| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fresh) SG - Don Baker (fresh) SF - William Wishart (fresh) PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) C - Christopher Christopher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Milam (fresh) SG - John Shinkle (fresh) SF - Dante Turner (fresh) PF - Vladimir Sluski (fresh) C - Scott Mayo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Wishart - foul #1 on William Wishart, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Don Baker connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fyodor Zehnder | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam drills a shot from the right wing set up by Dante Turner | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Jeffrey Milam is called for the reach on Fyodor Zehnder - foul #1 on Jeffrey Milam, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Paul Rogers tips it home | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Milam | 4-6 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Dante Turner is called for the reach on Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Dante Turner, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Don Baker double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Don Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Andrew Kyle (C) Scott Mayo | |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Don Baker scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Fyodor Zehnder | 7-6 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Shinkle | 7-9 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 16:18 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Vladimir Sluski picks off the pass by Don Baker | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Christopher (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Jeffrey Milam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shinkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dante Turner (fairly fresh) PF - Vladimir Sluski (fairly fresh) C - Andrew Kyle (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam is fouled on the floor by Fyodor Zehnder - foul #1 on Fyodor Zehnder, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SG) Don Baker | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray (PG), Gregory Fordham (SG), Bruce Kerley (SF), Scott Mayo (C) Jeffrey Milam, John Shinkle, Dante Turner, Vladimir Sluski | |
| 15:40 | Arkansas State | Paul Rogers takes the ball from Andrew Kyle | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the lay-in but the foul's on Bruce Kerley - foul #1 on Bruce Kerley, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:02 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Mayo | 9-14 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Zachary Gray - foul #1 on Zachary Gray, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville (PF) Andrew Kyle | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | William Wishart pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | William Wishart misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Kerley | 10-16 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher comes up short on the floater in the lane | 10-16 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Christopher | 10-16 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Paul Rogers travels with the ball | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam (PG), John Shinkle (SG) Zachary Gray, Scott Mayo | |
| 13:44 | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley misses short on a jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | William Wishart gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Shinkle - foul #1 on John Shinkle, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG) Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Dante Turner (SF), Vladimir Sluski (PF), Andrew Kyle (C) Gregory Fordham, Douglas Neville, Bruce Kerley | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas State | Andrew Kyle gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder is hacked by Jeffrey Milam - foul #2 on Jeffrey Milam, team foul #6 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (PG), Nicolas Dorman (C) Fyodor Zehnder, William Wishart | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray (PG) Jeffrey Milam | |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Don Baker | 14-16 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas State | Dante Turner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Dante Turner, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Fuller (PF) Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham (SF) Dante Turner | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Paul Rogers connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Don Baker | 16-16 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Kyle - foul #1 on Andrew Kyle, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), William Wishart (SF) Don Baker, Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley (SF), Scott Mayo (C) John Shinkle, Andrew Kyle | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman misses the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo grabs the board | 16-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Fuller (fresh) C - Nicolas Dorman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Zachary Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregory Fordham (fresh) SF - Bruce Kerley (fresh) PF - Vladimir Sluski (fresh) C - Scott Mayo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG) Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville (PF) Vladimir Sluski | |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Don Baker misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 16-16 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | George Fuller hits a jumper from the right side set up by Fyodor Zehnder | 18-16 |
| 10:16 | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville knocks in the shot in the lane | 18-18 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-18 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Gregory Fordham | 18-18 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray gets the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray loses the ball out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), Scott Soule (SG), Paul Rogers (PF), Christopher Christopher (C) Fyodor Zehnder, Don Baker, George Fuller, Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Shinkle (SG), Melvin Horn (SF), Vladimir Sluski (PF), Andrew Kyle (C) Gregory Fordham, Bruce Kerley, Douglas Neville, Scott Mayo | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Surface | 20-18 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 20-20 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Scott Soule connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Rogers | 23-20 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle's layup is rejected by Paul Rogers | 23-20 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | William Wishart grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Zachary Gray steps in front of the Christopher Surface pass | 23-20 