| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ben Walsh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kun Chiu (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Donald Puente inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | John Tope banks in the layup set up by Kent Pittman | 34-32 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF), Edward Mancha (C) Donald Puente, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 34-34 |
| 18:37 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kun Chiu (C) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:37 | Colorado State | Paul Washington makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:37 | Colorado State | Paul Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kun Chiu - foul #2 on Kun Chiu, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Puente (PF) Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:04 | Colorado State | Paul Washington drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Walsh | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman snags the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Ben Walsh steps in front of the Malcolm Hamilton pass | 39-35 |
| 17:14 | Colorado State | Donald Puente hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Kun Chiu (C) Justin Buckner, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | Paul Washington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 16:52 | Colorado State | Donald Puente pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:33 | Colorado State | Donald Puente lays it up and in set up by Ben Walsh | 41-35 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Jamie Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF) Donald Puente | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:59 | Colorado State | Kudyauku Albarazi is called for the reach on Ben Walsh - foul #3 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeremy Rickard (SG), Edward Mancha (C) Paul Washington, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Paul Hicks | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ben Walsh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Rickard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-35 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Jamie Howell lays it in | 44-37 |
| 15:20 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 15:19 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha grabs the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Rickard | 46-37 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Edward Mancha blocks the short jumper by Dale Hulse | 46-37 |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 14:31 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Rickard | 49-37 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Kent Pittman drills a 3 from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 14:17 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner's floater is tipped away by Jamie Howell | 49-40 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Dale Hulse pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Jamie Howell clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-40 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | John Small grabs the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Kent Pittman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 13:36 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan comes up short on the runner in the lane | 49-40 |
| 13:35 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan tips it in | 51-40 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | John Small's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Mooneyhan | 51-40 |
| 13:30 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Puente (SF), Kun Chiu (C) Justin Buckner, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Kent Pittman, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 13:18 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Ben Walsh steals it from John Tope | 53-40 |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Donald Puente can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Tope - foul #2 on John Tope, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (SF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 12:46 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Kun Chiu blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Castle | 55-40 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | Donald Puente grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 12:13 | Colorado State | John Tope is called for the reach on Jeremy Rickard - foul #3 on John Tope, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG) Paul Hicks | |
| 12:01 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the floater from the right side | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ben Walsh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeremy Rickard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Puente (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Kun Chiu (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the floater from the baseline | 57-40 |
| 11:41 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 11:37 | Colorado State | Paul Washington lays it up and in | 59-40 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle banks in the layup and the foul's on Kun Chiu - foul #3 on Kun Chiu, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Ben Walsh, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Kudyauku Albarazi | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | John Tope snags the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Gary Sutton | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:33 | Colorado State | Paul Washington makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Puente | 62-44 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Paul Washington in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Washington, team foul #3 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (PG), Justin Buckner (SF), Kun Chiu (C) Paul Washington, Robert Mooneyhan, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Dale Hulse comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-44 |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:57 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ben Walsh | 65-44 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the driving attempt in the paint and he's hacked by Jeremy Rickard - foul #4 on Jeremy Rickard, team foul #4 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Edward Mancha (C) Jeremy Rickard, Donald Puente, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-47 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Kent Pittman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | John Small hits the follow up shot | 65-49 |
| 08:44 | Colorado State | Paul Washington clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 65-49 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Justin Buckner - foul #2 on Justin Buckner, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donald Puente (SF), Kun Chiu (C) Justin Buckner, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, John Small, Dale Hulse | |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | John Tope gets the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | John Tope hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 65-49 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Kun Chiu makes the runner from close range set up by Paul Washington | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ben Walsh (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Puente (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kun Chiu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-49 |
| 07:42 | Colorado State | Donald Puente pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan lays it in on a great pass from Donald Puente out of a doubleteam | 69-49 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the jumpshot from the left side | 69-51 |
| 06:54 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh misses the 3 from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | John Tope misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kun Chiu - foul #4 on Kun Chiu, team foul #6 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeremy Rickard (SG), Justin Buckner (SF), Edward Mancha (C) Ben Walsh, Robert Mooneyhan, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Kenneth Castle (PF) Kudyauku Albarazi, Jamie Howell | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 1st free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:45 | Colorado State | Donald Puente snags the defensive board | 69-51 |
| 06:24 | Colorado State | Donald Puente is whistled for traveling | 69-51 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Donald Puente | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Kent Pittman scores on a 3 from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 05:45 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is fouled on the floor by Paul Washington - foul #3 on Paul Washington, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ben Walsh (PG), Donald Puente (PF) Paul Washington, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Hulse (C) John Tope | |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Gary Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:12 | Colorado State | Donald Puente misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Small | 69-56 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kent Pittman out of a doubleteam | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:35 | Colorado State | Edward Mancha grabs the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Donald Puente is hacked by John Small - foul #2 on John Small, team foul #7 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Paul Washington (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Kun Chiu (C) Jeremy Rickard, Justin Buckner, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (PF) Gary Sutton, John Small, Kenneth Castle | |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Donald Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Dale Hulse blows the layup | 71-58 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is fouled on the floor by Robert Mooneyhan - foul #2 on Robert Mooneyhan, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Justin Buckner (SF), Edward Mancha (C) Donald Puente, Kun Chiu | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:02 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ben Walsh (tiring) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Justin Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Mancha (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | Paul Washington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-58 |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh grabs the offensive board | 71-58 |
| 03:18 | Colorado State | Justin Buckner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 03:16 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan gets the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh is fouled on the floor by Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #4 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jeremy Rickard (SG), Donald Puente (SF), Kun Chiu (C) Paul Washington, Justin Buckner, Edward Mancha | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 71-58 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 71-60 |
| 02:13 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh drills a 3 from the left corner | 74-60 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | Jeremy Rickard double dribbles | 74-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG) Kudyauku Albarazi, John Small | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #9 | 74-62 |
| 00:54 | Colorado State | Robert Mooneyhan knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | John Tope hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 76-62 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Gary Sutton tips it home | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | Kent Pittman steals it from Kun Chiu | 76-64 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Kent Pittman blows the layup | 76-64 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 76-66 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Ben Walsh runs out the clock | 76-66 |