| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Derezinski (fresh) SG - John Trammell (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) PF - Marc McChain (fresh) C - Leonard Mattis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont 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) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Robert Riddles's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Mattis | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark misses the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Anderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:22 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Kenneth Clark is called for the reach on Darrell Golden - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Kenneth Clark | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Marc McChain blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Riddles - foul #1 on Robert Riddles, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Marc McChain makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Belmont | Marc McChain makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Darrell Golden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | John Trammell clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark tips it in | 6-2 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Darrell Golden buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Anderson | 6-5 |
| 17:38 | Belmont | Andrew Dawson picks off the pass by Mark Derezinski | 6-5 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Leonard Mattis is called for the reach on Andrew Dawson - foul #1 on Leonard Mattis, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | The short jumper by Kenneth Anderson is denied by Marc McChain | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Dawson | 6-5 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Riddles | 6-7 |
| 15:56 | Belmont | Marc McChain is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), Joseph Ferrell (SG), David Scott (SF), Philip Hart (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Dwight Mebane, Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Derezinski (fresh) SG - John Trammell (fresh) SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McChain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Mattis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) SG - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Philip Hart (fresh) C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Belmont | Marc McChain drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Derezinski | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | David Scott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 15:17 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:02 | Belmont | David Scott is called for the reach on John Trammell - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Polk (PG), Walter Singh (SG), Mike Murray (SF), Aaron Cochran (PF) Mark Derezinski, John Trammell, Kenneth Clark, Marc McChain | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darrell Golden (SF) Andrew Gaskins | |
| 14:47 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis misses the easy layup | 9-7 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Aaron Cochran - foul #1 on Aaron Cochran, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jason Deguzman (C) Leonard Mattis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Andrew Dawson (PF) Joseph Ferrell, Philip Hart | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darrell Golden makes the 3rd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:20 | Belmont | Jason Deguzman can't connect on a shot from the left side | 9-10 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Darrell Golden grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Darrell Golden hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Andrew Dawson | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Andrew Dawson steals the ball from Aaron Cochran | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Aaron Cochran swats the short shot by Darrell Golden | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Robert Riddles hits the follow up shot | 9-15 |
| 13:40 | Belmont | Jack Polk clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-15 |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Jason Deguzman can't tip it in | 9-15 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Mike Murray is called for the reach on Darrell Golden - foul #1 on Mike Murray, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Derezinski (PG), John Trammell (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Marc McChain (PF), Leonard Mattis (C) Jack Polk, Walter Singh, Mike Murray, Aaron Cochran, Jason Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG) Tony Shepherd | |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Robert Riddles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 13:15 | Belmont | Marc McChain grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:09 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark misses the shot from the right side | 9-15 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Robert Riddles knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dwight Mebane | 9-18 |
| 12:44 | Belmont | John Trammell travels with the ball | 9-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Philip Hart (SF), Joseph Ferrell (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, David Scott | |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Philip Hart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-18 |
| 12:25 | Belmont | The rebound goes to John Trammell | 9-18 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Trammell | 12-18 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-18 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses the tip | 12-18 |
| 12:01 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:37 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-18 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Derezinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Trammell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McChain (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Mattis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Hart (fresh) PF - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is hacked by Mark Derezinski - foul #1 on Mark Derezinski, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aaron Cochran (PF) Marc McChain | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Riddles, Philip Hart, Joseph Ferrell, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dwight Mebane | 12-21 |