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas State | Melvin Horn hits the finger roll set up by Zachary Gray | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Surface (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wishart (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Christopher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Zachary Gray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shinkle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Horn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vladimir Sluski (fresh) C - Andrew Kyle (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Paul Rogers knocks in the runner from the baseline | 25-22 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas State | Andrew Kyle clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Scott Soule grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Scott Soule misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas State | Andrew Kyle grabs the offensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas State | Melvin Horn drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zachary Gray | 25-24 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Surface | 27-24 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), Don Baker (SG), Nicolas Dorman (C) Christopher Surface, Scott Soule, William Wishart | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham (PG), Bruce Kerley (SF), Douglas Neville (PF), Scott Mayo (C) Zachary Gray, Melvin Horn, Vladimir Sluski, Andrew Kyle | |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Paul Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bruce Kerley - foul #2 on Bruce Kerley, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray (PG) Bruce Kerley | |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Paul Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | Paul Rogers steals it from John Shinkle | 29-24 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Don Baker can't throw it down | 29-24 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Baker | 31-27 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas State | Douglas Neville is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SF), George Fuller (PF) Paul Rogers, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder loses the dribble to Zachary Gray | 31-27 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle can't throw it down | 31-27 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | George Fuller gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | George Fuller misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 03:55 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 03:50 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Zachary Gray | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Don Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Soule (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicolas Dorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Zachary Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Shinkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Fordham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Neville (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Mayo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | George Fuller connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Baker and the foul's on Douglas Neville - foul #1 on Douglas Neville, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wishart (SF), Christopher Christopher (C) Don Baker, Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jeffrey Milam (PG), Dante Turner (SF), Vladimir Sluski (PF), Andrew Kyle (C) Zachary Gray, John Shinkle, Douglas Neville, Scott Mayo | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | George Fuller makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas State | Scott Soule is called for the reach on Gregory Fordham - foul #1 on Scott Soule, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG) Fyodor Zehnder | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Shinkle (SG) Gregory Fordham | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas State | Andrew Kyle comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-30 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | George Fuller gets the rebound | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Christopher Surface misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Milam - foul #3 on Jeffrey Milam, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Rogers (SF) William Wishart | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley (PG) Jeffrey Milam | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Christopher Surface misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Christopher Surface misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Christopher - foul #1 on Christopher Christopher, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wishart (SF) Scott Soule | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Christopher Surface buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Rogers | 37-31 |
| 02:20 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski loses the dribble to Christopher Christopher | 37-31 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | George Fuller's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Kyle | 37-31 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | George Fuller tips it back up and in | 39-31 |
| 01:44 | Arkansas State | Bruce Kerley scores on a shot from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Christopher Surface is hacked by Bruce Kerley - foul #3 on Bruce Kerley, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Baker (SG), Scott Soule (SF), Nicolas Dorman (C) George Fuller, William Wishart, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham (PG) Bruce Kerley | |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Christopher Surface makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Christopher Surface makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas State | Dante Turner comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Surface | 41-33 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Dante Turner picks off the pass by Scott Soule | 41-33 |
| 00:43 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle can't finish the layup | 41-33 |
| 00:41 | Arkansas State | Vladimir Sluski gets the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Vladimir Sluski is blocked by Paul Rogers | 41-33 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas State | John Shinkle snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham is fouled on the floor by Paul Rogers - foul #1 on Paul Rogers, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG) Christopher Surface | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Zachary Gray (SG), Melvin Horn (SF), Douglas Neville (PF), Scott Mayo (C) John Shinkle, Dante Turner, Vladimir Sluski, Andrew Kyle | |
| 00:02 | Arkansas State | Scott Mayo comes up short on the jumper from close range | 41-33 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Gregory Fordham pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | The clock runs out | 41-33 |