| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Don Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Wishart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Christopher (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Leon Doyle (fresh) SG - Randy West (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Allison (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Norris (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | John Allison inbounds the ball | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Randy West buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Leon Doyle | 39-22 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | William Wishart makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Randy West - foul #2 on Randy West, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | William Wishart makes the free throw | 42-22 |
| 19:15 | Southern Methodist | Scott Norris loses the dribble to Don Baker | 42-22 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Don Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-22 |
| 18:45 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle pulls down the rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:26 | Southern Methodist | John Allison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-22 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 42-22 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Paul Rogers is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 42-22 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher tips it back up and in | 44-22 |
| 17:44 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-24 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Randy West picks off the pass by William Wishart in the backcourt | 44-24 |
| 17:32 | Southern Methodist | John Allison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Rogers | 44-24 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-24 |
| 17:02 | Southern Methodist | Randy West grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 16:42 | Southern Methodist | Paul Rogers denies the turnaround by Scott Norris | 44-24 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher pulls down the rebound | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Leon Doyle is called for the reach on Don Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leon Doyle, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), Scott Soule (SG), George Fuller (PF), Nicolas Dorman (C) Fyodor Zehnder, Don Baker, William Wishart, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | John Allison steals it from George Fuller | 44-24 |
| 16:16 | Southern Methodist | John Allison lays it up and in | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | George Fuller drills a fadeaway from the right block | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Surface (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Rogers (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Fuller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Nicolas Dorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Leon Doyle (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Randy West (tiring) 9 pts. SF - John Allison (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Norris (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox is hacked by Christopher Surface - foul #1 on Christopher Surface, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), Christopher Christopher (PF) Christopher Surface, Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) Leon Doyle | |
| 15:24 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dorman - foul #1 on Nicolas Dorman, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| 15:19 | Southern Methodist | Randy West hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 46-29 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 46-29 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | George Fuller tips it back up and in | 48-29 |
| 14:26 | Southern Methodist | Randy West can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | George Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), Don Baker (SG), William Wishart (SF), Paul Rogers (PF) Fyodor Zehnder, Scott Soule, George Fuller, Nicolas Dorman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle (SF) John Allison | |
| 13:47 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 48-29 |
| 13:46 | Southern Methodist | Scott Norris tips it but misses | 48-29 |
| 13:44 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough can't tip it in | 48-29 |
| 13:43 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox tips it back up and in | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher is alone and drills a runner from the baseline set up by Christopher Surface | 50-31 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Christopher denies the turnaround by Scott Norris | 50-31 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Christopher | 50-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Christopher Surface comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder (PG), Scott Soule (SG) Christopher Surface, Don Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Allison (SF) Randy West | |
| 12:47 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-31 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Norris - foul #4 on Scott Norris, team foul #3 | 50-31 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 12:06 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by John Allison is denied by Christopher Christopher | 51-31 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-31 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | William Wishart scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Fyodor Zehnder | 53-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Fyodor Zehnder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Soule (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Wishart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Christopher (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Leon Doyle (tiring) 1 ast. SF - John Allison (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Cox (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Norris (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox loses the dribble to William Wishart | 53-31 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Fyodor Zehnder is fouled on the floor by Dale Cox - foul #2 on Dale Cox, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Surface (PG), Don Baker (SG), George Fuller (PF), Nicolas Dorman (C) Fyodor Zehnder, Scott Soule, Paul Rogers, Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Randy West (SG) Leon Doyle | |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Christopher Surface knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Don Baker | 55-31 |
| 10:22 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-31 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicolas Dorman | 55-31 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Don Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Norris - foul #5 on Scott Norris, team foul #5 | 55-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle (SF), William Ware (C) John Allison, Scott Norris | |
| 10:03 | Louisville | Dale Cox takes the ball from Christopher Surface | 55-31 |
| 09:43 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-31 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-31 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | William Wishart loses the dribble to George Kimbrough | 55-31 |
| 09:09 | Southern Methodist | William Ware misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-31 |
| 09:08 | Louisville | William Wishart snags the defensive board | 55-31 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Christopher Surface loses the dribble to William Ware in the backcourt | 55-31 |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle misses short on a runner from the left block | 55-31 |
| 08:55 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle misses the tip | 55-31 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman grabs the board | 55-31 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Don Baker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Surface | 58-31 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | George Fuller swats the short shot by Randy West | 58-31 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Fuller | 58-31 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Don Baker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-31 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman tips it but misses | 58-31 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | William Wishart gets the offensive rebound | 58-31 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | William Wishart makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Fuller | 60-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Surface (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Don Baker (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wishart (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Nicolas Dorman (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (tired) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randy West (tired) 12 pts. SF - Leon Doyle (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Dale Cox (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Ware (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Randy West comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-31 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman grabs the board | 60-31 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | William Wishart misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 60-31 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman tips it back up and in | 62-31 |
| 06:46 | Southern Methodist | Randy West lays it in | 62-33 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | George Kimbrough is called for the reach on William Wishart in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Kimbrough, team foul #6 | 62-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Soule (SG), Paul Rogers (PF) Don Baker, William Wishart | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Allison (SF), Carlos Macha (C) Leon Doyle, William Ware | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Paul Rogers connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by George Fuller | 65-33 |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox lays it up and in on a great pass from George Kimbrough | 65-35 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Paul Rogers hits a wide open shot from the free throw line | 67-35 |
| 05:32 | Southern Methodist | John Allison connects on the floater from close range | 67-37 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Scott Soule scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Surface | 70-37 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | George Fuller picks off the pass by John Allison | 70-37 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Christopher Surface buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott Soule | 73-37 |
| 04:15 | Southern Methodist | John Allison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-40 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Nicolas Dorman banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Scott Soule | 75-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Southern Methodist | The pull-up jumper by Dale Cox is blocked by Paul Rogers | 75-40 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Paul Rogers grabs the board | 75-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Surface (tired) 9 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Scott Soule (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - George Fuller (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. PF - Paul Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicolas Dorman (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Kimbrough (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Randy West (very tired) 14 pts. SF - John Allison (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Cox (very tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Macha (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Paul Rogers can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-40 |
| 03:11 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox pulls down the rebound | 75-40 |
| 02:57 | Southern Methodist | Randy West connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 75-42 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Christopher Surface is fouled in the backcourt by Randy West - foul #3 on Randy West, team foul #7 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Christopher (PF) Paul Rogers | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle (PG), Philip Franko (PF) George Kimbrough, Carlos Macha | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Christopher Surface makes the 1st free throw | 76-42 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Christopher Surface makes the 2nd free throw | 77-42 |
| 02:50 | Southern Methodist | Scott Soule steals the ball from Leon Doyle in the backcourt | 77-42 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Christopher Surface dunks the ball on a great pass from Scott Soule | 79-42 |
| 02:23 | Southern Methodist | John Allison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 79-42 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher snags the defensive board | 79-42 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Christopher Surface drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Soule | 81-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Christopher steals it from Dale Cox | 81-42 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Christopher Christopher misses long on a runner in the paint | 81-42 |
| 01:28 | Southern Methodist | Philip Franko gets the rebound | 81-42 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Surface - foul #2 on Christopher Surface, team foul #3 | 81-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wishart (SF) Christopher Christopher | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough (PG) Philip Franko | |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 81-43 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Leon Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 81-43 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | John Allison grabs the offensive board | 81-43 |
| 01:02 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough is fouled on the floor by William Wishart - foul #2 on William Wishart, team foul #4 | 81-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Ware (C) Leon Doyle | |
| 00:57 | Southern Methodist | The jumper by Randy West is denied by William Wishart | 81-43 |
| 00:55 | Southern Methodist | John Allison grabs the offensive rebound | 81-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | William Ware misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Nicolas Dorman - foul #2 on Nicolas Dorman, team foul #5 | 81-43 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | William Ware makes the 1st free throw | 81-44 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | William Ware makes the 2nd free throw | 81-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Randy West is called for the reach on Scott Soule in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randy West, team foul #8 | 81-45 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Scott Soule misses the 1st free throw | 81-45 |
| 00:50 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox snags the defensive board | 81-45 |
| 00:42 | Southern Methodist | Randy West misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 81-45 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Wishart | 81-45 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Wishart is fouled in the backcourt by John Allison - foul #2 on John Allison, team foul #9 | 81-45 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 82-45 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | William Wishart misses the 2nd free throw | 82-45 |
| 00:36 | Southern Methodist | William Ware grabs the defensive rebound | 82-45 |
| 00:31 | Southern Methodist | William Ware is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dorman - foul #3 on Nicolas Dorman, team foul #6 | 82-45 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Nicolas Dorman swats the short shot by Dale Cox | 82-45 |
| 00:27 | Southern Methodist | Dale Cox gets the offensive rebound | 82-45 |
| 00:24 | Southern Methodist | George Kimbrough clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 82-45 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Christopher Surface pulls down the rebound | 82-45 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Christopher Surface runs out the clock | 82-45 |