| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fresh) SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) SF - Rolando Dole (fresh) PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Eric Korhonen and he's fouled by Rolando Dole - foul #1 on Rolando Dole, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Rolando Dole grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Wolfe | 5-3 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Steve Abrams is called for the reach on Christoper Rau - foul #1 on Steve Abrams, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Hubbert and the foul's on Nathan Wheeler - foul #1 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Christoper Rau | 5-7 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | The short jumper by Rolando Dole is denied by Steve Abrams | 5-7 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Andrew Taylor tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Rolando Dole steals the ball from Thomas Wolfe | 5-9 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Eric Korhonen steals the ball from Rolando Dole | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Joshua Hubbert - foul #1 on Joshua Hubbert, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (SG), Larry Ellerbe (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (SF), Jacob Niemi (C) Rolando Dole, Andrew Taylor | |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Joshua Hubbert misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper can't tip it in | 7-9 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joshua Hubbert - foul #2 on Joshua Hubbert, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG) Eric Korhonen | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (PG), David Woolsey (SG), Andrew Pagano (C) Christoper Rau, Joshua Hubbert, Richard Sorensen | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper blows the layup | 9-9 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Benjamin Cooper steals it from Bradford Hsieh | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Price (fresh) SF - Larry Ellerbe (fresh) PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) C - Lester Regalado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Gamboa (fresh) SG - David Woolsey (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) PF - Jacob Niemi (fresh) C - Andrew Pagano (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | David Woolsey knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Gamboa and the foul's on Larry Ellerbe - foul #1 on Larry Ellerbe, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Larry Ellerbe, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Dole (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) Jacob Niemi, Andrew Pagano | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | David Woolsey makes the free throw | 9-12 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Bert Eldridge and he's fouled by Andrew Taylor - foul #1 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Richard Sorensen (PF) David Woolsey, Benjamin Cooper | |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Rolando Dole's floater is tipped away by Steve Abrams | 12-12 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | John Price clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 12-12 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rolando Dole | 12-12 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bert Eldridge - foul #1 on Bert Eldridge, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Nathan Wheeler (C) Bert Eldridge, John Price, Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams can't finish the layup | 12-13 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Rolando Dole snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Steve Abrams | 15-13 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Rolando Dole clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Christoper Rau can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Taylor | 15-13 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Nathan Wheeler steals it from Rolando Dole | 15-13 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Andrew Taylor swats the short shot by Steve Abrams | 15-13 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Christoper Rau is called for traveling | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (PG), John Price (SG), Larry Ellerbe (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (PG), Allen Payne (SG), Benjamin Cooper (SF), Jacob Niemi (PF), Andrew Pagano (C) Christoper Rau, David Gamboa, Rolando Dole, Richard Sorensen, Andrew Taylor | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | John Price misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Pagano | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Price (fresh) SF - Larry Ellerbe (fresh) PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Woolsey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Allen Payne (fresh) SF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) PF - Jacob Niemi (fresh) C - Andrew Pagano (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 18-13 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-13 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | David Woolsey misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Lester Regalado - foul #1 on Lester Regalado, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF) Larry Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | David Woolsey makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | David Woolsey makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Pagano - foul #1 on Andrew Pagano, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG) Bert Eldridge, John Price | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado misses the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Pagano | 19-15 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi loses the dribble to Thomas Wolfe | 19-15 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe misses the lay-in | 19-15 |
| 10:03 | Louisville | David Woolsey snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Rolando Dole (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF) Allen Payne, Jacob Niemi, Andrew Pagano | |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Christoper Rau steps in front of the Steve Abrams pass | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen slams it home on a nice dish by Christoper Rau | 19-17 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Korhonen | 22-17 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Steve Abrams is called for the reach on Rolando Dole - foul #2 on Steve Abrams, team foul #6 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (SG), Larry Ellerbe (SF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams, Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (SG), Andrew Taylor (C) David Woolsey, Benjamin Cooper | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | David Gamboa knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christoper Rau | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by David Gamboa - foul #1 on David Gamboa, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | A charge is called on Andrew Taylor - foul #2 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (SG) Eric Korhonen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jacob Niemi (C) Andrew Taylor | |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Rolando Dole slams it home on a nice dish by David Gamboa | 24-22 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Christoper Rau - foul #1 on Christoper Rau, team foul #8 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG) John Price | |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper (SF) Rolando Dole | |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Christoper Rau connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by David Gamboa and he's hacked by Larry Ellerbe - foul #2 on Larry Ellerbe, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Larry Ellerbe, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Woolsey (SF) Richard Sorensen | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Price (fresh) SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christoper Rau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gamboa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Woolsey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) C - Jacob Niemi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado blows the layup but he's hacked by Jacob Niemi - foul #1 on Jacob Niemi, team foul #9 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Pagano (C) Christoper Rau | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | David Gamboa clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | David Gamboa picks off the pass by Bradford Hsieh | 28-27 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper drills a shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-29 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Price | 28-29 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | John Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Marcus Hester (SF), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Thomas Wolfe, Bert Eldridge, Lester Regalado, Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Rolando Dole (SF), Richard Sorensen (PF) David Gamboa, Benjamin Cooper, Jacob Niemi | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | David Woolsey is called for traveling | 28-29 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Christoper Rau misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Christoper Rau makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Sorensen | 31-31 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright tips it in | 33-31 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Richard Sorensen knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Christoper Rau | 33-34 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-34 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | John Price makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Korhonen | 36-34 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | David Woolsey is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on David Woolsey, team foul #10 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Steve Abrams (SF), Bradford Hsieh (C) John Price, Marcus Hester, Nathan Wheeler | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Gamboa (PG), Joshua Hubbert (SG), Benjamin Cooper (SF), Andrew Taylor (C) Christoper Rau, David Woolsey, Rolando Dole, Andrew Pagano | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Gamboa (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Hubbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Sorensen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Andrew Taylor is called for the reach on Eric Korhonen - foul #3 on Andrew Taylor, team foul #11 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jacob Niemi (C) Andrew Taylor | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Bradford Hsieh - foul #1 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (PG), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Jeffrey Cutright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Blaine Miller (PF) Richard Sorensen | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | David Gamboa picks off the pass by Bert Eldridge | 38-36 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | A charge is called on Benjamin Cooper - foul #1 on Benjamin Cooper, team foul #12 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Dole (SF) Blaine Miller | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | David Gamboa steals the ball from Bradford Hsieh | 38-36 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Jacob Niemi is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Bert Eldridge, Lester Regalado | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christoper Rau (PG), Richard Sorensen (PF) David Gamboa, Jacob Niemi | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfe | 41-36 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Eric Korhonen - foul #1 on Eric Korhonen, team foul #9 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler (C) Bradford Hsieh | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Benjamin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Korhonen | 43-37 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Christoper Rau hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Rolando Dole | 43-40 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Rolando Dole snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Jeffrey Cutright swats the layup by Richard Sorensen | 43-40 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Rolando Dole clanks a fullcourt shot | 45-40 |