| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Duke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Nau (fresh) 9 pts. C - Gus Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Duke inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Frederick Purcell takes the ball from Gus Allen | 35-35 |
| 19:26 | Denver | William Nau takes the ball from Leroy Cornette | 35-35 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | John Duke scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by William Nau | 35-38 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Gus Allen snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | James Locker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Frederick Purcell connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Leroy Cornette and he's fouled by William Nau - foul #2 on William Nau, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses the free throw | 37-38 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | William Nau gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | James Locker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Nau | 37-41 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled on the floor by John Duke - foul #1 on John Duke, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Carl Delrio (SG), Randy Wright (SF), Charles Henderson (PF) James Locker, Royal Kuhn, John Duke, William Nau | |
| 17:25 | Denver | Joe Moe buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Carl Delrio comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Frederick Purcell snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Joe Moe clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-41 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Charles Henderson snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Gus Allen misses short on a jumper in the lane | 40-41 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Frederick Purcell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Randy Wright snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Gus Allen hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nicholas Atwood | 40-43 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled on the floor by Carl Delrio - foul #1 on Carl Delrio, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Michael St. John (SG), Albert Boling (SF), Richard Cook (C) Leroy Cornette, Kevin Hartwig, Matthew Lefkowitz, Frederick Purcell | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), William Nau (PF) Nicholas Atwood, Carl Delrio, Charles Henderson, Gus Allen | |
| 15:54 | Denver | Michael St. John misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Myron Opielski tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Richard Cook can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn grabs the board | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Boling (fresh) PF - Joe Moe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Duke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nau (fresh) 9 pts. C - Randy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Randy Wright is hacked by Joe Moe - foul #3 on Joe Moe, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Henderson (C) Randy Wright | |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Charles Henderson double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | William Munsch (PF) Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:59 | Denver | Richard Cook double dribbles | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Brown (C) Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:48 | Louisville | John Duke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | James Locker gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | John Duke buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Royal Kuhn | 40-46 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Michael St. John misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Royal Kuhn - foul #2 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF) Myron Opielski, Albert Boling, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (SG), Randy Wright (SF), August Hansford (PF), Gus Allen (C) Royal Kuhn, John Duke, William Nau, Charles Henderson | |
| 14:07 | Denver | Michael St. John misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Michael St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | James Locker buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Delrio | 41-48 |
| 13:36 | Denver | James Locker steps in front of the William Munsch pass | 41-48 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Gus Allen hits a jumper from close range | 41-50 |
| 12:57 | Denver | August Hansford blocks the short jumper by Frederick Purcell | 41-50 |
| 12:56 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Purcell | 41-50 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Gus Allen gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Carl Delrio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Richard Cook (C) Michael St. John, William Munsch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), William Nau (PF) James Locker, Carl Delrio, Randy Wright, August Hansford | |
| 12:20 | Denver | Gus Allen denies the turnaround by Frederick Purcell | 41-50 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Nau | 41-50 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Frederick Purcell gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses long on a jumper from the left block | 41-50 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Royal Kuhn | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frederick Purcell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nau (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Gus Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | John Duke misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Gus Allen tips it back up and in | 41-52 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Cornette | 43-52 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | John Duke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses short on a runner from the right block | 43-52 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Nau | 43-52 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Frederick Purcell grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Richard Cook comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Royal Kuhn - foul #3 on Royal Kuhn, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Albert Boling (SF), Joe Moe (PF) Leroy Cornette, Matthew Lefkowitz, Frederick Purcell | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Carl Delrio (SG), Randy Wright (SF), Charles Henderson (PF), August Hansford (C) Nicholas Atwood, Royal Kuhn, John Duke, William Nau, Gus Allen | |
| 10:07 | Denver | Richard Cook misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Richard Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Carl Delrio gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Charles Henderson lays it in on a nice dish by James Locker | 43-54 |
| 09:30 | Denver | August Hansford takes the ball from Albert Boling | 43-54 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Charles Henderson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Delrio | 43-57 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Albert Boling misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on August Hansford - foul #1 on August Hansford, team foul #6 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), William Munsch (C) Kevin Hartwig, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Nau (PF) August Hansford | |
