| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Boyd inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Robert Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Robert Brock scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-25 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Brock is called for the reach on Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Robert Brock, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PF) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | William Stacy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 27-25 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | William Stacy grabs the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Harvey Dobbs | 27-27 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Boyd and he's hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #3 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is fouled on the floor by Charles Fincher - foul #2 on Charles Fincher, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Boyd steps in front of the William Stacy pass | 30-27 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Boyd | 32-27 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | William Stacy can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Charles Vincent, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SF), Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Boyd, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (C) William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Joshua Zalusky steals the ball from Charles Fincher | 32-27 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't finish the layup | 32-29 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett gets the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 32-29 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 32-32 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Joshua Zalusky is called for the reach on Steve Hartnett - foul #2 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #3 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Charles Vincent, Wade Gregory | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Andrew Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook misses long on a runner from the left block | 32-32 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Andrew Hall gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Boyd can't throw it down but the foul's on Rigoberto Rossi - foul #1 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (PG) Rodney Link | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-34 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Rigoberto Rossi | 34-37 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Andrew Hall travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Pete Sharpe | 34-40 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | The short jumper by Robert Boyd is denied by Wade Gregory | 34-40 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Robert Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Wade Gregory steps in front of the Andrew Hall pass | 34-40 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Stacy | 34-43 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart loses the dribble to William Stacy | 34-43 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Wade Gregory is blocked by Christopher Maines | 34-43 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Robert Boyd slams it home on a great pass from Tommy Burkhart | 36-43 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by William Stacy | 36-46 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Robert Brock hits a runner in the paint set up by Robert Boyd | 38-46 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Rodney Link (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Tommy Burkhart, Andrew Hall, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Floyd Lashbrook (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi, William Stacy, Wade Gregory, Pete Sharpe | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Charles Fincher clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-46 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-46 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Hartnett - foul #2 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Charles Fincher knocks in the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Harvey Dobbs - foul #2 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (C) Norman Frazier | |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Inek Matkovic swats the layup by Charles Vincent | 41-48 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent dunks the ball and he's hacked by Charles Fincher - foul #3 on Charles Fincher, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Robert Brock (PF) Rodney Link, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Tommy Burkhart | 43-51 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Robert Brock is hacked by Harvey Dobbs - foul #3 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Norman Frazier (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky can't finish the layup | 43-51 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Robert Boyd hits a jumper in the paint | 45-51 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Steve Hartnett - foul #3 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Charles Fincher (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Norman Frazier, Charles Vincent | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Andrew Hall drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Joshua Zalusky - foul #3 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG) Joshua Zalusky | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | William Stacy lays it up and in set up by Rigoberto Rossi and he's fouled by Tommy Burkhart - foul #4 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi (SG), Wade Gregory (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Pete Sharpe | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Stacy is hacked by Rodney Link - foul #2 on Rodney Link, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Maines (C) Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | William Stacy picks off the pass by Rodney Link | 48-58 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | William Stacy drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Dobbs | 48-60 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Charles Fincher is fouled on the floor by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #2 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Boyd (SF) Rodney Link, Andrew Hall, Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Brock (PF) Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SF) William Stacy | |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Pete Sharpe is called for the reach on Christopher Maines - foul #2 on Pete Sharpe, team foul #10 | 50-60 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Gordon - foul #2 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Vincent | 51-63 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett is fouled on the floor by Heriberto Rossi - foul #5 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Rigoberto Rossi, Heriberto Rossi, Pete Sharpe | |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Lashbrook | 53-65 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook scores on a 3 from the right corner | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Joshua Zalusky | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett snags the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Robert Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Michael Mahar (SG), William Stacy (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Harvey Dobbs, Joshua Zalusky, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Mahar (fresh) SF - William Stacy (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Vincent (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Charles Fincher steals the ball from Michael Mahar | 56-70 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses the driving attempt near the basket | 56-70 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Mahar | 56-70 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Christopher Maines gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Rodney Link is hacked by Rigoberto Rossi - foul #2 on Rigoberto Rossi, team foul #12 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar gets the offensive rebound | 57-70 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tommy Burkhart | 57-70 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-70 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Rigoberto Rossi and he's hacked by Charles Fincher - foul #4 on Charles Fincher, team foul #9 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Michael Mahar | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the 3 from straight away | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi runs out the clock | 60-73 |