| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Malcolm Desantis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicolas Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Zearfoss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Boyd inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Joseph Gordon | 39-41 |
| 19:24 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss loses the dribble to Steve Hartnett | 39-41 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 19:05 | Colorado State | Milton Varney is hacked by Steve Hartnett - foul #2 on Steve Hartnett, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| 18:54 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell lays it up and in and the foul's on Robert Brock - foul #2 on Robert Brock, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 18:54 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Robert Boyd can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 18:34 | Colorado State | Milton Varney misses short on a runner from the right block | 42-41 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson misses the tip | 42-41 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Maines | 42-41 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett travels with the ball | 42-41 |
| 17:56 | Colorado State | The short jumper by Milton Varney is denied by Christopher Maines | 42-41 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Christopher Maines gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nicolas Mitchell - foul #1 on Nicolas Mitchell, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Jared Schaefer (SF), Stephen Frazier (PF), Timothy Kerlin (C) Travis Patterson, Malcolm Desantis, Nicolas Mitchell, David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 17:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Stephen Frazier | 42-41 |
| 17:26 | Colorado State | Milton Varney hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Timothy Kerlin | 45-41 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett's pass is intercepted by Timothy Kerlin | 45-41 |
| 17:09 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is hacked by Nathan Thornton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Thornton, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Fincher hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Rodney Link and the foul's on Stephen Frazier - foul #1 on Stephen Frazier, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Milton Varney clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Charles Fincher pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 16:22 | Colorado State | Timothy Kerlin grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 16:18 | Colorado State | Milton Varney drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Nathan Thornton | 47-44 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Milton Varney takes the ball from Charles Fincher | 47-44 |
| 15:43 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Nathan Thornton | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Nathan Thornton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Frazier (fresh) 2 blk. C - Timothy Kerlin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link blows the layup but he's fouled by Milton Varney - foul #2 on Milton Varney, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Joseph Lukens (SF), Nicolas Mitchell (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Nathan Thornton, Milton Varney, Jared Schaefer, Stephen Frazier, Timothy Kerlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Andrew Hall, Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to David Zearfoss | 49-45 |
| 15:06 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG) Rodney Link | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Robert Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:21 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:16 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson misses the 3 from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Christopher Maines loses the dribble to Travis Patterson | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens lays it in set up by Travis Patterson | 51-45 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-45 |
| 13:32 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 13:26 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson is hacked by Joseph Gordon - foul #3 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Jared Schaefer (SG), Douglas Gregory (C) Travis Patterson, Malcolm Desantis, David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:08 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-45 |
| 13:06 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 12:59 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:53 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell misses short on a runner in the lane | 53-45 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Christopher Maines grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:27 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:23 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens travels with the ball | 53-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Varney (SG), Malcolm Desantis (SF) Joseph Lukens, Nicolas Mitchell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Rodney Link misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Rodney Link - foul #1 on Rodney Link, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Zearfoss (C) Douglas Gregory | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Andrew Hall comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Charles Fincher misses the tip | 55-45 |
| 11:32 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer grabs the board | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Nathan Thornton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Malcolm Desantis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jared Schaefer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Zearfoss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Link (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss is hacked by Rodney Link - foul #2 on Rodney Link, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Stephen Frazier (PF) Nathan Thornton, Jared Schaefer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG) Andrew Hall | |
| 11:12 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Frazier, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens (SF) Malcolm Desantis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:48 | Louisville | David Zearfoss swats the short shot by Charles Fincher | 55-45 |
| 10:47 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 10:42 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson is hacked by Tommy Burkhart - foul #1 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory (C) David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Brock (PF) Rodney Link, Inek Matkovic | |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Burkhart - foul #2 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher | |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:31 | Colorado State | Douglas Gregory grabs the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens is hacked by Joseph Gordon - foul #4 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Nicolas Mitchell (PF) Travis Patterson, Stephen Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG) Joseph Gordon | |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Brock - foul #3 on Robert Brock, team foul #9 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis (SG) Milton Varney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:59 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 09:40 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Nicolas Mitchell | 57-45 |
