| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (fresh) SG - Christopher Kowal (fresh) SF - Russell Branham (fresh) PF - Anthony Burk (fresh) C - Frank Osborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SG - Jack Thorpe (fresh) SF - Glen Smith (fresh) PF - Thomas Pfister (fresh) C - John Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Osborn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | William Carter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Simmons - foul #1 on Charles Simmons, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Louisville | William Carter misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Utah State | John Petersen hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 1-2 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Frank Osborn buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Branham | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister can't connect on a shot in the lane | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Frank Osborn snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Russell Branham misses the easy layup | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 18:48 | Utah State | Jack Thorpe knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Glen Smith | 5-5 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Frank Osborn is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| 18:08 | Utah State | Jack Thorpe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Frank Osborn grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Anthony Burk loses the dribble to Charles Simmons in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Utah State | Charles Simmons lays it up and in | 5-7 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | William Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Thorpe - foul #1 on Jack Thorpe, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Anthony Burk connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Branham | 7-7 |
| 17:15 | Utah State | Glen Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Frank Osborn is hacked by John Petersen - foul #1 on John Petersen, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF), Anthony Larson (C) Anthony Burk, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier (PG), Bryant Matthes (SG), Andrew Keegan (SF), Carl Sylvester (PF), George Green (C) Charles Simmons, Jack Thorpe, Glen Smith, Thomas Pfister, John Petersen | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Russell Branham misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Keegan - foul #1 on Andrew Keegan, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Auger (SG) Christopher Kowal | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:36 | Utah State | Carl Sylvester misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | William Carter gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Wayne Auger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 16:17 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 16:13 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier can't finish the layup | 9-7 |
| 16:12 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:05 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | William Carter can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 15:42 | Utah State | George Green gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Wayne Auger (fresh) SF - Russell Branham (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Pippins (fresh) C - Anthony Larson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Lamar Gauthier (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryant Matthes (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Keegan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Sylvester (fresh) C - George Green (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier makes the shot from the left wing set up by Bryant Matthes | 9-11 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Carter | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Utah State | Bryant Matthes drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Keegan | 11-14 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Lamar Gauthier picks off the pass by Russell Branham in the backcourt | 11-14 |
| 14:48 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier banks in the layup | 11-16 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Russell Branham is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Anthony Burk (PF), Frank Osborn (C) William Carter, Russell Branham, Ralph Pippins, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Simmons (PG), Jack Thorpe (SG), Paul Hartman (SF), Thomas Pfister (PF), John Petersen (C) Lamar Gauthier, Bryant Matthes, Andrew Keegan, Carl Sylvester, George Green | |
| 14:08 | Utah State | John Petersen connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Pfister | 11-18 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Anthony Burk makes the runner from the left block | 13-18 |
| 13:23 | Utah State | Christopher Kowal steps in front of the Charles Simmons pass | 13-18 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Kowal | 15-18 |
| 12:58 | Utah State | Charles Simmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 12:56 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister snags the offensive board | 15-18 |
| 12:49 | Utah State | John Petersen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-18 |
| 12:47 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 12:38 | Utah State | Jack Thorpe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jack Thorpe, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Russell Branham (SF), Ralph Pippins (PF) Justin Falkenstein, Wayne Auger, Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryant Matthes (SG), Glen Smith (SF) Jack Thorpe, Paul Hartman | |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Glen Smith is called for the reach on William Carter - foul #1 on Glen Smith, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | William Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier (SG), Carl Sylvester (C) Bryant Matthes, John Petersen | |
| 11:42 | Utah State | Charles Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Frank Osborn gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Branham (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Pippins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Osborn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Gauthier (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glen Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Pfister (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Sylvester (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Russell Branham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Carter | 18-18 |
| 11:00 | Utah State | Carl Sylvester's pass is intercepted by Christopher Kowal | 18-18 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal can't throw it down | 18-18 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Branham | 18-18 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-18 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Russell Branham tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 10:26 | Utah State | Charles Simmons hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Frank Osborn is fouled on the floor by Carl Sylvester - foul #1 on Carl Sylvester, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Wayne Auger (SG), Anthony Larson (SF), Anthony Burk (PF) William Carter, Christopher Kowal, Russell Branham, Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Hartman (SG), Andrew Keegan (SF), John Petersen (C) Lamar Gauthier, Glen Smith, Thomas Pfister | |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Frank Osborn misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 10:10 | Utah State | John Petersen grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 09:49 | Utah State | Charles Simmons makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Hartman | 20-24 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Burk | 23-24 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Charles Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Justin Falkenstein - foul #1 on Justin Falkenstein, team foul #1 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG) Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Green (PF) Carl Sylvester | |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Simmons, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier (PG) Charles Simmons | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:03 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan is fouled on the floor by Anthony Burk - foul #1 on Anthony Burk, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryant Matthes (SG) Paul Hartman | |
| 08:54 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan banks in the layup | 25-28 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal is called for traveling in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (SG) Christopher Kowal | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:29 | Utah State | Bryant Matthes misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Anthony Burk | 25-28 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Andrew Keegan is called for the reach on Wayne Auger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Keegan, team foul #9 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG) Justin Falkenstein | |