| 10:58 | Belmont | John Trammell buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Cochran | 14-21 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 10:53 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 10:39 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane gets the offensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | David Scott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-21 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Aaron Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 09:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark's pass is intercepted by Dwight Mebane | 17-21 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Aaron Cochran - foul #2 on Aaron Cochran, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Polk (PG), Walter Singh (SG), Mike Murray (SF), Marc McChain (PF), Jason Deguzman (C) Mark Derezinski, John Trammell, Kenneth Clark, Aaron Cochran, Leonard Mattis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Philip Hart (SF), Joseph Ferrell (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) Tony Shepherd, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson, David Scott | |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane makes the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 09:19 | Belmont | Marc McChain drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Singh | 20-22 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Marc McChain - foul #1 on Marc McChain, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Dwight Mebane | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 08:55 | Belmont | Jason Deguzman grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Jack Polk drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marc McChain | 22-23 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Philip Hart knocks in the floater near the basket | 22-25 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Mike Murray loses the dribble to Joseph Ferrell | 22-25 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Jack Polk - foul #1 on Jack Polk, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Derezinski (PG), John Trammell (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Leonard Mattis (C) Jack Polk, Walter Singh, Mike Murray, Jason Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Riddles, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Derezinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Trammell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc McChain (fresh) 8 pts. C - Leonard Mattis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Belmont | Marc McChain hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Derezinski | 24-28 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | David Scott is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Lanham (PG), Robert Riddles (SG) Tony Shepherd, Joseph Ferrell | |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Darrell Golden - foul #1 on Darrell Golden, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Belmont | William Collins (PF) Marc McChain | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:48 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Darrell Golden loses the dribble to Leonard Mattis | 26-28 |
| 06:10 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Collins | 28-28 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | George Lanham scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Riddles | 28-30 |
| 05:45 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark's floater is tipped away by Andrew Dawson | 28-30 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Darrell Golden gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | George Lanham misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-30 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | David Scott tips it in | 28-32 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | John Trammell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Mark Derezinski | 31-32 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Robert Riddles comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leonard Mattis - foul #2 on Leonard Mattis, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Singh (PG), Marc McChain (PF), Jason Deguzman (C) Mark Derezinski, William Collins, Leonard Mattis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Philip Hart (PF), Andrew Gaskins (C) George Lanham, Andrew Dawson, David Scott | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:40 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark can't connect on a runner in the paint | 31-34 |
| 04:39 | Belmont | Marc McChain hits the follow up shot | 33-34 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Philip Hart tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 04:02 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark makes the jumper from the left block | 35-36 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #6 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Derezinski (PG), Mike Murray (SF), Leonard Mattis (C) John Trammell, Kenneth Clark, Jason Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), David Scott (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 03:40 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Mark Derezinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Walter Singh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mike Murray (fresh) PF - Marc McChain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Mattis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Mebane | 35-38 |
| 03:11 | Belmont | Kenneth Anderson steals the ball from Leonard Mattis | 35-38 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tony Shepherd, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Mark Derezinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 02:29 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 02:15 | Belmont | Mark Derezinski is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Derezinski, team foul #10 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Trammell (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Aaron Cochran (PF) Mark Derezinski, Mike Murray, Marc McChain | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Philip Hart (PF) Dwight Mebane, David Scott, Andrew Dawson | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Darrell Golden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Ferrell | 35-40 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Aaron Cochran misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Ferrell - foul #1 on Joseph Ferrell, team foul #8 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Polk (PG), Jason Deguzman (C) Walter Singh, Leonard Mattis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Joseph Ferrell, Kenneth Anderson | |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Aaron Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:42 | Belmont | Aaron Cochran misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins misses badly on a shot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Darrell Golden tips it back up and in | 36-42 |
| 01:04 | Belmont | John Trammell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Clark steals the ball from Darrell Golden | 36-42 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Jack Polk banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Clark | 38-42 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Philip Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Derezinski (PG), Marc McChain (PF), Leonard Mattis (C) Jack Polk, Aaron Cochran, Jason Deguzman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Andrew Dawson (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| 00:23 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 00:22 | Belmont | Leonard Mattis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:05 | Belmont | Kenneth Clark comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Marc McChain gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | Andrew Dawson is called for the reach on John Trammell - foul #1 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #9 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mike Murray (SF) Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG) Robert Riddles | |
| 00:02 | Belmont | John Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 00:02 | Belmont | John Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-42 |