| 09:33 | Colorado State | Robert Boyd steps in front of the Nathan Thornton pass | 57-45 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Robert Boyd drills a runner from the left block set up by Robert Brock | 57-47 |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell hits the finger roll | 59-47 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Rodney Link is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Desantis - foul #2 on Malcolm Desantis, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG), Milton Varney (SG), Jared Schaefer (SF), Stephen Frazier (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Nathan Thornton, Malcolm Desantis, Joseph Lukens, Nicolas Mitchell, Douglas Gregory | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (PF), Howard Roemer (C) Rodney Link, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jared Schaefer - foul #3 on Jared Schaefer, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:10 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses the easy layup | 59-49 |
| 08:08 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to David Zearfoss | 59-49 |
| 08:01 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses the dunk attempt | 59-49 |
| 07:59 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to David Zearfoss | 59-49 |
| 07:48 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier is called for a backcourt violation | 59-49 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Brock (PF) Andrew Hall, Inek Matkovic, Howard Roemer | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses long on a shot from close range | 59-49 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Brock | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Frazier (fresh) 2 blk. C - David Zearfoss (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) 3 pf. C - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 07:02 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Jared Schaefer | 59-49 |
| 06:56 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss's floater is tipped away by Robert Brock | 59-49 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Tommy Burkhart | 59-52 |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | Milton Varney misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses the shot from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Charles Fincher - foul #3 on Charles Fincher, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Joseph Lukens (SF), Douglas Gregory (C) Travis Patterson, Milton Varney, Jared Schaefer, David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher | |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Christopher Maines hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | Steve Hartnett steals it from Nathan Thornton | 61-54 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-54 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Christopher Maines snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Robert Boyd blows the layup | 61-54 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Christopher Maines tips it home | 61-56 |
| 04:55 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis loses the ball out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell (PF), David Zearfoss (C) Stephen Frazier, Douglas Gregory | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Charles Fincher (PF) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Brock | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Andrew Hall is hacked by Malcolm Desantis - foul #3 on Malcolm Desantis, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 04:24 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:00 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Christopher Maines swats the short shot by Nathan Thornton | 63-58 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Fincher | 63-58 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Charles Fincher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 03:40 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Link - foul #3 on Rodney Link, team foul #11 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Varney (SG), Jared Schaefer (SF), Douglas Gregory (C) Malcolm Desantis, Joseph Lukens, David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Inek Matkovic (C) Andrew Hall, Robert Boyd, Christopher Maines | |
| 03:40 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:40 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Rodney Link is called for traveling | 64-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Travis Patterson (PG) Nathan Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG) Rodney Link | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Travis Patterson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Varney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jared Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicolas Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Douglas Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Burkhart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Fincher (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 02:48 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell tips it in | 66-58 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens (SF), David Zearfoss (C) Jared Schaefer, Douglas Gregory | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Tommy Burkhart, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Christopher Maines can't tip it in | 66-58 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Robert Brock tips it but misses | 66-58 |
| 02:31 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 02:26 | Colorado State | Christopher Maines picks off the pass by Travis Patterson | 66-58 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Robert Brock is hacked by Milton Varney - foul #3 on Milton Varney, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Robert Brock makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:07 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 01:48 | Colorado State | Travis Patterson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 66-59 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett grabs the board | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Robert Brock's floater is tipped away by David Zearfoss | 66-59 |
| 01:37 | Colorado State | Joseph Lukens pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Travis Patterson and he's hacked by Christopher Maines - foul #1 on Christopher Maines, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| 01:08 | Colorado State | David Zearfoss makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses badly on a shot near the basket | 69-59 |
| 00:49 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Nicolas Mitchell | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Joseph Gordon is called for the reach on Nicolas Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #13 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton (PG), Malcolm Desantis (SG), Jared Schaefer (SF), Timothy Kerlin (C) Travis Patterson, Milton Varney, Joseph Lukens, David Zearfoss | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Tommy Burkhart (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Joseph Gordon, Steve Hartnett, Robert Boyd, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:48 | Colorado State | Nicolas Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Andrew Hall loses the dribble to Malcolm Desantis | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Tommy Burkhart - foul #3 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #14 | 71-59 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Stephen Frazier (PF), Douglas Gregory (C) Nicolas Mitchell, Timothy Kerlin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer misses the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:36 | Colorado State | Jared Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Charles Fincher clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Malcolm Desantis snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Nathan Thornton runs out the clock | 72-59 |