| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 22-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Shawn Callier - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #1 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG) Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Robert Mayers lays it in and he's hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #1 | 24-46 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the free throw | 25-46 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hyslop | 25-48 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-48 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 25-48 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Fyodor Zerphey takes the ball from Joseph Boyd | 25-48 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Keith Lorentz - foul #1 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #2 | 25-48 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Scott Thornton | 27-48 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Charles Thomas double dribbles | 27-48 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Scott Thornton is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #2 | 27-48 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 27-51 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is denied on a layup by Charles Thomas | 27-51 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the offensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Joseph Boyd denies the turnaround by Robert Mayers | 27-51 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 27-51 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Fyodor Zerphey steps in front of the Keith Lorentz pass | 27-51 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey lays it up and in | 29-51 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Scott Thornton picks off the pass by Mark Boyce | 29-51 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #3 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG), John Ginter (SF) Mike McAllister, Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:14 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Kerry Windham steals it from Christopher Ellis | 29-51 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins clanks a floater near the basket | 29-51 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Jenkins | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - John Ginter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Fyodor Zerphey steps in front of the Peter Jenkins pass | 29-51 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Christopher Ellis drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-51 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-54 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-54 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the offensive board | 31-54 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Scott Thornton knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from John Ginter and he's hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #5 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Christopher Ellis, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Kerry Windham, Peter Jenkins | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the free throw | 33-54 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 33-54 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses long on a shot from close range | 33-54 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Shawn Callier grabs the defensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 13:48 | Houston | David Roberts steals the ball from Fyodor Zerphey | 33-54 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop slams it home set up by David Roberts | 33-56 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-56 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 33-56 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the shot from the left block | 33-56 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-56 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Shawn Callier connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Peter Fierro | 36-56 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop's floater is tipped away by Scott Thornton | 36-56 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Peter Fierro comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-56 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 36-56 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Scott Thornton is called for the reach on Joseph Boyd - foul #3 on Scott Thornton, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Bernard Hartley is called for the reach on Keith Lorentz - foul #4 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #4 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Hyslop | 36-58 |
| 11:29 | Houston | John Luce hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Shawn Callier | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey drills a jumper from the right block | 40-61 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't throw it down but he's hacked by Mike McAllister - foul #2 on Mike McAllister, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), John Ginter (SF) Mike McAllister, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Luce travels with the ball | 40-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-63 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Mark Boyce scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Roberts | 40-66 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 09:49 | Houston | John Luce gets the offensive rebound | 40-66 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-66 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Peter Fierro snags the offensive board | 40-66 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Robert Mayers blows the layup | 40-66 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 40-66 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the easy layup | 40-66 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Kerry Windham tips it in | 40-68 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Shawn Callier's pass is intercepted by David Roberts | 40-68 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | David Roberts lays it in | 40-70 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-70 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham pulls down the rebound | 40-70 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #4 on Shawn Callier, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Shawn Callier, Robert Mayers, John Luce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 40-72 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #6 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PG), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), John Johnson (C) Keith Lorentz, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop | |
| 07:33 | Houston | John Luce clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #7 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) John Johnson | |
| 07:33 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 07:33 | Houston | John Luce misses the 2nd free throw | 40-72 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell grabs the board | 40-72 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | David Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-72 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell tips it in | 40-74 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) SF - John Ginter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Luce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 06:50 | Houston | John Ginter hits the finger roll | 42-74 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is fouled on the floor by Mike McAllister - foul #3 on Mike McAllister, team foul #7 | 42-74 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 2nd free throw | 42-75 |
| 06:30 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 42-75 |
| 06:22 | Houston | David Roberts steps in front of the John Luce pass | 42-75 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #8 | 42-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-76 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 42-76 |
| 06:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Luce | 42-76 |
| 05:51 | Houston | John Luce misses badly on a runner from close range | 42-76 |
| 05:50 | Houston | John Luce grabs the offensive board | 42-76 |
| 05:40 | Houston | John Luce knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 44-76 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Luce - foul #2 on John Luce, team foul #9 | 44-76 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Johnson (C) Peter Jenkins | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Christopher Ellis is called for traveling | 44-77 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Latson (PG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | David Roberts hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike McAllister - foul #4 on Mike McAllister, team foul #10 | 44-77 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | David Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 44-77 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Robert Mayers's fadeaway is rejected by Aubrey Bell | 44-78 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Robert Latson grabs the board | 44-78 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 44-78 |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Ginter gets the rebound | 44-78 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers's fadeaway is rejected by Aubrey Bell | 44-78 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Robert Latson snags the defensive board | 44-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Christopher Ellis steps in front of the Aubrey Bell pass | 44-78 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Robert Mayers connects on the floater near the basket | 46-78 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | John Ginter is called for the reach on Aubrey Bell - foul #1 on John Ginter, team foul #11 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (PG), Peter Jenkins (PF) David Roberts, Kerry Windham | |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:12 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the rebound | 46-79 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike McAllister (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - John Ginter (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Luce (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Latson (fresh) SF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson is fouled on the floor by Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #8 | 46-79 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Aubrey Bell | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 1st free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-79 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Christopher Ellis steals it from John Johnson | 48-79 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson banks in the layup set up by Mike McAllister | 50-79 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Ellis - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #12 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF) Robert Latson, John Johnson | |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost makes the 1st free throw | 50-80 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses the 2nd free throw | 50-80 |
| 02:19 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 50-80 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the John Ginter pass | 50-80 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell drills a shot in the lane | 50-82 |
| 01:45 | Houston | John Ginter is called for traveling | 50-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins travels with the ball | 50-82 |
| 01:07 | Houston | John Luce misses badly on a runner near the basket | 50-82 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell gets the rebound | 50-82 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 50-82 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Mike McAllister grabs the defensive rebound | 50-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Fredrick Cost steps in front of the Mike McAllister pass | 50-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the easy layup | 50-82 |
| 00:10 | Houston | John Ginter pulls down the rebound | 50-82 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Mike McAllister hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-82 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 50-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Roberts runs out the clock | 50-82 |