| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) PF - Darrell Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Friedel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Bembry (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Todd Carlton inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Penn State | Todd Carlton misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Gary Friedel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | William Bembry dunks the ball set up by Brian Jessup | 24-33 |
| 19:04 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Maisonet | 26-33 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 18:38 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Darrell Pierce | 26-33 |
| 18:33 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Brian Jessup gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Bembry hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Hartman | 26-35 |
| 18:00 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dustin Johnson | 26-35 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Todd Carlton | 26-35 |
| 17:31 | Penn State | James Maisonet misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | William Bembry snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Brian Jessup hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jimmy Jones - foul #1 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Yong Tang (SF), Jason Marble (PF), Huang Wen (C) James Maisonet, Todd Carlton, Darrell Pierce, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Blanc (C) William Bembry | |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Brian Jessup misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Brian Jessup makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Brian Jessup is called for the reach on Jason Marble - foul #1 on Brian Jessup, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (SG), John Seale (SF) Dustin Hartman, Gary Friedel | |
| 17:01 | Penn State | Yong Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Todd Carlton (SF) Yong Tang | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butler (C) Dustin Johnson | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | John Seale misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | William Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | David McCubrey steps in front of the John Seale pass | 26-36 |
| 16:03 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones can't finish the layup | 26-36 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | William Butler gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David McCubrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Marble (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Huang Wen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Seale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Blanc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | John Seale knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jack Zarate | 26-39 |
| 15:20 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is fouled on the floor by William Butler - foul #1 on William Butler, team foul #2 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), Darrell Pierce (SF), Bruce Bennett (C) Jimmy Jones, Todd Carlton, Huang Wen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Hartman (SG), Gary Friedel (SF), Robert Cunningham (PF), William Bembry (C) Brian Jessup, Jack Zarate, Anthony Blanc, William Butler | |
| 15:13 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett's pass is intercepted by John Seale | 26-39 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | John Seale misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-39 |
| 14:55 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 14:37 | Penn State | David McCubrey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Yong Tang (SG) Dan Carrozza | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Friedel | 26-41 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce's floater is tipped away by William Bembry | 26-41 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | John Seale pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | William Bembry makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Hartman and he's fouled by Yong Tang - foul #1 on Yong Tang, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Roberto Giordano (SF) Yong Tang, Bruce Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (PG) John Seale | |
| 13:37 | Louisville | William Bembry makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 13:27 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 26-44 |
| 13:25 | Penn State | Jason Marble can't tip it in | 26-44 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dustin Hartman | 26-44 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham's dunk attempt is rejected by Jason Marble | 26-44 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Gary Friedel can't tip it in | 26-44 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Gary Friedel tips it in | 26-46 |
| 12:53 | Penn State | William Bembry picks off the pass by David McCubrey | 26-46 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-46 |
| 12:29 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| 12:24 | Penn State | David McCubrey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Jones | 29-46 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | William Bembry misses short on a shot near the basket | 29-46 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Jason Marble snags the defensive board | 29-46 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Giordano (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Darrell Pierce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Jason Marble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jack Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Hartman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Friedel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - William Bembry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Penn State | David McCubrey misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-46 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Darrell Pierce steals the ball from William Bembry | 29-46 |
| 10:59 | Penn State | David McCubrey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Jones | 32-46 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Jimmy Jones steals the ball from William Bembry | 32-46 |
| 10:25 | Penn State | William Bembry swats the layup by Darrell Pierce | 32-46 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | William Bembry gets the rebound | 32-46 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman's pass is intercepted by Darrell Pierce | 32-46 |
| 09:46 | Penn State | David McCubrey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Cunningham | 32-46 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham connects on the floater from the right block set up by Dustin Hartman and he's hacked by Jason Marble - foul #2 on Jason Marble, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG), James Maisonet (SG), Todd Carlton (SF), Bruce Bennett (C) Jimmy Jones, David McCubrey, Roberto Giordano, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SG), Dustin Johnson (SF), Anthony Blanc (C) Jack Zarate, Dustin Hartman, Gary Friedel, William Bembry | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham makes the free throw | 32-49 |
| 09:11 | Penn State | Robert Cunningham steals it from Todd Carlton | 32-49 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham is called for traveling | 32-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butler (C) Robert Cunningham | |
