven Bushong | |
| 05:22 | Hawaii | Keith Nally lays it up and in | 67-60 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Stephan Davis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 05:03 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:37 | Hawaii | Keith Nally misses the shot from the left side | 67-60 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Keith Nally picks off the pass by Ronald Maynard | 67-60 |
| 03:49 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for a carry | 67-60 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Stephen Thomas, Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Steven Bushong (C) Stephan Davis, Vasily Gavinski | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard tips it back up and in | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Keith Nally (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Hawaii | A charge is called on Valeri Florkowski - foul #3 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PF) Jerry Underwood | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Kenneth Shane swats the short shot by Steven Bushong | 67-62 |
| 03:06 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Keith Nally | 67-62 |
| 02:47 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane scores on a turnaround from close range | 69-62 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Gregory Badillo (SF), Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Glenn Harmon (C) Charles Simek, Valeri Florkowski, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Ronald Maynard, Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is called for traveling | 69-62 |
| 01:59 | Hawaii | Keith Nally buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Badillo | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Chase Brown drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:22 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Keith Nally | 74-64 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Frank Brumback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Valeri Florkowski (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Keith Nally, Virgil Cooper, Gregory Badillo, Dikembe Emanuel, Glenn Harmon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Ralph Choe (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Chase Brown, Frank Brumback, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 00:38 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Valeri Florkowski - foul #4 on Valeri Florkowski, team foul #6 | 74-64 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:32 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Charles Simek | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Hawaii | Charles Simek scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 76-64 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 00:03 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente runs out the clock | 76-64 |