| 08:48 | Denver | Albert Boling makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Albert Boling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Joe Moe takes the ball from William Nau | 45-57 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Joe Moe buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on William Nau - foul #3 on William Nau, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG) Albert Boling | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), John Duke (SF), Gus Allen (C) James Locker, Randy Wright, Charles Henderson | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Joe Moe makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | William Nau blows the dunk but he's fouled by William Munsch - foul #3 on William Munsch, team foul #2 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF) Myron Opielski, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Royal Kuhn (SG) Carl Delrio | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | William Nau misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | William Nau pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Munsch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Nicholas Atwood (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Royal Kuhn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Nau (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gus Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | John Duke lays it up and in set up by Royal Kuhn | 48-60 |
| 07:23 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | John Duke drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Atwood | 50-62 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz's layup is rejected by John Duke | 50-62 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Michael St. John can't tip it in | 50-62 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | John Duke grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | William Nau misses short on a floater from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Michael St. John gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Leroy Cornette connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael St. John | 53-62 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Gus Allen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-62 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Leroy Cornette snags the defensive board | 53-62 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Nicholas Atwood steals the ball from Matthew Lefkowitz | 53-62 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Gus Allen hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Atwood | 53-64 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Nicholas Atwood is called for the reach on Michael St. John - foul #2 on Nicholas Atwood, team foul #8 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Kevin Hartwig (SG), Joe Moe (PF), Richard Cook (C) Leroy Cornette, Matthew Lefkowitz, Frederick Purcell, William Munsch | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG), Carl Delrio (SG), Randy Wright (SF), Charles Henderson (PF), August Hansford (C) Nicholas Atwood, Royal Kuhn, John Duke, William Nau, Gus Allen | |
| 05:15 | Denver | Michael St. John makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Michael St. John misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | August Hansford grabs the board | 54-64 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Charles Henderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | James Locker grabs the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | James Locker scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Henderson | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Denver | Michael St. John scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kevin Hartwig | 56-67 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | James Locker misses the 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 04:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joe Moe | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the lay-in | 56-67 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Charles Henderson snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Carl Delrio loses the ball out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Albert Boling (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF) Myron Opielski, Michael St. John, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Boling (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Locker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - August Hansford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Carl Delrio is called for the reach on Kevin Hartwig - foul #2 on Carl Delrio, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Andre Brown (C) Albert Boling, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gus Allen (C) August Hansford | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Locker - foul #3 on James Locker, team foul #10 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF) Randy Wright | |
| 03:11 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Charles Henderson is hacked by Frederick Purcell - foul #1 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #3 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood (PG), Royal Kuhn (SG), John Duke (SF), William Nau (PF) James Locker, Carl Delrio, Archie Luciani, Charles Henderson | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Royal Kuhn and he's fouled by Frederick Purcell - foul #2 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #4 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SG) Kevin Hartwig | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Nicholas Atwood misses the free throw | 59-69 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Joe Moe grabs the defensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-69 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Joe Moe's floater is tipped away by William Nau | 59-69 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Frederick Purcell hits the follow up shot | 61-69 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | John Duke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 61-69 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Gus Allen misses the tip | 61-69 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Frederick Purcell gets the rebound | 61-69 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Locker (PG) Nicholas Atwood | |
| 01:27 | Denver | The short jumper by Richard Cook is denied by John Duke | 61-69 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn grabs the board | 61-69 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Leroy Cornette takes the ball from William Nau | 61-69 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Leroy Cornette hits the finger roll | 63-69 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | James Locker's pass is intercepted by Leroy Cornette | 63-69 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig lays it in set up by Leroy Cornette | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Cook - foul #1 on Richard Cook, team foul #5 | 65-69 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Royal Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Richard Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Leroy Cornette can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 65-70 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz loses the dribble to William Nau | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Kevin Hartwig is called for the reach on Gus Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | William Nau is fouled on the floor by Frederick Purcell - foul #3 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | William Nau makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Gus Allen grabs the board | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Locker runs out the clock | 65-72 |