| 08:31 | Penn State | James Maisonet drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Bennett | 35-49 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Anthony Blanc's fadeaway is rejected by Bruce Bennett | 35-49 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Jason Marble snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 08:00 | Penn State | James Maisonet buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dan Carrozza | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dan Carrozza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Carlton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jason Marble (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Seale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Blanc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Butler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | John Seale misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 07:33 | Penn State | Todd Carlton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | James Maisonet hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 07:09 | Penn State | Todd Carlton hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Dan Carrozza is called for the reach on Anthony Blanc - foul #2 on Dan Carrozza, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (PG), Darrell Pierce (PF) Dan Carrozza, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (SG), Robert Cunningham (PF) Dustin Johnson, Anthony Blanc | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | James Maisonet steals the ball from William Butler | 40-49 |
| 06:18 | Penn State | David McCubrey works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | William Butler is called for the reach on James Maisonet - foul #2 on William Butler, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG) James Maisonet | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Hartman (SG), Gary Friedel (SF), William Bembry (C) Brian Jessup, John Seale, William Butler | |
| 05:48 | Penn State | Dustin Hartman takes the ball from Todd Carlton | 40-49 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman banks in the layup | 40-51 |
| 05:34 | Penn State | David McCubrey is hacked by Gary Friedel - foul #2 on Gary Friedel, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Johnson (PF) Robert Cunningham | |
| 05:29 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones is open but misses the lay-in | 40-51 |
| 05:28 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett tips it but misses | 40-51 |
| 05:27 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Todd Carlton clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Friedel - foul #3 on Gary Friedel, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Todd Carlton makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:22 | Penn State | Todd Carlton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | William Bembry pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman blows the layup | 41-51 |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Todd Carlton pulls down the rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | David McCubrey clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Gary Friedel snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 04:07 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David McCubrey | 43-54 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Jack Zarate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Jason Marble (PF) Jimmy Jones, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), John Seale (SF), Anthony Blanc (C) Dustin Hartman, Gary Friedel, William Bembry | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David McCubrey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Maisonet (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Carlton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jason Marble (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Bruce Bennett (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brian Jessup (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Zarate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Seale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Anthony Blanc (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Todd Carlton is whistled for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Dan Carrozza (PG) David McCubrey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Friedel (SF), William Butler (C) Jack Zarate, Dustin Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Anthony Blanc banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Friedel | 43-56 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Blanc - foul #1 on Anthony Blanc, team foul #6 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | David McCubrey (SG), Darrell Pierce (SF) James Maisonet, Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 03:17 | Penn State | Dan Carrozza makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Anthony Blanc misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jason Marble - foul #3 on Jason Marble, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Maisonet (SG), Todd Carlton (SF) Dan Carrozza, Darrell Pierce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (SG) Gary Friedel | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Anthony Blanc makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Anthony Blanc makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:37 | Penn State | James Maisonet is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David McCubrey | 48-58 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Darrell Pierce (SF) Todd Carlton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dustin Hartman (SG), Robert Cunningham (PF) Jack Zarate, William Butler | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | John Seale's pass is intercepted by James Maisonet in the backcourt | 48-58 |
| 02:32 | Penn State | James Maisonet blows the dunk | 48-58 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce tips it home | 50-58 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | John Seale is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 02:20 | Penn State | James Maisonet hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-58 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Jessup | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | David McCubrey drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jimmy Jones (PG), Todd Carlton (SF) David McCubrey, Jason Marble | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Friedel (SF), William Bembry (C) John Seale, Anthony Blanc | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Jimmy Jones is called for the reach on Brian Jessup in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #6 | 53-60 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Gary Friedel tips it home | 53-62 |
| 01:14 | Penn State | James Maisonet can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-62 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | William Bembry gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Brian Jessup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Penn State | Dustin Hartman steps in front of the Jimmy Jones pass | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman is hacked by James Maisonet in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Maisonet, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (PG), Dustin Johnson (PF) Brian Jessup, Robert Cunningham | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Dustin Hartman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 00:32 | Penn State | Todd Carlton buries a fadeaway from the right side | 55-63 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Dustin Johnson is hacked by Jimmy Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #8 | 55-63 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Dustin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Dustin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Bruce Bennett pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones is fouled on the floor by Jack Zarate - foul #1 on Jack Zarate, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), Robert Cunningham (PF) Jack Zarate, Dustin Johnson | |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Jimmy Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | James Maisonet is called for the reach on Robert Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Maisonet, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Zarate (PG), Dustin Johnson (SF) Brian Jessup, Gary Friedel | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Dustin Hartman is called for the reach on Darrell Pierce - foul #3 on Dustin Hartman, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Jessup (PG), Gary Friedel (SF) Jack Zarate, Dustin Johnson | |
| 00:16 | Penn State | Darrell Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Robert Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Brian Jessup runs out the clock | 55-66 |