| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jon McElheny (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enlai Chu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steve Harrell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rickie Henson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Shih (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Micheal Hause buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Barnhart | 39-37 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Huang-fu Shih is denied by John Clem | 39-37 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Jon McElheny takes the ball from John Clem in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu banks in the layup set up by Jon McElheny | 39-39 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | John Clem is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Micheal Hause | 41-39 |
| 18:23 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 41-39 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart is alone and drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 43-39 |
| 17:40 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 17:39 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson gets the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 17:34 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Akim Debski (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF), Lee Sams (C) Jon McElheny, Enlai Chu, Steve Harrell, Rickie Henson, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 17:14 | Louisville | John Clem is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| 17:01 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Howard Hagan snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 43-39 |
| 16:35 | Iowa State | Lee Sams grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Robert Benson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Bo Chin is called for the reach on Jerry Polson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bo Chin, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF) Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG), Frank Toler (SG), Mitch Leroy (SF), Rickie Henson (PF), Huang-fu Shih (C) Bo Chin, Robert Benson, Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo, Lee Sams | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | John Clem connects on the open runner in the paint set up by Micheal Hause | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Jon McElheny (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Toler (fresh) SF - Mitch Leroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Henson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Shih (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jon McElheny | 45-45 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Clem | 47-45 |
| 14:47 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Micheal Hause's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (PG), Enlai Chu (SG), Steve Harrell (SF), Akim Debski (PF), Rene Rizzo (C) Jon McElheny, Frank Toler, Mitch Leroy, Rickie Henson, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 14:30 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 14:29 | Iowa State | Akim Debski misses the tip | 47-45 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Steve Harrell is called for the reach on Micheal Hause in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Harrell, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Howard Hagan connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Willie Lewis and the foul's on Akim Debski - foul #2 on Akim Debski, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:48 | Iowa State | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Akim Debski - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG), Rickie Henson (PF), Lee Sams (C) Bo Chin, Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo | |
| 13:37 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell connects on the jump hook from the left block | 50-47 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart hits a wide open runner in the paint set up by Willie Lewis | 52-47 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Jon McElheny steals it from Harold Barnhart | 52-47 |
| 12:30 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Sams | 52-50 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Jon McElheny - foul #3 on Jon McElheny, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Mitch Leroy (SF), Akim Debski (PF), Rene Rizzo (C) Jon McElheny, Enlai Chu, Steve Harrell, Rickie Henson, Lee Sams | |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist jams it set up by Jerry Polson | 54-50 |
| 11:50 | Iowa State | Curtis Secrist blocks the jumper by Robert Benson | 54-50 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Secrist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Bo Chin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitch Leroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Akim Debski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Mitch Leroy steals the ball from Curtis Secrist | 54-50 |
| 11:17 | Iowa State | Robert Benson is fouled on the floor by Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #2 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG), Steve Harrell (SF), Lee Sams (PF), Huang-fu Shih (C) Bo Chin, Mitch Leroy, Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo | |
| 11:12 | Iowa State | Jerry Polson is called for the reach on Lee Sams - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | Harold Barnhart steals the ball from Steve Harrell | 54-50 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-50 |
| 10:25 | Iowa State | Lee Sams gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 10:04 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Sams | 54-53 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from the left block | 54-53 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Lee Sams gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:22 | Iowa State | Robert Benson's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Harold Barnhart | 54-53 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | John Clem buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Barnhart | 57-53 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Lee Sams buries a runner from close range | 57-55 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Benson - foul #1 on Robert Benson, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Jerry Polson, John Clem, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (PG), Enlai Chu (SG), Akim Debski (SF), Rickie Henson (PF), Rene Rizzo (C) Jon McElheny, Robert Benson, Steve Harrell, Lee Sams, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:07 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Akim Debski | 58-58 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Akim Debski - foul #3 on Akim Debski, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Bo Chin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Enlai Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Akim Debski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Rickie Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa State | Willie Lewis steals it from Rickie Henson | 60-58 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Akim Debski - foul #4 on Akim Debski, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Micheal Hause, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:18 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Troy Kersten is called for the reach on Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Frank Toler (PG), Mitch Leroy (SF), Huang-fu Shih (C) Bo Chin, Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo | |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #3 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-60 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Willie Lewis tips it but misses | 60-60 |
| 06:29 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:12 | Iowa State | Frank Toler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Willie Lewis, Phillip Slomski, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG) Enlai Chu | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | John Clem's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (SG), Steve Harrell (SF), Akim Debski (PF), Rene Rizzo (C) Frank Toler, Mitch Leroy, Rickie Henson, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-60 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Micheal Hause connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-60 |
| 04:55 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 62-60 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Holguin and he's hacked by Jon McElheny - foul #4 on Jon McElheny, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Willie Lewis (SF), Howard Hagan (C) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause, John Clem, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Benson (PG), Frank Toler (SG), Mitch Leroy (SF), Rickie Henson (PF), Lee Sams (C) Jon McElheny, Bo Chin, Steve Harrell, Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo | |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:06 | Iowa State | Jerry Polson steals the ball from Frank Toler | 65-60 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist jams it set up by Jerry Polson | 67-60 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | Willie Lewis steals it from Robert Benson | 67-60 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Willie Lewis blows the dunk | 67-60 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. PF - Curtis Secrist (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Howard Hagan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Robert Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Toler (fresh) SF - Mitch Leroy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickie Henson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Sams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | Rickie Henson pulls down the rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:56 | Iowa State | Robert Benson is hacked by Jerry Polson - foul #2 on Jerry Polson, team foul #6 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Curtis Secrist, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jon McElheny (PG), Enlai Chu (SG), Steve Harrell (SF), Huang-fu Shih (C) Robert Benson, Frank Toler, Mitch Leroy, Lee Sams | |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Enlai Chu clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Shih - foul #2 on Huang-fu Shih, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), John Clem (SF) Jerry Polson, Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Akim Debski (SF), Rene Rizzo (PF) Steve Harrell, Rickie Henson | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Akim Debski is denied by Troy Kersten | 69-60 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Huang-fu Shih gets the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo travels with the ball | 69-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF) Brandon Holguin, Phillip Slomski, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Steve Harrell (SF), Rickie Henson (PF) Akim Debski, Rene Rizzo | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Louisville | John Clem hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Secrist | 72-60 |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Huang-fu Shih comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 72-60 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Harrell | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 00:52 | Iowa State | Jon McElheny snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #4 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #7 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bo Chin (PG), Robert Benson (SG), Akim Debski (PF), Rene Rizzo (C) Jon McElheny, Enlai Chu, Rickie Henson, Huang-fu Shih | |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:49 | Iowa State | Steve Harrell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is fouled on the floor by Akim Debski - foul #5 on Akim Debski, team foul #10 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitch Leroy (SF), Lee Sams (C) Steve Harrell, Akim Debski | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #5 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:18 | Iowa State | Rene Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 73-62 |