| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antony Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Osvaldo Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Scott White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Osvaldo Giordano - foul #2 on Osvaldo Giordano, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Scott White makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 19:05 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | William Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Paul Brown swats the shot by Frederick Thompson | 39-44 |
| 18:57 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Paul Brown | 39-44 |
| 18:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Tillman | 39-46 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | William Seibert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| 18:15 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano's pass is intercepted by Dennis Matthews | 39-46 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Frank Tillman steals it from Dennis Matthews | 39-46 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Seibert - foul #2 on William Seibert, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Michael Arce (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Dennis Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (SG), Jimmy Dolezal (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Frank Tillman, Osvaldo Giordano, Paul Brown | |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:33 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny misses the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kenny - foul #3 on Christopher Kenny, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison (PG), Oliver Hightower (SF) Christopher Kenny, Antony Romano | |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Roger Burlison - foul #1 on Roger Burlison, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:02 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 16:36 | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison is fouled on the floor by Francis Griffin - foul #1 on Francis Griffin, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| 16:11 | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison misses badly on a runner from the right block | 40-47 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Willie Carr drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Arce | 43-47 |
| 15:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Arce blocks the jumper by Jimmy Dolezal | 43-47 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Francis Griffin pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Arce (fresh) C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roger Burlison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dolezal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Francis Griffin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Michael Arce pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmy Dolezal - foul #2 on Jimmy Dolezal, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Dennis Matthews (C) Willie Carr, Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Frank Tillman (SG), Antony Romano (SF), Osvaldo Giordano (PF), Paul Brown (C) Roger Burlison, Joseph Silvia, Oliver Hightower, Jimmy Dolezal, Rick Mitchell | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 15:03 | Southern Cal | Frederick Thompson steals the ball from Antony Romano | 45-47 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | William Seibert misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 14:50 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 14:29 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF) Michael Arce | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-47 |
| 14:14 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:58 | Southern Cal | Paul Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Matthews | 45-47 |
| 13:56 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:48 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Antony Romano | 45-49 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-49 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 13:03 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:39 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Antony Romano | 45-51 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Osvaldo Giordano takes the ball from William Seibert | 45-51 |
| 12:21 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny is fouled in the backcourt by William Seibert - foul #3 on William Seibert, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Dennis Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison (PG), Joseph Silvia (SG), Oliver Hightower (SF), Jimmy Dolezal (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Christopher Kenny, Frank Tillman, Antony Romano, Osvaldo Giordano, Paul Brown | |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Norman Vanhoose - foul #1 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia misses the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 12:10 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:00 | Southern Cal | The jump hook by Jimmy Dolezal is blocked by Thomas Gannon | 45-52 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia tips it back up and in | 45-54 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Carl Barker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 45-54 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Carl Barker tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Roger Burlison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Silvia (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Oliver Hightower (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Dolezal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Rick Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Willie Carr buries a shot from the right side set up by Norman Vanhoose | 49-54 |
| 11:00 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 49-54 |
| 10:58 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Carl Barker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses the tip | 49-56 |
| 10:35 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 10:31 | Southern Cal | Thomas Gannon steals the ball from Roger Burlison | 49-56 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Carl Barker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 10:09 | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:01 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Norman Vanhoose - foul #2 on Norman Vanhoose, team foul #5 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Willie Carr, Norman Vanhoose, Francis Griffin, Carl Barker, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Frank Tillman (SG), Antony Romano (SF), Paul Brown (C) Roger Burlison, Joseph Silvia, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| 10:01 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:01 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal misses the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Christopher Kenny steps in front of the Scott White pass | 49-57 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny throws it down | 49-59 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Jimmy Dolezal picks off the pass by William Seibert | 49-59 |
| 09:16 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 09:15 | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal misses the tip | 49-59 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | William Seibert snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Jim Gandy can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 09:05 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 08:41 | Southern Cal | Frederick Thompson steals it from Paul Brown | 49-59 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-59 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano misses the dunk but he's fouled by William Seibert - foul #4 on William Seibert, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF), Dennis Matthews (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano (PF) Jimmy Dolezal | |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:06 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Francis Griffin knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Matthews | 55-61 |
| 07:28 | Southern Cal | Dennis Matthews denies the turnaround by Osvaldo Giordano | 55-61 |
| 07:27 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano tips it in | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Barker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Tillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Antony Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Osvaldo Giordano (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Willie Carr is hacked by Antony Romano - foul #3 on Antony Romano, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Silvia (PG), Oliver Hightower (SG), Rick Mitchell (C) Christopher Kenny, Frank Tillman, Paul Brown | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Oliver Hightower - foul #1 on Oliver Hightower, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison (PG) Antony Romano | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:13 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Dennis Matthews is called for the reach on Rick Mitchell - foul #3 on Dennis Matthews, team foul #7 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF) Francis Griffin, Carl Barker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 06:46 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-63 |
| 06:40 | Southern Cal | Rick Mitchell snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:27 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Mitchell | 56-66 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson's floater is tipped away by Rick Mitchell | 56-66 |
| 06:09 | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:51 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano is denied on a dunk by Scott White | 56-66 |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Oliver Hightower pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Roger Burlison | 56-68 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | William Seibert clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-68 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | William Seibert pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-68 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Osvaldo Giordano blocks the short jumper by Dennis Matthews | 56-68 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Oliver Hightower | 56-68 |
| 04:56 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Dennis Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny (PG), Frank Tillman (SG), Antony Romano (SF), Paul Brown (C) Roger Burlison, Joseph Silvia, Oliver Hightower, Rick Mitchell | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Tillman and the foul's on Thomas Gannon - foul #3 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #8 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Barker (PF) Scott White | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:27 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano makes the free throw | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | William Seibert buries a 3 from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Seibert - foul #5 on William Seibert, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SF), Dennis Matthews (C) William Seibert, Frederick Thompson, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Jimmy Dolezal (PF) Osvaldo Giordano | |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 03:46 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Carl Barker blows the layup but he's hacked by Jimmy Dolezal - foul #3 on Jimmy Dolezal, team foul #7 | 59-73 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Carl Barker makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Carl Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:16 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano lays it up and in | 61-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Carl Barker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Christopher Kenny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Tillman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Antony Romano (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Dolezal (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Carl Barker is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Carl Barker, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott White (PF) Carl Barker | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:53 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 61-75 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF) Francis Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano (PF) Jimmy Dolezal | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-75 |
| 02:38 | Southern Cal | Christopher Kenny grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 02:31 | Southern Cal | Paul Brown hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Antony Romano | 61-77 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Scott White's layup is rejected by Paul Brown | 61-77 |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Paul Brown gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| 01:56 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano lays it in | 61-79 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Dennis Matthews buries a shot in the lane set up by Michael Donner | 63-79 |
| 01:21 | Southern Cal | Antony Romano misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-79 |
| 01:19 | Southern Cal | Osvaldo Giordano tips it back up and in | 63-81 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott White | 65-81 |
| 00:47 | Southern Cal | Frederick Thompson steps in front of the Antony Romano pass | 65-81 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Scott White lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Thompson | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Southern Cal | Frank Tillman double dribbles | 67-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Carl Barker (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Dennis Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison (PG), Joseph Silvia (SG), Oliver Hightower (SF), Jimmy Dolezal (PF), Rick Mitchell (C) Christopher Kenny, Frank Tillman, Antony Romano, Osvaldo Giordano, Paul Brown | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon is hacked by Roger Burlison - foul #2 on Roger Burlison, team foul #8 | 67-81 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 00:00 | Southern Cal | Roger Burlison runs out the clock | 69-81 |