| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) SG - Charles Byas (fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) C - James Urbano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) SF - Leo Paxton (fresh) PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Leo Paxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Davenport | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Leo Paxton scores on a shot from the right side set up by Paul Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena is whistled for a carry | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Paul Davenport - foul #1 on Paul Davenport, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Paul Davenport | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Murtagh - foul #1 on Samuel Murtagh, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (SF) Leo Paxton | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Ray Richards | |
| 17:36 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell connects on the 3 from straight away | 6-10 |
| 16:53 | Texas Tech | Paul Pierce blocks the short jumper by Charles Byas | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh tips it back up and in | 8-10 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Billy Tucker comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 16:20 | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:15 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas can't throw it down | 8-10 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Billy Tucker clanks a driving attempt from close range | 8-10 |
| 15:47 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byas (fairly fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Urbano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Pierce (fresh) PF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Aaron Widner (SG), Kevin Denton (SF), Stuart Hollie (PF), Christopher Carson (C) Paul Davenport, Charles Byas, Carl Delapena, Samuel Murtagh, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Leo Paxton (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, Billy Tucker, David Brooks | |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Gahuj Afshari | 8-12 |
| 14:39 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Leo Paxton | 8-14 |
| 13:55 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton hits a turnaround from the right block | 10-14 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Leo Paxton hits the follow up shot | 10-16 |
| 13:29 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Christopher Carson is called for the reach on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Christopher Carson, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG), Carl Delapena (SF), Samuel Murtagh (PF), James Urbano (C) Aaron Widner, Kevin Denton, Stuart Hollie, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Leo Paxton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Richards | 10-18 |
| 12:40 | Texas Tech | James Ladd can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is whistled for traveling | 10-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG) James Ladd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Paul Pierce (SF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Leo Paxton, Ray Richards | |
| 12:00 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Tucker | 10-18 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the tip | 10-18 |
| 11:26 | Texas Tech | James Urbano snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Byas (fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Urbano (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Davenport | 12-18 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | David Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Murtagh | 12-18 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is hacked by Paul Davenport - foul #2 on Paul Davenport, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Stuart Hollie (PF), Christopher Carson (C) Paul Davenport, Samuel Murtagh, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Ray Richards is whistled for a carry | 12-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SF) Paul Pierce | |
| 10:00 | Texas Tech | Ray Richards is called for the reach on Charles Byas - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #2 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (SG), Kevin Denton (SF) Charles Byas, Carl Delapena | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Billy Tucker | |
| 09:42 | Texas Tech | Ray Richards blocks the jumper by Kevin Denton | 12-18 |
| 09:40 | Texas Tech | James Ladd gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:15 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner misses the floater from the right side | 12-18 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Leo Paxton pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Aaron Widner - foul #1 on Aaron Widner, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG), Carl Delapena (SF), Samuel Murtagh (PF), James Urbano (C) Aaron Widner, Kevin Denton, Stuart Hollie, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (SF), David Brooks (C) Leo Paxton, Ray Richards | |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:28 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 12-20 |
| 08:27 | Texas Tech | James Urbano hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Charles Byas is called for the reach on Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Charles Byas, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Billy Tucker (PF) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Rafael Ayala | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-20 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Billy Tucker tips it in | 14-22 |
| 07:15 | Texas Tech | James Ladd comes up short on the floater from the left side | 14-22 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - James Ladd (fresh) SG - Charles Byas (fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Samuel Murtagh steps in front of the Gregory Caldwell pass | 14-22 |
| 06:28 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner (PG), Kevin Denton (SF), Stuart Hollie (PF), Christopher Carson (C) James Ladd, Carl Delapena, Samuel Murtagh, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Leo Paxton (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Paul Pierce, David Brooks | |
| 05:43 | Texas Tech | Christopher Carson's floater is tipped away by Billy Tucker | 14-22 |
| 05:42 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 05:19 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-22 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 05:00 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| 04:40 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas loses the ball out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Carl Delapena (SF), Samuel Murtagh (PF) Charles Byas, Kevin Denton, Stuart Hollie | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is whistled for traveling | 16-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Urbano (C) Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leo Paxton - foul #1 on Leo Paxton, team foul #3 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Paul Davenport (PG) James Ladd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Billy Tucker | |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 03:53 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gahuj Afshari | 18-25 |
| 03:06 | Texas Tech | Aaron Widner is open but comes up short on the shot from close range | 18-25 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gahuj Afshari | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Paul Davenport (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Widner (fresh) SF - Carl Delapena (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Murtagh (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Urbano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 02:47 | Texas Tech | James Urbano snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 02:42 | Texas Tech | Gahuj Afshari steps in front of the Paul Davenport pass | 18-25 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari lays it up and in | 18-27 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rafael Ayala - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #4 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Charles Byas (SG), Christopher Carson (C) Aaron Widner, James Urbano | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Paul Pierce (SF), Billy Tucker (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Leo Paxton, Rafael Ayala, Ray Richards | |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:09 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 18-27 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 18-27 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it but misses | 18-27 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 01:51 | Texas Tech | Samuel Murtagh pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 01:22 | Texas Tech | Carl Delapena clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-27 |
| 01:21 | Texas Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Carson | 18-27 |
| 00:57 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas is hacked by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #5 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | James Ladd (PG), Kevin Denton (SF), Stuart Hollie (PF), James Urbano (C) Paul Davenport, Carl Delapena, Samuel Murtagh, Christopher Carson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #6 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| 00:33 | Texas Tech | Charles Byas makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | James Urbano denies the turnaround by Paul Smith | 21-27 |
| 00:09 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-27 |
| 00:03 | Texas Tech | Kevin Denton tips it home | 23-27 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 23-27 |