| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) SF - Bill Marshall (fresh) PF - Samuel Tyler (fresh) C - Robert Hahn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Antonio Collins (fresh) SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Dino Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | Robert Hahn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Bill Marshall tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses short on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Bill Marshall - foul #1 on Bill Marshall, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Antonio Collins misses the 3rd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:17 | Marquette | Robert Hahn pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Marquette | Robert Hahn buries a turnaround from close range | 4-1 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Mario Witherington clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Bill Marshall - foul #2 on Bill Marshall, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Marquette | Leon Davidson (SF) Bill Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Mario Witherington makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Richard Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG), Jeremy Adkisson (PF) Alex Longenecker, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (PG), Alan Hilliker (SF), Samuel Tyler (PF) Richard Robinson, Leon Davidson, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:05 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses badly on a floater in the paint | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:41 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson misses the floater from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Mario Witherington grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Samuel Tyler swats the layup by Orlando Thorton | 4-2 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Antonio Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:59 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) SG - Eric Pair (fresh) SF - Alan Hilliker (fresh) PF - Samuel Tyler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeremy Adkisson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Dino Rossi (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Dennis Wittman picks off the pass by Eric Pair | 4-2 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 15:27 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 15:22 | Marquette | The pull-up jumper by Alex Longenecker is blocked by Dino Rossi | 4-2 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Mario Witherington loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Leon Davidson (SG), Robert Hahn (C) Alex Longenecker, Eric Pair, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (SG), Robert Konen (SF), Timothy Ziebarth (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Dennis Wittman, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Dino Rossi | |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Antonio Collins - foul #1 on Antonio Collins, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG) Alan Hilliker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 14:40 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | David Wadley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-2 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Leon Rosas tips it in | 6-4 |
| 13:59 | Marquette | Eric Pair is hacked by Timothy Ziebarth - foul #1 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Eric Pair | |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG) Antonio Collins | |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Ziebarth - foul #2 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alan Hilliker (SF) Alex Longenecker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Dino Rossi (C) David Wadley, Robert Konen, Timothy Ziebarth, Leon Rosas | |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 13:46 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Jeremy Adkisson is called for the reach on Orlando Thorton - foul #1 on Jeremy Adkisson, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Alan Hilliker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Dino Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-4 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Dino Rossi tips it in | 8-6 |
| 12:42 | Marquette | Robert Hahn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Dino Rossi is hacked by Jeremy Adkisson - foul #2 on Jeremy Adkisson, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG), Alan Hilliker (SF), Samuel Tyler (PF) Alex Longenecker, Leon Davidson, Jeremy Adkisson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Mario Witherington buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-9 |
| 12:06 | Marquette | Eric Pair misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-9 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Dino Rossi gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton misses long on a floater from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 11:39 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler grabs the board | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Richard Robinson (fresh) SG - Eric Pair (fresh) SF - Alan Hilliker (fresh) PF - Samuel Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Hahn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Marquette | Richard Robinson knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Hahn | 10-9 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Robert Hahn takes the ball from Orlando Thorton | 10-9 |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Tyler and the foul's on Antonio Collins - foul #2 on Antonio Collins, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG), Leon Davidson (SF) Eric Pair, Alan Hilliker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), David Wadley (SG), Robert Konen (SF), Glenn Frazier (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Antonio Collins, Dennis Wittman, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Dino Rossi | |
| 10:43 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | David Wadley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 10:17 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 09:53 | Marquette | Leon Davidson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 09:28 | Marquette | Richard Robinson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Longenecker | 16-9 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Samuel Tyler denies the turnaround by Leon Rosas | 16-9 |
| 09:08 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Samuel Tyler | 16-9 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Leon Davidson misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Frazier - foul #1 on Glenn Frazier, team foul #5 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Dino Rossi (C) David Wadley, Robert Konen, Glenn Frazier, Leon Rosas | |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Leon Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 08:51 | Marquette | Leon Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Wittman | 17-12 |
| 08:29 | Marquette | Richard Robinson is hacked by Igor Znidarsic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Igor Znidarsic, team foul #6 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG), Alan Hilliker (SF) Richard Robinson, Leon Davidson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker knocks in the shot from the left side and the foul's on Igor Znidarsic - foul #2 on Igor Znidarsic, team foul #7 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG) Eric Pair | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| 08:06 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker makes the free throw | 20-12 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from close range | 20-14 |
| 07:23 | Marquette | Richard Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG), Leon Davidson (SF) Richard Robinson, Alan Hilliker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Pair (fresh) SF - Leon Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Tyler (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hahn (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dino Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Collins and the foul's on Eric Pair - foul #1 on Eric Pair, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG) Eric Pair | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (SG) Antonio Collins | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses the free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:04 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 06:39 | Marquette | Leon Davidson loses the dribble to Dennis Wittman | 20-16 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Samuel Tyler is called for the reach on Orlando Thorton - foul #1 on Samuel Tyler, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG), Alan Hilliker (SF), Bill Marshall (PF), Jeremy Adkisson (C) Alex Longenecker, Leon Davidson, Samuel Tyler, Robert Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (PG) David Wadley | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Antonio Collins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 06:04 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jeremy Adkisson | 20-16 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson clanks a runner from the right block | 20-16 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Antonio Collins grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses short on a shot from the right block | 20-16 |
| 05:38 | Marquette | Eric Pair grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 05:15 | Marquette | Bill Marshall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Collins | 20-16 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Witherington | 20-19 |
| 04:34 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG), Leon Davidson (SF), Samuel Tyler (PF) Richard Robinson, Eric Pair, Alan Hilliker | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (SG), Robert Konen (SF), Glenn Frazier (PF), Leon Rosas (C) Dennis Wittman, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Dino Rossi | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | David Wadley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 04:23 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Alex Longenecker and he's hacked by Glenn Frazier - foul #2 on Glenn Frazier, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth (PF) Glenn Frazier | |
| 03:54 | Marquette | Samuel Tyler makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | David Wadley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Antonio Collins | 23-22 |
| 03:15 | Marquette | Alex Longenecker misses the shot from the left block | 23-22 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth grabs the board | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Bill Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alex Longenecker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Davidson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Samuel Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Adkisson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Antonio Collins (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Wadley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Konen (fresh) PF - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) C - Leon Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Leon Rosas scores on a jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Antonio Collins - foul #3 on Antonio Collins, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Richard Robinson (PG), Robert Hahn (C) Leon Davidson, Samuel Tyler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Dino Rossi (C) Antonio Collins, David Wadley, Robert Konen, Timothy Ziebarth, Leon Rosas | |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:42 | Marquette | Jeremy Adkisson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Jeremy Adkisson steals the ball from Dino Rossi | 24-24 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Bill Marshall is hacked by Mario Witherington - foul #1 on Mario Witherington, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Bill Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Bill Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Alex Longenecker - foul #1 on Alex Longenecker, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Marquette | Eric Pair (SG) Alex Longenecker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Richard Robinson is hacked by Igor Znidarsic - foul #3 on Igor Znidarsic, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alex Longenecker (SG) Eric Pair | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antonio Collins (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:23 | Marquette | Richard Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Bill Marshall is called for the reach on Antonio Collins - foul #3 on Bill Marshall, team foul #8 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Marquette | Alan Hilliker (SF) Bill Marshall | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Antonio Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:34 | Marquette | Richard Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Mario Witherington loses the dribble to Jeremy Adkisson | 28-28 |
| 00:02 | Marquette | Richard Robinson loses the dribble to Dennis Wittman | 28-28 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-28 |