| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) SG - Blair Guess (fresh) SF - Douglas Brimmer (fresh) PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) C - Hector Rios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tatum (fresh) SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) SF - Michael Dugan (fresh) PF - Rory Davis (fresh) C - Alan Derr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Alan Derr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Rory Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Alan Derr pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Michael Dugan lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Tatum | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Michael Dugan can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel can't finish the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Alan Derr gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | A charge is called on Michael Dugan - foul #1 on Michael Dugan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Proctor - foul #1 on Harold Proctor, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Harold Proctor double dribbles | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Dugan - foul #2 on Michael Dugan, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris McCallough (SF) Michael Dugan | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Chris McCallough buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Tatum | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Derr denies the turnaround by Douglas Brimmer | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Alan Derr snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Chris McCallough is fouled on the floor by Douglas Brimmer - foul #1 on Douglas Brimmer, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (PG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado (PG), Raymond Wadusky (SG), George Brady (PF), Floyd Baine (C) Edward Tatum, Harold Proctor, Rory Davis, Alan Derr | |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Hector Rios swats the layup by Floyd Baine | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Blair Guess | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Chris McCallough is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (SG), Reuben Applewhite (SF), Jerry McFadden (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Blair Guess, Douglas Brimmer, John Bergantzel, Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Alan Derr (C) Eduardo Alvarado, Raymond Wadusky | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jaromierz Zellmer (fresh) SG - Randall Morrison (fresh) SF - Reuben Applewhite (fresh) PF - Jerry McFadden (fresh) C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Tatum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris McCallough (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd Baine (fresh) PF - George Brady (fresh) C - Alan Derr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison is fouled on the floor by Chris McCallough - foul #1 on Chris McCallough, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) Jerry McFadden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG), Rory Davis (PF) Floyd Baine, George Brady | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey tips it back up and in | 11-5 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Chris McCallough buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-8 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Alan Derr is fouled on the floor by Randall Morrison - foul #1 on Randall Morrison, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), Douglas Brimmer (SF), John Bergantzel (PF), Hector Rios (C) Jaromierz Zellmer, Reuben Applewhite, Nathaniel Allen, Randall Morrison | |
| Subs | Louisville | Floyd Baine (SF) Chris McCallough | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Alan Derr double dribbles | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (PG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado (PG) Edward Tatum | |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs (PF), George Brady (C) Rory Davis, Alan Derr | |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Floyd Baine is denied on a layup by John Bergantzel | 14-8 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison banks in the layup set up by Blair Guess | 16-8 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | George Brady misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randall Morrison | 16-8 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 16-8 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-8 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | George Brady grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Harold Proctor can't connect on a floater from the left side | 16-8 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs grabs the offensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-8 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Harold Proctor grabs the offensive board | 16-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Randall Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blair Guess (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Douglas Brimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) C - Hector Rios (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eduardo Alvarado (fresh) SG - Harold Proctor (fairly fresh) SF - Floyd Baine (fresh) PF - Ricky Grubbs (fresh) C - George Brady (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Floyd Baine hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Harold Proctor and he's hacked by Douglas Brimmer - foul #2 on Douglas Brimmer, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Jaromierz Zellmer (SG), Reuben Applewhite (SF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Randall Morrison, Blair Guess, Douglas Brimmer, Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Chris McCallough (SG), Rory Davis (PF), Alan Derr (C) Eduardo Alvarado, Harold Proctor, Ricky Grubbs, George Brady | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Floyd Baine makes the free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses the lay-in | 16-11 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Alan Derr gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Edward Tatum hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jaromierz Zellmer | 18-14 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Chris McCallough misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Reuben Applewhite - foul #1 on Reuben Applewhite, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hector Rios (C) John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG) Floyd Baine | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Chris McCallough makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Chris McCallough makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Edward Tatum - foul #1 on Edward Tatum, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Alan Derr snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Chris McCallough scores on a shot from the right side set up by Raymond Wadusky | 19-18 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Edward Tatum comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the jumper from the left side | 19-18 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Alan Derr snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Edward Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), John Bergantzel (PF) Kenneth Smithey, Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG) Raymond Wadusky | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Tatum - foul #2 on Edward Tatum, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (C) Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado (PG) Edward Tatum | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer misses the 3rd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Rory Davis grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Reuben Applewhite | 20-18 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer is fouled on the floor by Eduardo Alvarado - foul #1 on Eduardo Alvarado, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden (SF) Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | Louisville | Floyd Baine (SF), George Brady (PF) Chris McCallough, Rory Davis | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Brady | 21-18 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | John Bergantzel is called for the reach on Eduardo Alvarado - foul #1 on John Bergantzel, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Hector Rios (C) Jaromierz Zellmer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs (PF) Alan Derr | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Floyd Baine connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from George Brady | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden buries a jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Harold Proctor clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-20 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Floyd Baine gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Randall Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blair Guess (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry McFadden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bergantzel (fresh) C - Hector Rios (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eduardo Alvarado (fresh) SG - Harold Proctor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Baine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Grubbs (fresh) C - George Brady (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado's floater is knocked away by Jerry McFadden | 23-20 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden is hacked by Floyd Baine - foul #1 on Floyd Baine, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Nathaniel Allen (PF), Reuben Applewhite (C) Blair Guess, John Bergantzel, Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Wadusky (SG), Chris McCallough (SF), Rory Davis (PF), Alan Derr (C) Harold Proctor, Floyd Baine, Ricky Grubbs, George Brady | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry McFadden misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Alan Derr gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Rory Davis buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Eduardo Alvarado | 23-23 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado double dribbles | 26-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (SG), John Bergantzel (PF), Hector Rios (C) Randall Morrison, Jerry McFadden, Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Antony Russo (PG) Eduardo Alvarado | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Rory Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Smithey steals the ball from Antony Russo | 26-23 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Smithey | 28-23 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Alan Derr clanks a floater from the left side | 28-23 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Hector Rios | 31-23 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Chris McCallough hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Antony Russo | 31-25 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Reuben Applewhite throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), Orlando Ramos (SF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Kenneth Smithey, Reuben Applewhite, Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado (PG), Harold Proctor (SG), Floyd Baine (SF), Ricky Grubbs (PF), George Brady (C) Antony Russo, Raymond Wadusky, Chris McCallough, Rory Davis, Alan Derr | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Eduardo Alvarado hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Nathaniel Allen swats the short shot by George Brady | 33-27 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Floyd Baine tips it back up and in | 33-29 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Ricky Grubbs snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jaromierz Zellmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Blair Guess (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Orlando Ramos (fresh) PF - John Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eduardo Alvarado (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Baine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Grubbs (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Brady (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. Harold Proctor is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (PG), Douglas Brimmer (SF), Hector Rios (C) Jaromierz Zellmer, Orlando Ramos, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Tatum (PG), Chris McCallough (SG), Michael Dugan (SF), Alan Derr (C) Eduardo Alvarado, Harold Proctor, Floyd Baine, Ricky Grubbs | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Edward Tatum drills a floater from the left side set up by Alan Derr | 33-31 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Alan Derr steps in front of the Randall Morrison pass | 33-31 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | George Brady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rory Davis (PF) George Brady | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Alan Derr is called for the reach on Douglas Brimmer - foul #1 on Alan Derr, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Thompson (SG), Reuben Applewhite (PF) Blair Guess, Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Rory Davis is fouled on the floor by Reuben Applewhite - foul #2 on Reuben Applewhite, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Chris McCallough misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Alan Derr grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Edward Tatum clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Morrison - foul #2 on Randall Morrison, team foul #7 | 35-31 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Edward Tatum misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Edward Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Edward Tatum makes the 3rd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG) Kevin Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Rory Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Reuben Applewhite | 35-33 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Rory Davis tips it but misses | 35-33 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Hector Rios buries a jumper from the left block set up by Randall Morrison | 37-33 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Edward Tatum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), John Bergantzel (PF) Randall Morrison, Reuben Applewhite | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Brady (PF) Rory Davis | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Douglas Brimmer and he's fouled by Chris McCallough - foul #2 on Chris McCallough, team foul #10 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jaromierz Zellmer (PG), Nathaniel Allen (C) Kenneth Smithey, Hector Rios | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Proctor (SG) Chris McCallough | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Nathaniel Allen swats the shot by Edward Tatum | 40-33 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Blair Guess | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Edward Tatum misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-33 |