| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark's floater is knocked away by Paul Pierce | 24-33 |
| 19:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky hits the follow up shot | 26-33 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle scores on a turnaround near the basket | 28-36 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 28-36 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits the follow up shot | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Mark Sandusky is blocked by Paul Pierce | 28-38 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 28-38 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | A charge is called on Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| 17:47 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-38 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 28-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 16:56 | Miami (OH) | Donald Portillo is called for the reach on Ron Risch - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), William Glenn (C) Ron Risch, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards | |
| 16:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 16:29 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-38 |
| 16:13 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:58 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland blows the dunk | 30-38 |
| 15:56 | Miami (OH) | The offensive rebound goes to William Glenn | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jody Garland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Herbert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the turnaround from the right block | 30-38 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-38 |
| 15:13 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:52 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 30-38 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 14:26 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:07 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Sandusky | 32-38 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli can't connect on a floater from the left side | 32-38 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it in | 32-40 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Rick Taylor (PF), Eugene Clark (C) Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 33-43 |
| 12:48 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it up and in on a great pass from Ron Risch | 35-43 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Donald Portillo comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 12:33 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:08 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Freudenberg is called for the reach on Eugene Clark - foul #1 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle (PF) Todd Herbert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:46 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Mark Sandusky is blocked by Christopher Freudenberg | 35-43 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Donald Portillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (PF) Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 11:02 | Miami (OH) | Ray Richards swats the layup by Mark Sandusky | 35-43 |
| 11:01 | Miami (OH) | William Glenn snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| 10:34 | Miami (OH) | Donald Portillo steals the ball from Eugene Clark | 35-43 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Ray Richards is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Donald Portillo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Freudenberg | 35-45 |
| 09:37 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG), Jody Garland (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Mark Sandusky, Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Toney Dumas | 35-47 |
| 08:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jody Garland | 37-47 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-47 |
| 08:34 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 08:13 | Miami (OH) | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on William Glenn - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 07:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-47 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Donald Portillo pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ron Risch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Todd Herbert | 37-47 |
| 07:38 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert lays it up and in | 39-47 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF) Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:12 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is fouled on the floor by Joseph Nesbitt - foul #1 on Joseph Nesbitt, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 06:47 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-47 |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it home | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Rick Taylor - foul #1 on Rick Taylor, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:23 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-47 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Donald Portillo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-47 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it home | 41-49 |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #7 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky (PG), Ron Risch (SG), William Glenn (C) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor, Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo, Ray Richards | |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:32 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Mark Sandusky is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #3 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is hacked by William Glenn - foul #3 on William Glenn, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Lyle - foul #2 on Kenneth Lyle, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (SF), Eugene Clark (C) Jody Garland, Kenneth Lyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Risch and he's hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #3 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #8 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF) Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce | |
| 04:09 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 03:42 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Rick Taylor | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Mark Sandusky (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - William Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Nesbitt | 44-50 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Richard Sheets splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 03:22 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | The pull-up jumper by Mark Sandusky is blocked by Richard Sheets | 44-50 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 44-50 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-50 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg can't tip it in | 44-50 |
| 02:49 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:49 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch (SG), Jody Garland (SF), Kenneth Lyle (PF) Todd Herbert, Rick Taylor, William Glenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Clifford Jacobs, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 02:32 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| 01:46 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 44-50 |
| 01:44 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland tips it in | 46-50 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Ray Richards scores on a jumper from the left side | 46-52 |
| 01:21 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 48-52 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-52 |
| 01:13 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:07 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Clark | 50-52 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Richard Sheets works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ron Risch - foul #2 on Ron Risch, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky is hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 50-53 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Mark Sandusky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sandusky - foul #4 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Mark Sandusky - foul #5 on Mark Sandusky, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert (PG) Mark Sandusky | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-56 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 52-56 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Ron Risch is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ron Risch, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:12 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Risch - foul #4 on Ron Risch, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:10 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland drills a shot from the left block | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards wins the tip | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Jody Garland - foul #1 on Jody Garland, team foul #11 | 57-57 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Portillo - foul #3 on Donald Portillo, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:34 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Eugene Clark | 59-59 |
| 03:50 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 03:48 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle tips it in | 61-59 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Donald Portillo buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Sheets | 61-62 |
| 03:06 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #12 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland buries a runner from the right block set up by Ron Risch and he's hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| 02:31 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Sheets and the foul's on Eugene Clark - foul #2 on Eugene Clark, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | William Glenn (C) Eugene Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Ray Richards | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:12 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark (C) William Glenn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch knocks in the jumper from the right side | 68-65 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Portillo | 68-68 |
| 01:41 | Miami (OH) | Paul Pierce steals the ball from Jody Garland | 68-68 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Richards | 68-70 |
| 01:02 | Miami (OH) | The jump hook by Jody Garland is blocked by Christopher Freudenberg | 68-70 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Donald Portillo gets the rebound | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Donald Portillo | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Miami (OH) | Kenneth Lyle misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 68-72 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Herbert - foul #2 on Todd Herbert, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:19 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Herbert - foul #3 on Todd Herbert, team foul #14 | 71-73 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:17 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Miami (OH) | Ron Risch shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-74 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards clanks a halfcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ron Risch (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jody Garland (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is fouled on the floor by Ron Risch - foul #5 on Ron Risch, team foul #15 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor (SF) Ron Risch | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:14 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland's layup is rejected by Paul Pierce | 74-76 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-79 |
| 03:29 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor is whistled for traveling | 74-79 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Ray Richards buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 74-82 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:01 | Miami (OH) | Rick Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-82 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 74-84 |
| 02:42 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-84 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Freudenberg is called for the reach on Todd Herbert - foul #4 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #14 | 74-84 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 02:23 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert makes the 2nd free throw | 76-84 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 76-84 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Ray Richards can't tip it in | 76-84 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Donald Portillo hits the follow up shot | 76-86 |
| 01:53 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Pierce | 76-86 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-86 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg tips it in | 76-88 |
| 01:21 | Miami (OH) | Christopher Freudenberg denies the turnaround by Jody Garland | 76-88 |
| 01:19 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark hits the follow up shot | 78-88 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Richard Sheets evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-88 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Ray Richards tips it but misses | 78-88 |
| 00:55 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark gets the rebound | 78-88 |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Todd Herbert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jody Garland (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Kenneth Lyle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eugene Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Portillo - foul #4 on Donald Portillo, team foul #15 | 78-88 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland makes the 1st free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:49 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland misses the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 79-88 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Todd Herbert in the backcourt - foul #4 on Todd Herbert, team foul #16 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:41 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 79-90 |
| 00:40 | Miami (OH) | Eugene Clark grabs the offensive board | 79-90 |
| 00:38 | Miami (OH) | Jody Garland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-90 |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs drills a jumper from the free throw line | 79-92 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert is fouled on the floor by Timothy Marinelli - foul #4 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #16 | 79-92 |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert makes the 1st free throw | 80-92 |
| 00:04 | Miami (OH) | Todd Herbert misses the 2nd free throw | 80-92 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 80-92 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 80-92 |