| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) PF - Rory Davis (fresh) C - August Hansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) C - Domenic Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Archie Luciani wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Rory Davis knocks in the turnaround from close range | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Houston | A charge is called on Albert Hooks - foul #1 on Albert Hooks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Greg Ishmael is called for the reach on Harold Proctor - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Rory Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Delrio | 4-0 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Harold Stephens banks in the layup set up by Greg Ishmael | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Rory Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Greg Ishmael grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Hooks and the foul's on Harold Proctor - foul #1 on Harold Proctor, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Domenic Russo blocks the short jumper by August Hansford | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Albert Hooks pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is fouled on the floor by Harold Proctor - foul #2 on Harold Proctor, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG) Harold Proctor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:54 | Houston | Domenic Russo slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Haven | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Rory Davis makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Wadusky | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Houston | August Hansford denies the turnaround by Joseph Haven | 7-7 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Wadusky | 7-7 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Carl Delrio can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Greg Ishmael grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Domenic Russo jams it | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Wadusky (fresh) SF - Archie Luciani (fairly fresh) PF - Rory Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - August Hansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Archie Luciani hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Haven - foul #1 on Joseph Haven, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Alan Derr (PF), George Brady (C) Carl Delrio, Rory Davis, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG), Fred Doris (SF), Tracy Gleeson (PF), Dennis Chatman (C) Joseph Haven, Albert Hooks, Harold Stephens, Domenic Russo | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Dennis Chatman clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Edward Tatum misses long on a shot from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Doris | 9-9 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Dennis Chatman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dugan (SF) Archie Luciani | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Alan Derr comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | George Brady grabs the offensive board | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Alan Derr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | George Brady grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Alan Derr drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Wadusky | 11-9 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Alan Derr picks off the pass by Tracy Gleeson | 11-9 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Alan Derr is denied on a layup by Fred Doris | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is fouled on the floor by George Brady - foul #1 on George Brady, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Archie Luciani (SF), Rory Davis (PF), August Hansford (C) Raymond Wadusky, Michael Dugan, Alan Derr, George Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SF), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Greg Ishmael, Fred Doris, Tracy Gleeson, Dennis Chatman | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Albert Hooks is whistled for traveling | 11-9 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Archie Luciani can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-9 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Rory Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Rory Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Harold Stephens hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 11-9 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Carl Delrio gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Carl Delrio hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | August Hansford pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Archie Luciani connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Delrio | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Tatum (fairly fresh) SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rory Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - August Hansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Booth (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Joseph Haven comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Albert Hooks hits the follow up shot | 14-11 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Harold Stephens denies the turnaround by August Hansford | 14-11 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Albert Hooks pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Joseph Haven is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alan Derr (PF) Edward Tatum, Archie Luciani, Rory Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) James Booth | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Carl Delrio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-11 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the floater from the left wing set up by Albert Hooks | 14-13 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Alan Derr is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Alan Derr, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Doris (SF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Albert Hooks, Domenic Russo | |
| 09:54 | Houston | Fred Doris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Harold Stephens hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Carl Delrio is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Haven - foul #2 on Joseph Haven, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Taylor (PG), Dennis Chatman (C) Joseph Haven, Harold Stephens | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Archie Luciani blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Archie Luciani - foul #1 on Archie Luciani, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dugan (PG), Rory Davis (PF) Carl Delrio, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG), Domenic Russo (C) Daniel Taylor, Dennis Chatman | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Alan Derr pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG) Raymond Wadusky | |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Hooks (SF) Fred Doris | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Greg Ishmael can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Rory Davis snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Edward Tatum hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by James Booth - foul #1 on James Booth, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Stephens (PF) Tracy Gleeson | |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Edward Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Edward Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Alan Derr - foul #2 on Alan Derr, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), George Brady (C) Archie Luciani, Alan Derr | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Michael Dugan is fouled on the floor by Harold Stephens - foul #1 on Harold Stephens, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | August Hansford (C) George Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Edward Tatum is called for traveling | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG), George Brady (PF) Edward Tatum, Rory Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Wadusky (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Dugan (fresh) PF - George Brady (fresh) 2 reb. C - August Hansford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fresh) SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hooks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by August Hansford - foul #1 on August Hansford, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Archie Luciani (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Harold Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | August Hansford grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | August Hansford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Doris (SF) Albert Hooks | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Greg Ishmael buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Booth | 16-20 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | August Hansford hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harold Stephens | 18-23 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Carl Delrio is hacked by James Booth - foul #2 on James Booth, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (SG), Rory Davis (PF) Raymond Wadusky, George Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Taylor (PG), William Dorsey (SF), Domenic Russo (C) James Booth, Greg Ishmael, Harold Stephens | |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Carl Delrio makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Carl Delrio misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Tatum - foul #1 on Edward Tatum, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dugan (SG), Ricky Grubbs (SF) Carl Delrio, Archie Luciani | |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Hooks (SF) William Dorsey | |
| 05:41 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs misses the shot from the left side | 19-24 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | August Hansford tips it but misses | 19-24 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Grubbs | 19-24 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Tracy Gleeson blocks the jumper by Edward Tatum | 19-24 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Daniel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Daniel Taylor is fouled on the floor by Edward Tatum - foul #2 on Edward Tatum, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Raymond Wadusky (SG), Archie Luciani (SF), George Brady (C) Edward Tatum, Michael Dugan, Ricky Grubbs, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), Harold Stephens (PF) Fred Doris, Tracy Gleeson | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Daniel Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Archie Luciani | 19-24 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Rory Davis hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Carl Delrio | 21-24 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Daniel Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | George Brady snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Greg Ishmael takes the ball from Rory Davis | 21-24 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Harold Stephens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Taylor | 21-26 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | The jump hook by Carl Delrio is blocked by Harold Stephens | 21-26 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Harold Stephens grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Albert Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Archie Luciani - foul #2 on Archie Luciani, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG), Alan Derr (PF), August Hansford (C) Raymond Wadusky, Rory Davis, George Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Dennis Chatman (C) Daniel Taylor, Domenic Russo | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Albert Hooks makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Albert Hooks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Albert Hooks makes the 3rd free throw | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Carl Delrio (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) SF - Archie Luciani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alan Derr (fresh) 2 pts. C - August Hansford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Hooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Chatman (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Carl Delrio scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Archie Luciani | 23-29 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Albert Hooks misses the floater from the left block | 23-29 |
| 02:49 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Hooks | 23-29 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Greg Ishmael double dribbles | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Michael Dugan (SF) Carl Delrio, Archie Luciani | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Doris (SF), Tracy Gleeson (PF) Albert Hooks, Harold Stephens | |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Alan Derr comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Dennis Chatman - foul #1 on Dennis Chatman, team foul #8 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Alan Derr misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Alan Derr misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Dennis Chatman pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Fred Doris is called for traveling | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Houston | Domenic Russo (C) Dennis Chatman | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-29 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Fred Doris gets the rebound | 23-29 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Domenic Russo travels with the ball | 23-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Delrio (PG), Archie Luciani (SF), Rory Davis (PF) Edward Tatum, Raymond Wadusky, August Hansford | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Stephens (PF) Tracy Gleeson | |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Archie Luciani makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Greg Ishmael can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Domenic Russo can't tip it in | 25-29 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Carl Delrio grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Harold Proctor scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Carl Delrio | 28-29 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Alan Derr swats the shot by Greg Ishmael | 28-29 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Alan Derr grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Fred Doris takes the ball from Carl Delrio | 28-29 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Joseph Haven banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Doris | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Harold Proctor is fouled on the floor by Fred Doris - foul #1 on Fred Doris, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | August Hansford (C) Alan Derr | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Taylor (PG), James Booth (SG), Albert Hooks (SF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Joseph Haven, Greg Ishmael, Fred Doris, Domenic Russo | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Harold Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-31 |