| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Francis Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delmer Ouellette (fresh) PF - Dennis Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Cordell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Portland State | Francis Johnson is called for traveling | 26-29 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | David Brooks scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Mark Vallejos - foul #1 on Mark Vallejos, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:10 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette is hacked by David Brooks - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 19:03 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 29-29 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| 18:13 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 29-29 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 29-29 |
| 17:49 | Portland State | The rebound goes to Mark Vallejos | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Portland State | Rafael Ayala steps in front of the Delmer Ouellette pass | 29-29 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 17:11 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:06 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos's floater is tipped away by Paul Pierce | 29-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Sheets | 29-29 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 32-29 |
| 16:32 | Portland State | Ray Richards steals the ball from Delmer Ouellette | 32-29 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the floater from the left block | 34-29 |
| 15:58 | Portland State | Paul Pierce swats the shot by Delmer Ouellette | 34-29 |
| 15:56 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Francis Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Vallejos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delmer Ouellette (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Cordell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Portland State | Dennis Conner comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Donald Portillo (SF), David Brooks (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Ray Richards, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti (PG), Jonathan Reed (SG), Richard Presley (SF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Francis Johnson, Mark Vallejos, Delmer Ouellette, Christopher Cordell | |
| 15:42 | Portland State | Dennis Conner makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:42 | Portland State | Dennis Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | David Brooks hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli | 36-31 |
| 14:59 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed jams it | 36-33 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Richard Presley steps in front of the Donald Portillo pass | 36-33 |
| 14:34 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz is fouled on the floor by David Brooks - foul #4 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) David Brooks | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG) Dennis Conner | |
| 14:29 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Mark Vallejos (SG) Ira Dehoyos | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Francis Johnson (PG) Ethan Ferranti | |
| 13:48 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed is fouled on the floor by Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| 13:30 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it in | 38-33 |
| 13:04 | Portland State | Francis Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Clifford Jacobs, Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Christopher Cordell (C) Jonathan Reed | |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's layup is rejected by Emmanuel Volz | 38-33 |
| 12:47 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:43 | Portland State | Francis Johnson's pass is intercepted by Richard Sheets | 38-33 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Richard Sheets lays it in | 40-33 |
| 12:22 | Portland State | Richard Presley clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Cordell - foul #2 on Christopher Cordell, team foul #2 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Ethan Ferranti (SG), Delmer Ouellette (SF), Dennis Conner (PF) Francis Johnson, Mark Vallejos, Richard Presley, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ira Dehoyos (fresh) SG - Ethan Ferranti (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Delmer Ouellette (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Cordell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is hacked by Ethan Ferranti - foul #1 on Ethan Ferranti, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Donald Portillo (SF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jonathan Reed (C) Christopher Cordell | |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Paul Pierce travels with the ball | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Portland State | Francis Johnson (PG) Ira Dehoyos | |
| 10:33 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-33 |
| 10:31 | Portland State | Dennis Conner pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:15 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Ethan Ferranti | 42-35 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-35 |
| 09:53 | Portland State | Dennis Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 09:49 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Portland State | Mark Vallejos (SG), Richard Presley (PF), Christopher Cordell (C) Ethan Ferranti, Dennis Conner, Jonathan Reed | |
| 09:49 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 42-37 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Paul Pierce | 45-37 |
| 09:10 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 08:40 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:23 | Portland State | Richard Presley clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti (PG), Jonathan Reed (SF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Francis Johnson, Delmer Ouellette, Christopher Cordell | |
| 08:23 | Portland State | Richard Presley misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:23 | Portland State | Richard Presley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Portland State | Dennis Conner (PF) Jonathan Reed | |
| 07:44 | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Portland State | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Ethan Ferranti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Presley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmanuel Volz (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-38 |
| 07:20 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:16 | Portland State | Ray Richards steals the ball from Ethan Ferranti | 45-38 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 47-38 |
| 06:59 | Portland State | Richard Presley double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Portland State | Francis Johnson (PG), Jonathan Reed (SF), Christopher Cordell (C) Ethan Ferranti, Richard Presley, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), Donald Portillo (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti (SG) Mark Vallejos | |
| 06:19 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donald Portillo - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz (PF) Dennis Conner | |
| 06:19 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:19 | Portland State | Jonathan Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | David Brooks's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Cordell | 47-40 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Smith and he's fouled by Christopher Cordell - foul #3 on Christopher Cordell, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Mark Vallejos (SG), Richard Presley (SF) Ethan Ferranti, Jonathan Reed | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the free throw | 49-40 |
| 05:40 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 05:32 | Portland State | Christopher Cordell lays it up and in | 49-42 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Portillo | 52-42 |
| 05:01 | Portland State | Francis Johnson is hacked by David Brooks - foul #5 on David Brooks, team foul #9 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith, Donald Portillo, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette (SF), Dennis Conner (PF) Emmanuel Volz, Christopher Cordell | |
| 05:01 | Portland State | Francis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:01 | Portland State | Francis Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 04:40 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 04:34 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos loses the dribble to Rafael Ayala | 52-43 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala tips it home | 54-43 |
| 03:46 | Portland State | Richard Presley hits a shot from the right block | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pierce (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Portland State | PG - Francis Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Vallejos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Delmer Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Presley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards lays it up and in and he's hacked by Delmer Ouellette - foul #2 on Delmer Ouellette, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Donald Portillo (SF) Clifford Jacobs, Timothy Marinelli, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ethan Ferranti (PG), Emmanuel Volz (C) Francis Johnson, Delmer Ouellette | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 03:42 | Portland State | Dennis Conner grabs the board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Portland State | Mark Vallejos scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dennis Conner | 56-48 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the lay-in | 56-48 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't tip it in | 56-48 |
| 03:12 | Portland State | Dennis Conner gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 03:07 | Portland State | Richard Presley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Portland State | Jonathan Reed (SG), Christopher Cordell (C) Mark Vallejos, Dennis Conner | |
| 03:07 | Portland State | Richard Presley makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:07 | Portland State | Richard Presley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is hacked by Ethan Ferranti - foul #2 on Ethan Ferranti, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG) Richard Presley | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Ethan Ferranti - foul #3 on Ethan Ferranti, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (SF) Donald Portillo | |
| Subs | Portland State | Francis Johnson (PG), Delmer Ouellette (SF) Ira Dehoyos, Jonathan Reed | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 02:22 | Portland State | Portland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Portland State | Mark Vallejos (SG), Dennis Conner (PF) Ethan Ferranti, Emmanuel Volz | |
| 02:12 | Portland State | Dennis Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Dennis Conner blocks the short jumper by Ray Richards | 58-50 |
| 01:51 | Portland State | Delmer Ouellette grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:35 | Portland State | Francis Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-50 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Pierce and he's hacked by Delmer Ouellette - foul #3 on Delmer Ouellette, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Portland State | Ira Dehoyos (PG), Ethan Ferranti (SG), Jonathan Reed (SF), Richard Presley (PF), Emmanuel Volz (C) Francis Johnson, Mark Vallejos, Delmer Ouellette, Dennis Conner, Christopher Cordell | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:52 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz travels with the ball | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a floater from the right side set up by Richard Sheets | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Portland State | Portland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #11 | 63-50 |
| 00:25 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:25 | Portland State | Emmanuel Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 63-52 |