| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Horn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) SF - William Hood (fresh) PF - James Callender (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Friesen inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Robert Mears buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Jimmy Wiley | 25-29 |
| 19:31 | NC State | William Hood misses the dunk attempt | 25-29 |
| 19:30 | NC State | William Hood tips it in | 25-31 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Robert Mears is blocked by William Hood | 25-31 |
| 19:02 | NC State | Robert Prichard grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | NC State | Mark Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-34 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Mears | 27-34 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Joe Endo hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Mears - foul #3 on Robert Mears, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG) Robert Mears | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:58 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:58 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Hood - foul #2 on William Hood, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF) Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 17:41 | NC State | James Callender gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:21 | NC State | Robert Prichard clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 17:20 | NC State | Robert Prichard gets the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Charles Pennell is called for the reach on James Callender - foul #1 on Charles Pennell, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Robert Cunningham (PF) Peter Friesen, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Allen Davis (PF) Joe Endo, James Callender | |
| 16:54 | NC State | Mark Stanley scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Dwight Barra misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-39 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Robert Prichard grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:26 | NC State | Mark Stanley evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Dorsey | 28-41 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Dwight Barra comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 16:08 | NC State | Allen Davis grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 15:50 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wiley | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dwight Barra (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Willie Thomas connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Cunningham | 30-41 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Willie Thomas picks off the pass by William Hood | 30-41 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Walter Horn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley tips it home | 32-41 |
| 14:35 | NC State | William Hood misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Jimmy Wiley, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Friesen (SF), Charles Pennell (PF) Jimmy Wiley, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), Keith Cales (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), James Callender (PF), Maurice Lehman (C) Gordon Dorsey, Mark Stanley, William Hood, Allen Davis, Robert Prichard | |
| 14:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Cunningham - foul #1 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 14:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | NC State | Maurice Lehman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Peter Friesen pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Willie Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-41 |
| 13:45 | NC State | Keith Cales grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:20 | NC State | James Callender can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 32-41 |
| 13:18 | NC State | Maurice Lehman tips it back up and in | 32-43 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Dwight Barra connects on the 3 from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 12:34 | NC State | Maurice Lehman throws it down on a nice dish by Joe Endo | 35-45 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Keith Cales is called for the reach on Peter Friesen - foul #1 on Keith Cales, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Jimmy Wiley (SG), Robert Cunningham (C) Willie Thomas, Dwight Barra, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), Robert Prichard (C) Keith Cales, Maurice Lehman | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Wiley | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Peter Friesen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Endo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Callender (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Prichard (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | NC State | Mark Stanley splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Peter Friesen | 40-48 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Joe Endo misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cunningham - foul #2 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG) Robert Mears | |
| Subs | NC State | William Hood (SF), Allen Davis (PF) Nathan Spahr, James Callender | |
| 10:28 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 10:07 | NC State | William Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 10:02 | NC State | Mark Stanley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-50 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Cunningham | 40-50 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on Mark Stanley - foul #3 on Mark Stanley, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF), Walter Horn (C) Peter Friesen, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Keith Cales (SG) Joe Endo, Mark Stanley | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:43 | NC State | Allen Davis gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Keith Cales makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Prichard | 42-53 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-53 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley tips it but misses | 42-53 |
| 09:00 | NC State | The rebound goes to Robert Prichard | 42-53 |
| 08:47 | NC State | Keith Cales hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Dwight Barra grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Dwight Barra's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | NC State | Mark Stanley (SG), James Callender (PF) Keith Cales, Robert Prichard | |
| 08:05 | NC State | Allen Davis hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mark Stanley | 42-55 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Charles Pennell's layup is rejected by Allen Davis | 42-55 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Charles Pennell snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 07:24 | NC State | The rebound goes to James Callender | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. SF - Dwight Barra (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Callender (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | NC State | Mark Stanley is called for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Friesen (SF) Jimmy Wiley | |
| Subs | NC State | Nathan Spahr (SF), Robert Prichard (C) William Hood, Allen Davis | |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen is whistled for a carry | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Robert Cunningham (C) Willie Thomas, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Endo (PG), Maurice Lehman (PF) Gordon Dorsey, James Callender | |
| 06:18 | NC State | Mark Stanley clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-55 |
| 06:16 | NC State | Maurice Lehman snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 06:03 | NC State | Robert Prichard drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Joe Endo | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Robert Mears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Thomas (PG), Jimmy Wiley (SG), Walter Horn (C) Robert Mears, Dwight Barra, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Cales (SG), William Hood (SF) Mark Stanley, Nathan Spahr | |
| 05:31 | NC State | Maurice Lehman loses the dribble to Peter Friesen | 42-57 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Walter Horn misses long on a runner from the right block | 42-57 |
| 05:16 | NC State | Robert Prichard pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:00 | NC State | Joe Endo makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Keith Cales | 42-59 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | William Hood is called for the reach on Peter Friesen - foul #3 on William Hood, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Barra (SF) Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | NC State | Gordon Dorsey (PG), Mark Stanley (SG), James Callender (PF) Joe Endo, Keith Cales, Maurice Lehman | |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Willie Thomas is whistled for a carry | 42-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Cales (SG), Nathan Spahr (SF), Allen Davis (PF), Maurice Lehman (C) Mark Stanley, William Hood, James Callender, Robert Prichard | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | NC State | Willie Thomas is called for the reach on Allen Davis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | NC State | David Auger (SG) Keith Cales | |
| 04:32 | NC State | Willie Thomas is called for the reach on Nathan Spahr - foul #5 on Willie Thomas, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG) Willie Thomas | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:32 | NC State | Nathan Spahr makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 04:32 | NC State | Nathan Spahr makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Walter Horn travels with the ball | 42-61 |
| 04:22 | NC State | David Auger is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Wiley - foul #3 on Jimmy Wiley, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| 04:22 | NC State | David Auger makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 04:22 | NC State | David Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Charles Pennell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-63 |
| 04:06 | NC State | Maurice Lehman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | NC State | David Auger is fouled on the floor by Dwight Barra - foul #2 on Dwight Barra, team foul #9 | 42-63 |
| 03:45 | NC State | David Auger makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 03:45 | NC State | David Auger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-65 |
| 03:26 | NC State | Maurice Lehman grabs the board | 42-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Wiley (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. SF - Dwight Barra (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Walter Horn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Gordon Dorsey (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Auger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Spahr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Lehman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | NC State | Charles Pennell swats the layup by Maurice Lehman | 42-65 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Walter Horn pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Friesen (SF), Robert Cunningham (C) Jimmy Wiley, Walter Horn | |
| Subs | NC State | Keith Cales (SG) Maurice Lehman | |
| 02:47 | NC State | Charles Pennell is called for the reach on Allen Davis - foul #2 on Charles Pennell, team foul #10 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley (SG) Dwight Barra | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:47 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 02:47 | NC State | Allen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 02:36 | NC State | David Auger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Allen Davis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Auger | 42-70 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Jimmy Wiley shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Mears | 44-70 |
| 01:43 | NC State | Keith Cales misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 44-70 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Peter Friesen | 44-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Charles Pennell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Horn (C) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | NC State | Maurice Lehman (C) David Auger | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:15 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Mears - foul #4 on Robert Mears, team foul #11 | 44-70 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 44-71 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses long on a floater from the right side | 44-72 |
| 00:55 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gordon Dorsey | 44-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | NC State | Keith Cales clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 44-72 |
| 00:26 | NC State | Nathan Spahr grabs the offensive board | 44-72 |
| 00:00 | NC State | Gordon Dorsey runs out the clock | 44-72 |