| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tommie Layman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joshua Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Armijo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Fulcher inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Tommie Layman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Junkins | 40-30 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Charles Baird knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-33 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Richard Junkins clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Henry Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Charles Baird knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Lewis and he's hacked by Jonathan Manz - foul #2 on Jonathan Manz, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Charles Baird misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Appel | 40-35 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Charles Baird takes the ball from Richard Appel | 40-35 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Henry Lewis makes the jump hook in the lane | 40-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Richard Junkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Jermaine Britt is fouled on the floor by Tommie Layman - foul #3 on Tommie Layman, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Quillen (C) Tommie Layman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:45 | Denver | Jermaine Britt clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 17:43 | Denver | John Armijo tips it home | 43-39 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Richard Junkins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-39 |
| 17:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Armijo | 43-39 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Henry Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Edward Holguin (SG), Curtis Billington (SF), Raymond Butler (PF) Jonathan Manz, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Richard Appel | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Sam Cox (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Charles Baird, Joshua Streeter, Jermaine Britt, Henry Lewis, John Armijo | |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Thomas Bruce steps in front of the Curtis Billington pass | 43-39 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Thomas Bruce blows the layup | 43-39 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Raymond Butler gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Raymond Butler steals the ball from Peter McLeary | 43-39 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Curtis Billington drills a shot from the right side set up by Edward Holguin | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gerald Santucci (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Holguin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Billington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter McLeary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Andrew Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Richard Junkins (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Tommie Layman (C) Gerald Santucci, Edward Holguin, Curtis Billington, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (PG) Robert Cook | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Richard Junkins hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Manz | 48-39 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Peter McLeary is fouled on the floor by Richard Junkins - foul #2 on Richard Junkins, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Appel (PF) Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Streeter (SG), Jermaine Britt (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), John Armijo (C) Peter McLeary, Thomas Bruce, Sam Cox, Andrew Williams | |
| 14:47 | Denver | Joshua Streeter hits the finger roll | 48-41 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | William Fulcher misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Richard Appel grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Henry Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Baird | 51-44 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Richard Junkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 13:42 | Denver | John Armijo snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 13:28 | Denver | John Armijo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Richard Junkins pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | William Fulcher is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Edward Holguin (SG), Curtis Billington (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Louis Quillen (C) Jonathan Manz, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Richard Appel, Tommie Layman | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG), Robert Cook (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Sam Cox (PF), Andrew Williams (C) Charles Baird, Joshua Streeter, Jermaine Britt, Henry Lewis, John Armijo | |
| 12:46 | Denver | Peter McLeary misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Andrew Williams tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci travels with the ball | 51-46 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Thomas Bruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Richard Junkins (SG) Gerald Santucci, Edward Holguin | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (PG) Robert Cook | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-46 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Andrew Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Billington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter McLeary (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Andrew Williams misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Quillen - foul #3 on Louis Quillen, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Appel (PF) Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Lewis (PF) Sam Cox | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:32 | Denver | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Curtis Billington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Baird - foul #1 on Charles Baird, team foul #1 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommie Layman (C) Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Curtis Billington makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Curtis Billington makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Tommie Layman is called for the reach on Andrew Williams - foul #4 on Tommie Layman, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Fulcher (SF), Louis Quillen (C) Curtis Billington, Tommie Layman | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Streeter (SG), Jermaine Britt (SF), John Armijo (C) Peter McLeary, Thomas Bruce, Andrew Williams | |
| 10:35 | Denver | John Armijo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | William Fulcher grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | William Fulcher is fouled on the floor by Jermaine Britt - foul #2 on Jermaine Britt, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Edward Holguin (SG), Raymond Butler (PF) Jonathan Manz, Richard Junkins, Richard Appel | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter McLeary (PG) Charles Baird | |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Edward Holguin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Peter McLeary pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Joshua Streeter hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jermaine Britt | 53-51 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Raymond Butler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Santucci and he's fouled by Peter McLeary - foul #3 on Peter McLeary, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cook (SG), Andrew Williams (PF) Joshua Streeter, Henry Lewis | |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Raymond Butler makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Andrew Williams is called for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Williams, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Richard Junkins (SG), Curtis Billington (SF), Richard Appel (PF) Gerald Santucci, Edward Holguin, William