| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Farthing (fresh) PF - Roy Boutin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Erik Grill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph South (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Mead (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tracey Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Kirkley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Mead inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Andrew Mead dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Howard | 41-29 |
| 19:27 | UMass | Roy Boutin hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 41-29 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Andrew Mead snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | James Howard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-29 |
| 18:58 | UMass | William Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 18:56 | UMass | Roy Boutin snags the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 18:44 | UMass | Tracey Cooper swats the short shot by Roy Boutin | 41-29 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Andrew Mead hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph South | 41-31 |
| 18:22 | UMass | William Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 18:20 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Boutin | 41-31 |
| 18:14 | UMass | Roy Boutin makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from William Williams | 43-31 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Joseph South connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Howard | 43-34 |
| 17:51 | UMass | Andrew Mead steals the ball from Wade Farthing | 43-34 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | James Howard misses the lay-in | 43-34 |
| 17:46 | UMass | Roy Boutin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Samuel Owen's floater is tipped away by Harold Kirkley | 43-34 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph South | 43-34 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Joseph South is fouled on the floor by Samuel Owen - foul #2 on Samuel Owen, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | UMass | William Webre (PG), John Baird (SG), James Clark (SF), Philip Penton (PF), Henry Coe (C) William Williams, Samuel Owen, Wade Farthing, Roy Boutin, Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Troy Shrader (SG), Paul Skinner (SF), David Albert (PF), Randy Black (C) Joseph South, James Howard, Andrew Mead, Tracey Cooper, Harold Kirkley | |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Paul Skinner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 17:06 | UMass | John Baird gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 16:59 | UMass | William Webre is hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #2 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 16:48 | UMass | Philip Penton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 43-34 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Randy Black snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Alfredo Bruno scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Shrader | 43-36 |
| 16:26 | UMass | James Clark knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by John Baird and he's fouled by Paul Skinner - foul #1 on Paul Skinner, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | UMass | Roy Boutin (PF) Henry Coe | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Howard (SG) Troy Shrader | |
| 16:26 | UMass | James Clark misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | David Albert grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | James Howard scores on a floater in the paint | 45-38 |
| 16:06 | UMass | William Webre misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #3 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Wade Farthing (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph South (PG), Andrew Mead (SF) Alfredo Bruno, Paul Skinner | |
| 16:06 | UMass | William Webre makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:06 | UMass | William Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | John Baird is called for the reach on James Howard - foul #1 on John Baird, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (SG) John Baird | |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Tracey Cooper (PF) Joseph South, David Albert | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Webre (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Farthing (fresh) PF - Roy Boutin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Philip Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Freeman Logan (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Mead (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Tracey Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper banks in the layup set up by James Howard | 47-40 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Freeman Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Andrew Mead hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Howard and he's hacked by William Webre - foul #2 on William Webre, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UMass | William Williams (PG), James Clark (PF), Erik Grill (C) William Webre, Roy Boutin, Philip Penton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Kirkley (C) Randy Black | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Andrew Mead misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:06 | UMass | Erik Grill snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:53 | UMass | James Clark clanks a floater from the left side | 47-42 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper loses the dribble to William Williams | 47-42 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Erik Grill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper drills a jumper in the paint set up by James Howard | 47-44 |
| 14:07 | UMass | James Clark misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Mead - foul #1 on Andrew Mead, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | UMass | John Baird (SG), Roy Boutin (PF) Samuel Owen, Wade Farthing | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Shrader (SG), Paul Skinner (SF), David Albert (PF) James Howard, Andrew Mead, Tracey Cooper | |
| 14:07 | UMass | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:07 | UMass | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Paul Skinner grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | David Albert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| 13:35 | UMass | James Clark blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Troy Shrader knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 13:12 | UMass | William Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | David Albert grabs the board | 48-47 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 12:43 | UMass | James Clark makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Williams | 50-49 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Paul Skinner makes the runner from the left block and he's fouled by James Clark - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | William Webre (PG), Samuel Owen (SG), Wade Farthing (SF), Philip Penton (C) William Williams, John Baird, Roy Boutin, Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph South (PG), James Howard (SG), Tracey Cooper (PF), Randy Black (C) Freeman Logan, Troy Shrader, David Albert, Harold Kirkley | |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Paul Skinner misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:24 | UMass | Philip Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:13 | UMass | Paul Skinner steals it from Samuel Owen | 50-51 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Joseph South can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 11:57 | UMass | Philip Penton gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:53 | UMass | William Webre hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-51 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Webre (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Owen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Farthing (fresh) PF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Philip Penton (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph South (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Skinner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracey Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Paul Skinner is hacked by William Webre - foul #3 on William Webre, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Mead (SF) Paul Skinner | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | James Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Joseph South snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Andrew Mead clanks a runner in the paint | 50-51 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | James Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper misses the dunk attempt | 50-51 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Randy Black pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Philip Penton steals it from Joseph South | 50-51 |
| 10:21 | UMass | James Howard takes the ball from Wade Farthing | 50-51 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 10:05 | UMass | Philip Penton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 10:00 | UMass | William Webre connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Owen | 52-51 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | James Clark takes the ball from Tracey Cooper | 52-51 |
