| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 9 pts. C - George Lamont (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Nellis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Linden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 42-32 |
| 19:41 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Larry Nellis | 42-32 |
| 19:17 | Santa Clara | Mark Metivier steals the ball from Larry Nellis | 42-32 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Larry Nellis is called for the reach on Jerry Pollard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Nellis, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Mark Metivier comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Gorman - foul #2 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Clark and he's hacked by Jerry Pollard - foul #2 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett (PF) Paul Linden | |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis makes the free throw | 44-35 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Larry Nellis is called for the reach on Jim Dubose - foul #2 on Larry Nellis, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SG), Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Jim Dubose, Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (SF), Randy Nelson (C) Larry Nellis, John Clark | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | James Winters's layup is rejected by Wilfred Neblett | 44-35 |
| 18:18 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 18:04 | Santa Clara | Corey Sibley denies the turnaround by Randy Nelson | 44-35 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | James Winters snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | James Winters banks in the layup set up by Mark Metivier and he's hacked by Randy Nelson - foul #1 on Randy Nelson, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF) Jerry Pollard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (SG), Ken Croll (SF) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky | |
| 17:48 | Louisville | James Winters makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 17:28 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jim Dubose (SG) Mark Metivier, Robert Halverson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF) Ken Croll | |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Wilfred Neblett takes the ball from Corey Sibley | 47-35 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Vernon Schuyler - foul #2 on Vernon Schuyler, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Stoffel (PF), George Lamont (C) Corey Sibley, James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Gregory Saulsbury, Wilfred Neblett, Randy Nelson | |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 16:55 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the driving attempt from close range | 47-37 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Linden - foul #3 on Paul Linden, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Robert Halverson (SG), Jerry Pollard (SF) Vernon Schuyler, Jim Dubose, Blake Romaine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG), Ken Croll (SF), Nicholas Mazzella (PF) Jeffrey Petty, Larry Nellis, Paul Linden | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Mark Metivier loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 15:50 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll's pass is intercepted by Mark Metivier | 48-40 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Mark Metivier misses the easy layup | 48-40 |
| 15:46 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Halverson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Pollard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leo Stoffel (fresh) 10 pts. C - George Lamont (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ken Croll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Mazzella (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by George Lamont | 50-40 |
| 15:14 | Santa Clara | John Clark misses long on a floater from the right block | 50-40 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard clanks a floater from the left side | 50-40 |
| 15:02 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 14:45 | Santa Clara | John Clark comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Mark Metivier hits a floater from the right block set up by Jerry Pollard | 52-40 |
| 14:22 | Santa Clara | John Clark scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Gorman | 52-43 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | James Lachowsky is called for the reach on Robert Halverson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lachowsky, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Jim Dubose (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), Corey Sibley (PF), James Winters (C) Mark Metivier, Robert Halverson, Jerry Pollard, Leo Stoffel, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (PG), Jeffrey Petty (SG), Larry Nellis (SF), Paul Linden (PF), Wilfred Neblett (C) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, Ken Croll, Nicholas Mazzella, John Clark | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Blake Romaine is alone and drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Corey Sibley | 54-43 |
| 14:06 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Blake Romaine | 54-43 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Saulsbury - foul #2 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 13:41 | Santa Clara | James Winters blocks the short jumper by Larry Nellis | 56-43 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Corey Sibley snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | James Winters hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Corey Sibley | 58-43 |
| 13:08 | Santa Clara | Jim Dubose is called for the reach on Gregory Saulsbury - foul #1 on Jim Dubose, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Jerry Pollard (SF) Vernon Schuyler, Blake Romaine | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Randy Nelson (C) Gregory Saulsbury, Paul Linden | |
| 12:49 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Geoffrey Kahn | 58-45 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | James Winters is hacked by Randy Nelson - foul #2 on Randy Nelson, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF) Jim Dubose, Corey Sibley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG), Nicholas Mazzella (C) Jeffrey Petty, Wilfred Neblett | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | James Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 12:21 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella is whistled for a carry | 60-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lamont (C) James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Ken Croll (SF) Geoffrey Kahn, Larry Nellis | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Robert Halverson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-45 |
| 11:51 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson can't finish the layup | 62-45 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | George Lamont pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to George Lamont | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Halverson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Pollard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leo Stoffel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lamont (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ken Croll (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Mazzella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Mark Metivier can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Gorman - foul #3 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF), Corey Sibley (PF) Jerry Pollard, Leo Stoffel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury (SF), Paul Linden (PF), John Clark (C) Ken Croll, Randy Nelson, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Mark Metivier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Lamont - foul #1 on George Lamont, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 11:22 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Blake Romaine knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Halverson and he's fouled by Gregory Saulsbury - foul #3 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #10 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG) Mark Metivier | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Jeffrey Petty (SG), Wilfred Neblett (C) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, John Clark | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the free throw | 66-47 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the offensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Blake Romaine buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Corey Sibley | 68-47 |
| 10:54 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn misses the fadeaway from the left block | 68-47 |
| 10:53 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden grabs the offensive board | 68-47 |
| 10:42 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wilfred Neblett | 68-49 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | George Lamont can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 68-49 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Robert Halverson pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-49 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | George Lamont is fouled on the floor by Gregory Saulsbury - foul #4 on Gregory Saulsbury, team foul #11 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Jim Dubose (SG), Jerry Pollard (SF), James Winters (C) Vernon Schuyler, Robert Halverson, Blake Romaine, Corey Sibley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Larry Nellis (SF), Randy Nelson (PF), John Clark (C) Geoffrey Kahn, Gregory Saulsbury, Paul Linden, Wilfred Neblett | |
| 10:17 | Louisville | George Lamont misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | George Lamont misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 10:17 | Santa Clara | John Clark pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 10:03 | Santa Clara | Jerry Pollard takes the ball from Randy Nelson | 68-49 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Jim Dubose misses the dunk attempt | 68-49 |
| 09:56 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 68-49 |
| 09:51 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 68-49 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Pollard | 68-49 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Petty - foul #1 on Jeffrey Petty, team foul #12 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Stoffel (PF) George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG), Nicholas Mazzella (C) Jeffrey Petty, John Clark | |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 09:35 | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel lays it in set up by Mark Metivier and he's fouled by Nicholas Mazzella - foul #2 on Nicholas Mazzella, team foul #13 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Clark (C) Randy Nelson | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the free throw | 72-51 |
| 09:17 | Santa Clara | John Clark is hacked by Jerry Pollard - foul #3 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #5 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ken Croll (SF), Wilfred Neblett (PF) Larry Nellis, John Clark | |
| 09:02 | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 72-51 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel grabs the board | 72-51 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Gorman - foul #4 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #14 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), George Lamont (C) Mark Metivier, James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (PG) Kevin Gorman | |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard misses the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 08:58 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett gets the rebound | 73-51 |
| 08:36 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jeffrey Petty, team foul #15 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SG), Blake Romaine (SF), Corey Sibley (PF) Jim Dubose, Jerry Pollard, Leo Stoffel | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | John Clark (C) Nicholas Mazzella | |
| 08:23 | Louisville | A charge is called on Corey Sibley - foul #2 on Corey Sibley, team foul #6 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis (SF), Paul Linden (PF) James Lachowsky, Wilfred Neblett | |
| 08:14 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis's floater is tipped away by George Lamont | 73-51 |
| 08:12 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Petty | 73-51 |
| 07:52 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeffrey Petty | 73-53 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler is hacked by Jeffrey Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Petty, team foul #16 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Winters (C) George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG), Gregory Saulsbury (SG), Randy Nelson (PF) Jeffrey Petty, Ken Croll, Paul Linden | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler misses the 2nd free throw | 74-53 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | James Winters gets the offensive rebound | 74-53 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Glenn Cave (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF) Vernon Schuyler, Robert Halverson, Corey Sibley | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | James Lachowsky (SG) Larry Nellis | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Cave (fresh) SF - Blake Romaine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Stoffel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - James Winters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Kevin Gorman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lachowsky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gregory Saulsbury (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Randy Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Santa Clara | John Clark misses the 3 from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Blake Romaine hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the right block | 74-53 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Blake Romaine tips it in | 76-53 |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | James Winters is called for the reach on John Clark - foul #2 on James Winters, team foul #7 | 76-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), Jerry Pollard (SF), Corey Sibley (PF), George Lamont (C) Glenn Cave, Blake Romaine, Leo Stoffel, James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty (SG), Larry Nellis (SF), Wilfred Neblett (PF) James Lachowsky, Gregory Saulsbury, Randy Nelson | |
| 06:30 | Santa Clara | John Clark misses the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Jerry Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Corey Sibley buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Lamont | 78-53 |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Gorman and he's fouled by Jerry Pollard - foul #4 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #8 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ken Croll (SG), Nicholas Mazzella (C) Kevin Gorman, John Clark | |
| 06:10 | Santa Clara | Larry Nellis misses the free throw | 78-55 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | George Lamont grabs the board | 78-55 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | George Lamont's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-55 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett is fouled on the floor by Corey Sibley - foul #3 on Corey Sibley, team foul #9 | 78-55 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Lamont | 78-55 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | George Lamont's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler (PG), Leo Stoffel (PF), James Winters (C) Mark Metivier, Corey Sibley, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), James Lachowsky (SG) Jeffrey Petty, Larry Nellis | |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Pollard - foul #5 on Jerry Pollard, team foul #10 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Blake Romaine (SF) Jerry Pollard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Kevin Gorman (PG) Geoffrey Kahn | |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll makes the 2nd free throw | 78-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel is hacked by Wilfred Neblett - foul #2 on Wilfred Neblett, team foul #17 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SG) Jim Dubose | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Paul Linden (PF), Randy Nelson (C) Ken Croll, Wilfred Neblett | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel makes the 2nd free throw | 80-56 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-56 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel pulls down the rebound | 80-56 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Leo Stoffel comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 80-56 |
| 04:31 | Santa Clara | Paul Linden snags the defensive board | 80-56 |
| 04:21 | Santa Clara | Nicholas Mazzella misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-56 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler pulls down the rebound | 80-56 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler is hacked by Kevin Gorman - foul #5 on Kevin Gorman, team foul #18 | 80-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Corey Sibley (PF), George Lamont (C) Leo Stoffel, James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Jeffrey Petty (SG), Gregory Saulsbury (SF), Wilfred Neblett (PF) Kevin Gorman, James Lachowsky, Nicholas Mazzella, Paul Linden | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler makes the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Vernon Schuyler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-56 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vernon Schuyler - foul #3 on Vernon Schuyler, team foul #11 | 82-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Metivier (PG), Jim Dubose (SG) Vernon Schuyler, Robert Halverson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 03:47 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | George Lamont pulls down the rebound | 82-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Randy Nelson steals the ball from Mark Metivier in the backcourt | 82-57 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury is fouled on the floor by Corey Sibley - foul #4 on Corey Sibley, team foul #12 | 82-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ken Croll (SF) Geoffrey Kahn | |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury makes the 1st free throw | 82-58 |
| 03:36 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury makes the 2nd free throw | 82-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Metivier (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Dubose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blake Romaine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Corey Sibley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Lamont (tiring) 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Gregory Saulsbury (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ken Croll (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wilfred Neblett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | George Lamont misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 82-59 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Mark Metivier tips it but misses | 82-59 |
| 03:18 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Randy Nelson | 82-59 |
| 03:04 | Santa Clara | Ken Croll misses the jump hook near the basket | 82-59 |
| 03:02 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury can't tip it in | 82-59 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | George Lamont pulls down the rebound | 82-59 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | George Lamont lays it in on a great pass from Mark Metivier | 84-59 |
| 02:31 | Santa Clara | Mark Metivier takes the ball from Randy Nelson | 84-59 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Blake Romaine throws it down set up by Mark Metivier | 86-59 |
| 02:04 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wilfred Neblett | 86-62 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Blake Romaine is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Petty - foul #4 on Jeffrey Petty, team foul #19 | 86-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Halverson (SG), Leo Stoffel (PF), James Winters (C) Jim Dubose, Corey Sibley, George Lamont | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn (PG), Nicholas Mazzella (PF) Ken Croll, Randy Nelson | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the 1st free throw | 86-62 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Blake Romaine makes the 2nd free throw | 87-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Santa Clara | Geoffrey Kahn is whistled for traveling | 87-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Dubose (SG), George Lamont (C) Robert Halverson, James Winters | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ken Croll (SF), Randy Nelson (C) Geoffrey Kahn, Nicholas Mazzella | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Blake Romaine is fouled on the floor by Wilfred Neblett - foul #3 on Wilfred Neblett, team foul #20 | 87-62 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Blake Romaine makes the 1st free throw | 88-62 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Blake Romaine misses the 2nd free throw | 88-62 |
| 01:30 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 88-62 |
| 01:10 | Santa Clara | Wilfred Neblett's floater is tipped away by Leo Stoffel | 88-62 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | George Lamont snags the defensive board | 88-62 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Blake Romaine clanks a jump hook from the right block | 88-62 |
| 00:39 | Santa Clara | Randy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 88-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Santa Clara | Gregory Saulsbury hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 88-62 |
| 00:30 | Santa Clara | Jeffrey Petty tips it home | 88-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Metivier runs out the clock | 88-64 |