Fulcher, Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (PG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Sam Cox (PF) Robert Cook, Jermaine Britt, John Armijo | |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Richard Appel knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Junkins | 58-51 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Sam Cox's pass is intercepted by Richard Junkins | 58-51 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Curtis Billington clanks a turnaround from close range | 58-51 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Peter McLeary pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Charles Baird misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-51 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Curtis Billington pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz hits a 3 from straight away | 61-51 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Thomas Bruce is hacked by Jonathan Manz - foul #3 on Jonathan Manz, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Fulcher (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Tommie Layman (C) Curtis Billington, Richard Appel, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Streeter (SG), Jermaine Britt (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), John Armijo (C) Peter McLeary, Thomas Bruce, Sam Cox, Andrew Williams | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommie Layman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Streeter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Armijo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Denver | John Armijo blows the layup | 61-51 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tommie Layman | 61-51 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Raymond Butler knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Fulcher and he's fouled by John Armijo - foul #3 on John Armijo, team foul #5 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG) Jonathan Manz | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cook (PG) Charles Baird | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Raymond Butler makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Gerald Santucci steps in front of the Robert Cook pass | 64-51 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Richard Junkins lays it in set up by Gerald Santucci | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Denver | Henry Lewis connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-54 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Joshua Streeter picks off the pass by William Fulcher | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Joshua Streeter scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | William Fulcher knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Raymond Butler | 68-56 |
| 06:02 | Denver | The short jumper by Joshua Streeter is denied by William Fulcher | 68-56 |
| 06:01 | Denver | Henry Lewis tips it in | 68-58 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Edward Holguin (SG), Curtis Billington (SF), Richard Appel (PF) Gerald Santucci, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Baird (PG), Peter McLeary (SG), Thomas Bruce (SF), Andrew Williams (C) Robert Cook, Joshua Streeter, Jermaine Britt, John Armijo | |
| 05:34 | Denver | Peter McLeary buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Baird | 68-61 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Tommie Layman misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Lewis - foul #2 on Henry Lewis, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sam Cox (PF) Henry Lewis | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Tommie Layman makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Tommie Layman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Andrew Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Andrew Williams buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter McLeary | 69-63 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Edward Holguin loses the dribble to Andrew Williams | 69-63 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Andrew Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Sam Cox | 69-66 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Peter McLeary - foul #4 on Peter McLeary, team foul #7 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Fulcher (SF), Louis Quillen (C) Curtis Billington, Tommie Layman | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Streeter (SG) Thomas Bruce | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the free throw | 72-66 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Joshua Streeter hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-69 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Edward Holguin is hacked by Andrew Williams - foul #3 on Andrew Williams, team foul #8 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jermaine Britt (SF), Henry Lewis (PF), John Armijo (C) Andrew Williams, Sam Cox, Peter McLeary | |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Holguin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Streeter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jermaine Britt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Lewis (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - John Armijo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Henry Lewis misses short on a turnaround from close range | 74-69 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Richard Appel gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Jermaine Britt picks off the pass by Louis Quillen | 74-69 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Henry Lewis drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Charles Baird | 74-71 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | William Fulcher connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Edward Holguin | 76-71 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Joshua Streeter comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Henry Lewis snags the offensive board | 76-71 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Jermaine Britt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louis Quillen grabs the board | 76-71 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (SG), Raymond Butler (PF), Tommie Layman (C) Edward Holguin, Richard Appel, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | William Fulcher buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Manz and the foul's on Joshua Streeter - foul #2 on Joshua Streeter, team foul #9 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Appel (PF) Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Denver | John Armijo is called for traveling | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | William Fulcher hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Denver | Charles Baird can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-71 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Richard Appel grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-71 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Jermaine Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 82-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Denver | Charles Baird misses the jumpshot from the right side | 82-71 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Henry Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 82-71 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Henry Lewis hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua Streeter | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Charles Baird is called for the reach on William Fulcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Baird, team foul #10 | 82-73 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:41 | Denver | William Fulcher swats the shot by Joshua Streeter | 84-73 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jonathan Manz | 84-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Louisville | William Fulcher misses short on a runner from the right block | 84-73 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jermaine Britt pulls down the rebound | 84-73 |
| 00:08 | Denver | John Armijo connects on the shot from the left block set up by Joshua Streeter | 84-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz runs out the clock | 84-75 |