| 09:32 | UMass | William Webre misses the jumpshot from the right side | 52-51 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Randy Black grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Joseph South misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 09:17 | UMass | James Clark pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:05 | UMass | Wade Farthing knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Owen | 54-51 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Joseph South is hacked by Samuel Owen - foul #3 on Samuel Owen, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| Subs | UMass | William Williams (PG), John Baird (SG), Roy Boutin (PF), Erik Grill (C) William Webre, Samuel Owen, Wade Farthing, Philip Penton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Troy Shrader (SG), Paul Skinner (SF), David Albert (PF), Harold Kirkley (C) Joseph South, James Howard, Andrew Mead, Tracey Cooper, Randy Black | |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Paul Skinner knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Freeman Logan | 54-54 |
| 08:28 | UMass | John Baird clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 08:26 | UMass | Erik Grill pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:12 | UMass | James Clark loses the ball out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | UMass | Wade Farthing (SF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Paul Skinner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 07:53 | UMass | John Baird grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 07:49 | UMass | William Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Freeman Logan - foul #4 on Freeman Logan, team foul #5 | 56-54 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Mead (SF) Paul Skinner | |
| 07:49 | UMass | William Williams makes the free throw | 57-54 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wade Farthing (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Boutin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Erik Grill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Freeman Logan (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Mead (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Albert (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Kirkley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley misses long on a shot from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 07:40 | UMass | Roy Boutin pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 07:35 | UMass | John Baird knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Andrew Mead comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Freeman Logan tips it home | 59-56 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Wade Farthing knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 61-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Andrew Mead misses the lay-in | 61-56 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Troy Shrader clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 06:22 | UMass | John Baird gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by David Albert - foul #1 on David Albert, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | UMass | William Webre (PG), Samuel Owen (SG), James Clark (SF), Philip Penton (C) William Williams, John Baird, Wade Farthing, Erik Grill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph South (PG), James Howard (SG), Paul Skinner (SF), Antonio Oatman (PF), Randy Black (C) Freeman Logan, Troy Shrader, Andrew Mead, David Albert, Harold Kirkley | |
| 06:06 | UMass | Roy Boutin makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:06 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | James Howard gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Joseph South hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from James Howard | 62-58 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses the dunk but he's fouled by Paul Skinner - foul #2 on Paul Skinner, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:48 | UMass | Roy Boutin makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Antonio Oatman drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-61 |
| 05:14 | UMass | Joseph South is called for the reach on William Webre - foul #2 on Joseph South, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Henry Coe (C) Roy Boutin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tracey Cooper (PF) Antonio Oatman | |
| 05:14 | UMass | William Webre makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:14 | UMass | William Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Joseph South misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 04:59 | UMass | James Clark gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| 04:48 | UMass | Joseph South is called for the reach on William Webre - foul #3 on Joseph South, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | UMass | John Baird (SG) Samuel Owen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Freeman Logan (PG), Andrew Mead (SF), Harold Kirkley (C) Joseph South, Paul Skinner, Randy Black | |
| 04:48 | UMass | William Webre makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 04:48 | UMass | William Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Andrew Mead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley can't tip it in | 67-61 |
| 04:29 | UMass | William Webre grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 04:09 | UMass | James Clark clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Freeman Logan travels in the backcourt | 67-61 |
| Subs | UMass | William Williams (PG) William Webre | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:51 | UMass | William Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 03:50 | UMass | James Clark snags the offensive board | 67-61 |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Clark misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Freeman Logan - foul #5 on Freeman Logan, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | UMass | William Webre (SG), Roy Boutin (PF), Erik Grill (C) John Baird, Philip Penton, Henry Coe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph South (PG), Troy Shrader (SG), Antonio Oatman (PF), Randy Black (C) Freeman Logan, James Howard, Tracey Cooper, Harold Kirkley | |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Clark makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:30 | UMass | James Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Randy Black gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Webre (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roy Boutin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Erik Grill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph South (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Shrader (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Mead (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antonio Oatman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randy Black (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Andrew Mead's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Boutin | 68-61 |
| 03:09 | UMass | The rebound goes to James Clark | 68-61 |
| 03:03 | UMass | Roy Boutin misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 68-61 |
| 03:01 | UMass | Roy Boutin pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 02:50 | UMass | James Clark connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-61 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-61 |
| Subs | UMass | Samuel Owen (SG), Wade Farthing (SF) William Webre, James Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Howard (SG), Tracey Cooper (PF) Troy Shrader, Antonio Oatman | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Andrew Mead is whistled for traveling | 70-61 |
| 02:30 | UMass | William Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Joseph South drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Howard | 73-64 |
| 02:05 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Tracey Cooper - foul #2 on Tracey Cooper, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Kirkley (C) Randy Black | |
| 02:05 | UMass | Samuel Owen makes the free throw | 76-64 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley is hacked by Erik Grill - foul #2 on Erik Grill, team foul #7 | 76-64 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Harold Kirkley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:49 | UMass | Roy Boutin snags the defensive board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:24 | UMass | Roy Boutin hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Williams | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 78-65 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Joseph South snags the offensive board | 78-65 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | James Howard is whistled for traveling | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | UMass | Roy Boutin makes the turnaround near the basket | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Tracey Cooper scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Howard | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | UMass | William Williams runs out the clock | 80-67 |