| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Christopher King (fresh) SG - Sammy Lance (fresh) SF - Brian Quinn (fresh) PF - Victor Richart (fresh) C - Joseph Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Pursel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease's pass is intercepted by Sammy Lance | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Grambling State | Victor Richart banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Pursel - foul #1 on James Pursel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Grambling State | Victor Richart makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Grambling State | Christopher King connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Quinn and he's fouled by Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Derick Carpenter, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| 18:56 | Grambling State | Christopher King makes the free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-0 |
| 18:46 | Grambling State | Christopher King grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 18:31 | Grambling State | James Pursel takes the ball from Joseph Hudson | 6-0 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Carlsen's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hudson | 6-0 |
| 18:10 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Victor Richart | 6-0 |
| 18:02 | Grambling State | Victor Richart misses short on a shot from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | James Pursel grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Victor Richart blocks the short jumper by Derick Carpenter | 6-0 |
| 17:41 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hudson | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Grambling State | Derick Carpenter picks off the pass by Victor Richart | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | William Carlsen buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Matthew Nash and he's hacked by Joseph Hudson - foul #1 on Joseph Hudson, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz (SG), Steven Fisher (SF), Adrian Smith (PF), Richard Krier (C) Sammy Lance, Brian Quinn, Victor Richart, Joseph Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, James Pursel | |
| 17:25 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:25 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:03 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 6-2 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett loses the dribble to Richard Krier | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | Grambling State | Christopher King misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Richard Krier is called for the reach on William Carlsen - foul #1 on Richard Krier, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sammy Lance (SG), Victor Richart (PF) Christopher King, Richard Krier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Carlsen | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jeremy Gantz (fresh) SG - Sammy Lance (fresh) SF - Steven Fisher (fresh) PF - Victor Richart (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adrian Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | James Pursel travels with the ball | 6-2 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Quinn (SF), Joseph Hudson (C) Steven Fisher, Adrian Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:23 | Grambling State | Victor Richart buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Gantz | 8-2 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the shot from the baseline set up by Rodney Gilcrease and he's fouled by Sammy Lance - foul #1 on Sammy Lance, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Williams (PG) Jeremy Gantz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:04 | Louisville | James Pursel makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:38 | Grambling State | Joseph Hudson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | James Pursel pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Matthew Nash | 8-7 |
| 14:05 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 14:03 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Pursel and he's hacked by Lawrence Williams - foul #1 on Lawrence Williams, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher King (PG), Jeremy Gantz (SG), Steven Fisher (SF), Adrian Smith (PF), Richard Krier (C) Lawrence Williams, Sammy Lance, Brian Quinn, Victor Richart, Joseph Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:09 | Grambling State | Richard Krier buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 11-10 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 13:01 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:43 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 12:42 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | The short jumper by Rodney Gilcrease is denied by Adrian Smith | 13-10 |
| 12:15 | Grambling State | Richard Krier grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 12:08 | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Fisher | 16-10 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher King - foul #1 on Christopher King, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sammy Lance (SG), John Werner (SF) Jeremy Gantz, Richard Krier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG) Rodney Gilcrease | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 1st free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 11:55 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sammy Lance (fresh) SF - John Werner (fresh) PF - Adrian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Grambling State | John Werner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 11:43 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:24 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey lays it up and in on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 16-12 |
| 10:47 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by John Werner and he's fouled by William Carlsen - foul #1 on William Carlsen, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz (PG), Brian Quinn (SF), Joseph Hudson (C) Christopher King, John Werner, Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Carlsen | |
| 10:47 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Joseph Hudson is called for the reach on Matthew Nash - foul #2 on Joseph Hudson, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Williams (SG), Victor Richart (PF), Richard Krier (C) Sammy Lance, Adrian Smith, Joseph Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG) Derick Carpenter | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | James Pursel scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Matthew Nash | 19-14 |
| 09:44 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-14 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | William Zenner makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 19-16 |
| 09:10 | Grambling State | Rodney Gilcrease is called for the reach on Jeremy Gantz - foul #1 on Rodney Gilcrease, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher King (PG), Sammy Lance (SG), Adrian Smith (C) Jeremy Gantz, Lawrence Williams, Richard Krier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, William Zenner | |
| 08:55 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith is whistled for a carry | 19-16 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Werner (SF) Brian Quinn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Matthew Nash connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Mulkey | 19-18 |