| Subs | Utah State | Glen Smith (SF), Thomas Pfister (PF) Andrew Keegan, George Green | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Wayne Auger misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:24 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 08:05 | Utah State | Glen Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-28 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Thomas Pfister blocks the short jumper by Ralph Pippins | 25-28 |
| 07:40 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Auger (tiring) SF - Ralph Pippins (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Burk (tiring) 4 pts. C - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Lamar Gauthier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bryant Matthes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glen Smith (tiring) PF - Thomas Pfister (tiring) 4 reb. C - John Petersen (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Utah State | John Petersen misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Larson - foul #1 on Anthony Larson, team foul #3 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG), Russell Branham (SF), Roger Wilson (PF), Frank Osborn (C) Wayne Auger, Ralph Pippins, Anthony Burk, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Hartman (SF), Carl Sylvester (PF) Glen Smith, Thomas Pfister | |
| 07:27 | Utah State | John Petersen makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:27 | Utah State | John Petersen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Frank Osborn snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | William Carter connects on the shot near the basket set up by Roger Wilson | 27-29 |
| 06:48 | Utah State | John Petersen blows the dunk | 27-29 |
| 06:46 | Utah State | Bryant Matthes gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 06:31 | Utah State | Carl Sylvester misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-29 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Osborn | 27-29 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | William Carter knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Russell Branham | 29-29 |
| 05:58 | Utah State | Bryant Matthes is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Ralph Pippins (SG), Anthony Burk (PF), Anthony Larson (C) William Carter, Christopher Kowal, Roger Wilson, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Green (PG), Glen Smith (SF), Thomas Pfister (PF) Lamar Gauthier, Paul Hartman, John Petersen | |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Larson | 32-29 |
| 05:38 | Utah State | Glen Smith misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 05:36 | Utah State | George Green can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Russell Branham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Burk and he's hacked by George Green - foul #1 on George Green, team foul #10 | 34-29 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 05:14 | Utah State | Glen Smith is fouled on the floor by Russell Branham - foul #1 on Russell Branham, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Auger (SG) Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:55 | Utah State | George Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roger Wilson (PF), Frank Osborn (C) Ralph Pippins, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier (PG) George Green | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the wide open shot from the right side set up by Frank Osborn | 37-29 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | Carl Sylvester misses the 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 04:13 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier grabs the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 04:03 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier is hacked by Justin Falkenstein - foul #2 on Justin Falkenstein, team foul #5 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Anthony Burk (PF), Anthony Larson (C) Justin Falkenstein, Russell Branham, Roger Wilson, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Hartman (SG) Bryant Matthes | |
| 03:47 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Wayne Auger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (SF) Wayne Auger | |
| Subs | Utah State | Charles Simmons (PG), Jack Thorpe (SG), Andrew Keegan (C) Lamar Gauthier, Glen Smith, Carl Sylvester | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Kowal (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Pippins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Anthony Burk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Larson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Thorpe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Hartman (fresh) PF - Thomas Pfister (tiring) 4 reb. C - Andrew Keegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Utah State | Thomas Pfister drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Paul Hartman is called for the reach on Ralph Pippins - foul #1 on Paul Hartman, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Osborn (C) Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Utah State | George Green (C) Paul Hartman | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 02:58 | Utah State | George Green misses the shot in the paint | 38-32 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | William Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Pfister - foul #1 on Thomas Pfister, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (SG), Roger Wilson (PF) Christopher Kowal, Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Utah State | John Petersen (C) Thomas Pfister | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 02:39 | Utah State | Jack Thorpe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-32 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Roger Wilson | 40-32 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Thorpe - foul #3 on Jack Thorpe, team foul #13 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Kowal (SG), Russell Branham (SF) William Carter, Ralph Pippins | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryant Matthes (SG), Carl Sylvester (PF) Jack Thorpe, George Green | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 02:14 | Utah State | John Petersen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Frank Osborn gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein is hacked by Bryant Matthes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryant Matthes, team foul #14 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Burk (PF), Anthony Larson (C) Roger Wilson, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | Paul Hartman (SG) Bryant Matthes | |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Burk - foul #2 on Anthony Burk, team foul #6 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carter (PG), Wayne Auger (SG) Justin Falkenstein, Christopher Kowal | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Pfister (PF) Carl Sylvester | |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 01:46 | Utah State | Andrew Keegan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Russell Branham can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 01:36 | Utah State | Paul Hartman gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 01:09 | Utah State | Paul Hartman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Pippins (PF) Anthony Burk | |
| Subs | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier (SG), George Green (C) Paul Hartman, John Petersen | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Russell Branham is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Russell Branham, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roger Wilson (PF), Frank Osborn (C) Russell Branham, Anthony Larson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:45 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier misses badly on a shot from the right block | 44-33 |
| 00:43 | Utah State | George Green tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Wayne Auger hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 00:13 | Utah State | Lamar Gauthier grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Roger Wilson steps in front of the Charles Simmons pass | 44-35 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ralph Pippins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Falkenstein (PG), Christopher Kowal (SG), Russell Branham (SF), Anthony Larson (C) William Carter, Wayne Auger, Roger Wilson, Frank Osborn | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bryant Matthes (SG), Carl Sylvester (PF), John Petersen (C) Lamar Gauthier, Thomas Pfister, George Green | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Carl Sylvester clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Kowal grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |