| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Bembry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry McGhie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Minick (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Friesen inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | William Bembry loses the ball out of bounds | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | Roberto Russo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 26-28 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | Larry McGhie hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Brian Jessup misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roberto Russo - foul #3 on Roberto Russo, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Osborn (SF) Roberto Russo | |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Brian Jessup makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Brian Jessup misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 19:10 | Colorado | Larry McGhie snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:44 | Colorado | Larry McGhie works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 27-30 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | William Bembry snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Peter Friesen comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 27-30 |
| 18:36 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Joe Minick | 27-30 |
| 18:15 | Colorado | Victor Osborn travels with the ball | 27-30 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry McGhie - foul #1 on Larry McGhie, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Charles Pennell makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:53 | Colorado | Joe Minick grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:29 | Colorado | Victor Osborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 17:27 | Colorado | Joe Minick hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Peter Friesen hits the finger roll | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Victor Osborn connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Peter Friesen - foul #2 on Peter Friesen, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Dustin Hartman (SG), Gary Friedel (SF), Robert Cunningham (C) Brian Jessup, John Seale, Peter Friesen, William Bembry | |
| Subs | Colorado | Calvin Henderson (PF), John Buehler (C) Larry McGhie, Joe Minick | |
| 16:51 | Colorado | Victor Osborn makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Charles Pennell hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Mears and the foul's on John Buehler - foul #2 on John Buehler, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 16:37 | Colorado | John Buehler pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:15 | Colorado | Dustin Hartman steps in front of the Calvin Henderson pass | 32-35 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Gary Friedel banks in the layup set up by Dustin Hartman | 34-35 |
| 15:47 | Colorado | Victor Osborn scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Hatfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Osborn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Calvin Henderson (fresh) C - John Buehler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses the easy layup | 34-38 |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Charles Pennell hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Cunningham - foul #3 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SG), Peter Friesen (PF) Robert Mears, Dustin Hartman, Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roberto Russo (SF), Larry McGhie (PF) Victor Osborn, Calvin Henderson | |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Peter Friesen misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Larry McGhie - foul #2 on Larry McGhie, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bembry (C) Gary Friedel | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Schwenneker (PG) Kurt Bethea | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:42 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the left block | 38-40 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Peter Friesen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham blows the dunk but he's hacked by Daniel Hatfield - foul #1 on Daniel Hatfield, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Joe Minick (C) John Buehler | |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Larry McGhie grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Larry McGhie misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Jessup - foul #2 on Brian Jessup, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Friedel (SF) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Larry McGhie makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | Larry McGhie misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:54 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Minick | 39-41 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | Roberto Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kurt Bethea (PG), Calvin Henderson (PF) Robert Schwenneker, Larry McGhie | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | William Bembry drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Brian Jessup | 41-41 |
| 12:59 | Colorado | Roberto Russo makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Hatfield and he's hacked by Gary Friedel - foul #1 on Gary Friedel, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Charles Pennell (PF) Brian Jessup, Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Osborn (SG), John Buehler (C) Daniel Hatfield, Joe Minick | |
| 12:59 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Charles Pennell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Gary Friedel loses the dribble to Roberto Russo | 41-43 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | John Buehler can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Bembry - foul #3 on William Bembry, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Hartman (SG), Robert Cunningham (C) John Seale, William Bembry | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry McGhie (PF) Roberto Russo | |
| 12:17 | Colorado | John Buehler makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | John Buehler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 12:05 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 11:45 | Colorado | Victor Osborn is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Buehler | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Pennell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Osborn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Calvin Henderson (fresh) PF - Larry McGhie (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Buehler (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Kurt Bethea picks off the pass by Dustin Hartman | 41-48 |
| 11:18 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 11:16 | Colorado | Larry McGhie gets the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:00 | Colorado | Calvin Henderson clanks a jumper in the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Friedel | 41-48 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mears | 44-48 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Victor Osborn | 44-50 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Charles Pennell buries a runner near the basket | 46-50 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Larry McGhie blows the layup | 46-50 |
| 09:24 | Colorado | Calvin Henderson grabs the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | Larry McGhie scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kurt Bethea | 46-52 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Charles Pennell misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-52 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | Calvin Henderson snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | John Buehler is hacked by Dustin Hartman - foul #1 on Dustin Hartman, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SG), Peter Friesen (SF), William Bembry (C) Robert Mears, Dustin Hartman, Gary Friedel, Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert Schwenneker (PG), Daniel Hatfield (SG), Roberto Russo (SF), Joe Minick (C) Kurt Bethea, Victor Osborn, Calvin Henderson, John Buehler | |
| 08:00 | Colorado | Robert Schwenneker misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 46-52 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Charles Pennell snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Peter Friesen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 46-52 |
| 07:52 | Colorado | Daniel Hatfield snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 07:24 | Colorado | Joe Minick misses long on a jump hook from close range | 46-52 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Charles Pennell pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Friesen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Pennell (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - William Bembry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert Schwenneker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Hatfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Larry McGhie (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Joe Minick (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Joe Minick picks off the pass by John Seale | 46-52 |
| 07:03 | Colorado | Daniel Hatfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 07:01 | Colorado | Larry McGhie grabs the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 06:37 | Colorado | Daniel Hatfield loses the dribble to Peter Friesen | 46-52 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Brian Jessup throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Cunningham (PF) Charles Pennell | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Roberto Russo is fouled on the floor by John Seale - foul #2 on John Seale, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Roberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:23 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | William Bembry grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Peter Friesen scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Seale and he's hacked by Roberto Russo - foul #4 on Roberto Russo, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Hartman (SF) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Peter Friesen makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Daniel Hatfield connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-56 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Joe Minick swats the shot by Peter Friesen | 49-56 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Roberto Russo snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:14 | Colorado | Joe Minick misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-56 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dustin Hartman | 49-56 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | William Bembry drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Brian Jessup | 51-56 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Joe Minick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joe Minick, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mears (PG), Gary Friedel (SF), Robert Cunningham (PF) Brian Jessup, John Seale, Peter Friesen | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kurt Bethea (PG), Victor Osborn (SF), Calvin Henderson (PF), John Buehler (C) Robert Schwenneker, Roberto Russo, Larry McGhie, Joe Minick | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | John Buehler takes the ball from Robert Mears | 51-56 |
| 03:41 | Colorado | John Buehler is hacked by William Bembry - foul #4 on William Bembry, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Seale (SG) Dustin Hartman | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roberto Russo (SF) Daniel Hatfield | |
| 03:41 | Colorado | John Buehler misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 03:41 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Henderson | 51-56 |
| 03:24 | Colorado | Roberto Russo clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 03:22 | Colorado | Calvin Henderson snags the offensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mears (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Seale (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Bembry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Kurt Bethea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Osborn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Calvin Henderson (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Buehler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 51-58 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Calvin Henderson swats the short shot by Robert Cunningham | 51-58 |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Roberto Russo snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 02:42 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), Peter Friesen (PF) Robert Mears, William Bembry | |
| Subs | Colorado | Daniel Hatfield (SG), Joe Minick (C) Victor Osborn, John Buehler | |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Roberto Russo connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Bethea | 51-60 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Pennell (PF) Gary Friedel | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Brian Jessup hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Roberto Russo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Cunningham - foul #4 on Robert Cunningham, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Bembry (C) Robert Cunningham | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry McGhie (PF) Calvin Henderson | |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Roberto Russo makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Roberto Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | William Bembry snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Louisville | John Seale misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | William Bembry pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | William Bembry knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Peter Friesen | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Colorado | Peter Friesen denies the turnaround by Joe Minick | 56-61 |
| 00:27 | Colorado | Larry McGhie misses the tip | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Peter Friesen grabs the board | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | John Seale comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Charles Pennell grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | John Seale misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 00:17 | Colorado | Larry McGhie pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Colorado | John Seale is called for the reach on Larry McGhie in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Seale, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Victor Osborn (SF) Roberto Russo | |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Larry McGhie makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:16 | Colorado | Larry McGhie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Peter Friesen snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | John Seale misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 00:08 | Colorado | Joe Minick pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Brian Jessup is called for the reach on Joe Minick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Jessup, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Joe Minick misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Joe Minick misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Peter Friesen grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Brian Jessup is fouled on the floor by Victor Osborn - foul #2 on Victor Osborn, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roberto Russo (SF) Victor Osborn | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Brian Jessup makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Brian Jessup makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Kurt Bethea runs out the clock | 58-62 |