| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - John Tope (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Tope wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi Valley St. | Mississippi Valley St. is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Page | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses badly on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Edmunds - foul #1 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Kent Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by Jonathon Crain - foul #1 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Mascorro denies the turnaround by Kent Pittman | 5-4 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it in | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams can't finish the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 5-8 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Sutton steals the ball from Bennie Williams | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kent Pittman | 5-10 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fairly fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Edmunds (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is hacked by Jonathon Crain - foul #2 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (PG), Jeremy Blackman (SG), Clarence Stringham (SF), Todd Griffin (PF) Jonathon Crain, Travis Nimmons, Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, Ryan Page | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jeremy Blackman - foul #1 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #4 | 5-10 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | Clarence Stringham drills a floater in the paint | 7-12 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is hacked by Jeremy Blackman - foul #2 on Jeremy Blackman, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG) Jeremy Blackman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rolando Ramos | 7-15 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Scott Carnegie is called for the reach on Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| 14:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-15 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't tip it in | 7-15 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clarence Stringham | 9-15 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Stringham - foul #1 on Clarence Stringham, team foul #6 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Bennie Williams (SF) Casey Hargrove, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Ryan Page (PF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams tips it back up and in | 11-16 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Kevin Edmunds (PF) Dikembe Abdulla, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | Scott Carnegie blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Casey Hargrove | 11-16 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons gets the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Ryan Page snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Kevin Edmunds - foul #2 on Kevin Edmunds, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (PG), Tommy Cain (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Casey Hargrove, Kevin Edmunds, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Jamie Howell (C) William Grullon, Ryan Page | |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the free throw | 11-19 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bennie Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdulla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulla, team foul #8 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Clarence Stringham (SF) Travis Nimmons, Bennie Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Jamie Howell connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 11-22 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla double dribbles | 11-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (PF) Tommy Cain | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, Jamie Howell | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Scott Carnegie | 11-24 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Bennie Williams (SF) Casey Hargrove, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-24 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Page | 11-24 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-24 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla double dribbles | 11-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG), Clarence Stringham (C) Dikembe Abdulla, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi buries a jump hook from the left block set up by William Grullon | 11-26 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-26 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-26 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi gets the rebound | 11-26 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Todd Griffin - foul #1 on Todd Griffin, team foul #9 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (PG), Tommy Cain (PF), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Casey Hargrove, Bennie Williams, Todd Griffin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 11-28 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi Valley St. | Florentino Lombardi steals the ball from Kenneth Mascorro | 11-28 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Kenneth Mascorro denies the turnaround by Ryan Page | 11-28 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the offensive board | 11-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) SG - Travis Nimmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Clarence Stringham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) C - Kenneth Mascorro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Ryan Page lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 11-30 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi Valley St. | Scott Carnegie is called for the reach on Kenneth Mascorro - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #4 | 11-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Casey Hargrove (PG) Travis Nimmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Gary Sutton steps in front of the Tommy Cain pass | 11-30 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jamie Howell lays it in on a nice dish by Malcolm Hamilton and the foul's on Kenneth Mascorro - foul #1 on Kenneth Mascorro, team foul #10 | 11-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the free throw | 11-33 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla is hacked by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #5 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF) Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Gary Sutton | |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page clanks a jumper from the left side | 11-33 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the offensive board | 11-33 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Casey Hargrove, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, Ryan Page, Jamie Howell | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #6 | 13-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin (SF) Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro makes the free throw | 14-33 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Travis Nimmons picks off the pass by Rolando Ramos | 14-33 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-33 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 14-33 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 14-33 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi Valley St. | Todd Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 14-33 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-33 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kenneth Mascorro can't tip it in | 14-33 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Grullon | 14-33 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi double dribbles | 14-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SG), Jeremy Blackman (SF), Kevin Edmunds (PF), Clarence Stringham (C) Bennie Williams, Travis Nimmons, Todd Griffin, Tommy Cain, Kenneth Mascorro | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-33 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 14-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi Valley St. | PG - Jonathon Crain (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) SF - Jeremy Blackman (fresh) PF - Kevin Edmunds (fresh) C - Clarence Stringham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 5 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Ryan Page is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #7 | 14-33 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #8 | 14-33 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 15-33 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Kent Pittman loses the dribble to Jonathon Crain | 16-33 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Clarence Stringham | 19-33 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-33 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jonathon Crain grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Florentino Lombardi is called for the reach on Jeremy Blackman - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #9 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams (SF) Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Tope (C) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 19-33 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-33 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi Valley St. | Bennie Williams grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi Valley St. | Jeremy Blackman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 19-33 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 19-33 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathon Crain - foul #3 on Jonathon Crain, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons (SG), Kenneth Mascorro (C) Jonathon Crain, Clarence Stringham | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Gary Sutton, Ryan Page | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 19-35 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie pulls down the rebound | 19-35 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Mascorro | 19-35 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Blackman | 22-35 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a shot from the right block | 22-35 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi Valley St. | The rebound goes to Bennie Williams | 22-35 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi Valley St. | Kevin Edmunds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla (PG), Todd Griffin (PF) Bennie Williams, Kevin Edmunds | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie, John Tope | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the lay-in | 22-35 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi Valley St. | Travis Nimmons snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-35 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the runner from the right block | 22-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi Valley St. | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 22-37 |