| 08:17 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher King | 22-18 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | James Pursel is fouled on the floor by Victor Richart - foul #1 on Victor Richart, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steven Fisher (C) Victor Richart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF) Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash | |
| 07:58 | Louisville | James Pursel misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 07:58 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Christopher King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Lance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Werner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Adrian Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher is called for traveling | 22-18 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz (SG), Brian Quinn (SF) Sammy Lance, John Werner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF) James Pursel | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Adrian Smith steals it from Ralph Baskett | 22-18 |
| 07:14 | Grambling State | Steven Fisher clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-18 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 22-18 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | William Carlsen tips it in | 22-20 |
| 06:42 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Quinn, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sammy Lance (SG), John Werner (SF), Richard Krier (C) Christopher King, Brian Quinn, Adrian Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), William Zenner (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Derick Carpenter, William Carlsen | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Carey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sammy Lance - foul #2 on Sammy Lance, team foul #9 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher King (PG), Lawrence Williams (SG), Victor Richart (PF) Jeremy Gantz, Sammy Lance, Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Pursel (PF) Ralph Baskett | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:07 | Grambling State | Lawrence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:03 | Grambling State | Christopher King misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | William Zenner gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | William Zenner can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 22-21 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | William Zenner grabs the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | William Zenner loses the dribble to Richard Krier | 22-21 |
| 05:16 | Grambling State | Richard Krier drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Werner | 25-21 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Victor Richart swats the short shot by Robert Mulkey | 25-21 |
| 04:59 | Grambling State | Victor Richart gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 04:47 | Grambling State | Victor Richart is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Victor Richart, team foul #10 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz (PG), Brian Quinn (SF), Adrian Smith (PF), Steven Fisher (C) Christopher King, John Werner, Victor Richart, Richard Krier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Bobby Harman (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Kenneth Carey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett connects on the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Adrian Smith - foul #1 on Adrian Smith, team foul #11 | 25-23 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Bobby Harman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 04:23 | Grambling State | The rebound goes to Adrian Smith | 25-23 |
| 04:15 | Grambling State | Lawrence Williams travels with the ball | 25-23 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Robert Mulkey | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett is hacked by Adrian Smith - foul #2 on Adrian Smith, team foul #12 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Sammy Lance (SG), Victor Richart (PF), Joseph Hudson (C) Lawrence Williams, Adrian Smith, Steven Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jeremy Gantz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Lance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Quinn (fresh) PF - Victor Richart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harman (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Hudson misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Bobby Harman - foul #1 on Bobby Harman, team foul #5 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Pursel (PF) Ralph Baskett | |
| 03:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:33 | Grambling State | Joseph Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Bobby Harman drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Gilcrease and he's fouled by Brian Quinn - foul #2 on Brian Quinn, team foul #13 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Grambling State | John Werner (PG) Jeremy Gantz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Bobby Harman misses the free throw | 27-26 |
| 03:15 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:51 | Grambling State | Bobby Harman is called for the reach on Brian Quinn - foul #2 on Bobby Harman, team foul #6 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Christopher King (PG) Brian Quinn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Matthew Nash (SF) Rodney Gilcrease, Bobby Harman | |
| 02:34 | Grambling State | Victor Richart is called for traveling | 27-26 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Steven Fisher (SF) John Werner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), William Zenner (C) Derick Carpenter, William Carlsen | |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Matthew Nash makes the floater from the left wing set up by James Pursel | 27-28 |
| 01:53 | Grambling State | 3 seconds is called on Christopher King | 27-28 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Adrian Smith (PF) Victor Richart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Ralph Baskett (PF) Kenneth Carey, James Pursel | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Matthew Nash banks in the layup on a great pass from Rodney Gilcrease | 27-30 |
| 01:18 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Mulkey - foul #1 on Robert Mulkey, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Brian Quinn (SF), Richard Krier (C) Steven Fisher, Joseph Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), William Carlsen (C) Robert Mulkey, William Zenner | |
| 01:18 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:18 | Grambling State | Sammy Lance makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease is fouled on the floor by Christopher King - foul #2 on Christopher King, team foul #14 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jeremy Gantz (SG) Sammy Lance | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:50 | Grambling State | Adrian Smith misses the jumper near the basket | 28-32 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ralph Baskett | 28-32 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Nash | 28-35 |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn is fouled on the floor by Ralph Baskett - foul #1 on Ralph Baskett, team foul #8 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Grambling State | Lawrence Williams (SG), Victor Richart (PF) Christopher King, Richard Krier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF), James Pursel (PF) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, Ralph Baskett | |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:19 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | William Carlsen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Pursel | 30-37 |
| 00:00 | Grambling State | Brian Quinn misses the fullcourt shot | 30-37 |