| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Burke (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Silcox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hutchinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Adams inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Michael Adams is denied on a dunk by William Hutchinson | 37-34 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Dickerson | 37-36 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 37-36 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Robert Perkins steals the ball from Jay Silcox | 37-36 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | William Coleman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Perkins | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-36 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Connolly | 39-36 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | James Dickerson misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Kerr - foul #2 on Charles Kerr, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Rodney Burke makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Rodney Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr hits a runner near the basket | 41-40 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | William Hutchinson is called for the reach on Michael Adams - foul #2 on William Hutchinson, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Rodney Burke is hacked by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG) James Dickerson | |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the jumpshot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | William Coleman gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | William Coleman buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Perkins | 44-40 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG) Jack Poole | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Burke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hardcastle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Silcox (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Kerr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Connolly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Rodney Burke snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Michael Adams misses the easy layup | 44-40 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jay Silcox | 44-40 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-40 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle hits the finger roll | 46-40 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | James Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hardcastle - foul #3 on Manuel Hardcastle, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (SG), Adam Holcombe (PF) Robert Perkins, Rodney Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hamblin (PF), Alfred Branson (C) Charles Kerr, Noel Connolly | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland (SF) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:50 | Louisville | William Coleman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | George Hamblin snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Ricky Cleveland steals the ball from Alfred Branson | 46-40 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski lays it in on a great pass from Ricky Cleveland | 48-40 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson travels with the ball | 48-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elvis Peters (SF) William Hutchinson | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | George Hamblin denies the turnaround by Swietomierz Malkoski | 48-40 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Elvis Peters snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | George Hamblin buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Dickerson | 48-43 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | William Coleman connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Holcombe | 51-43 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | George Hamblin misses the jumper from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | James Dickerson tips it home | 51-45 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Elvis Peters steals it from Ricky Cleveland | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Swietomierz Malkoski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Adam Holcombe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Hardcastle (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Silcox (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elvis Peters (fresh) PF - George Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alfred Branson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from George Hamblin and he's hacked by Manuel Hardcastle - foul #4 on Manuel Hardcastle, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Perkins (PG), Michael Adams (SF), Rodney Burke (PF) William Coleman, Swietomierz Malkoski, Manuel Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), William Hutchinson (SF), Charles Kerr (PF) James Dickerson, Jay Silcox, Elvis Peters | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alfred Branson | 51-48 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | George Hamblin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Michael Adams knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Robert Perkins and he's hacked by Alfred Branson - foul #3 on Alfred Branson, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG) Ricky Cleveland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Connolly (C) Alfred Branson | |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Michael Adams misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Hamblin | 53-48 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Charles Kerr, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (SG) William Coleman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG) Jack Poole | |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Burke - foul #2 on Rodney Burke, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Silcox (SG) George Hamblin | |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Swietomierz Malkoski, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by William Hutchinson | 53-51 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Michael Adams hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | James Dickerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Ricky Cleveland (SF) Swietomierz Malkoski, Adam Holcombe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hamblin (PF) Charles Kerr | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Robert Perkins makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Cleveland | 58-51 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Perkins - foul #1 on Robert Perkins, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Holcombe (C) Robert Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), Alfred Branson (PF) James Dickerson, William Hutchinson | |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | George Hamblin steps in front of the William Coleman pass | 58-53 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | George Hamblin hits the finger roll | 58-55 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Rodney Burke misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | George Hamblin grabs the board | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Adams (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Burke (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Adam Holcombe (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jack Poole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Silcox (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hamblin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Branson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Noel Connolly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (SG), Manuel Hardcastle (C) Michael Adams, Adam Holcombe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elvis Peters (SF), Charles Kerr (PF) Jay Silcox, Alfred Branson | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Rodney Burke buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Coleman and the foul's on Charles Kerr - foul #4 on Charles Kerr, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hutchinson (SF) Elvis Peters | |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Rodney Burke makes the free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Hutchinson | 61-57 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Jack Poole steals it from Rodney Burke | 61-57 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | George Hamblin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Perkins (PG), Michael Adams (SF) William Coleman, Ricky Cleveland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG), Alfred Branson (C) Jack Poole, Noel Connolly | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle clanks a turnaround in the lane | 61-57 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Dickerson | 61-59 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | George Hamblin steps in front of the Michael Adams pass | 61-59 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | George Hamblin banks in the layup | 61-61 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Branson - foul #4 on Alfred Branson, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Ricky Cleveland (SF) Swietomierz Malkoski, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jay Silcox (SG), Elvis Peters (SF) William Hutchinson, Charles Kerr | |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | George Hamblin is hacked by Rodney Burke - foul #3 on Rodney Burke, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Alfred Branson is blocked by Rodney Burke | 63-61 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Alfred Branson can't tip it in | 63-61 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Manuel Hardcastle snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Elvis Peters takes the ball from Ricky Cleveland | 63-61 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox lays it up and in set up by James Dickerson | 63-63 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Alfred Branson steps in front of the William Coleman pass | 63-63 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox banks in the layup on a great pass from James Dickerson | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Perkins (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ricky Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Burke (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Hardcastle (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Dickerson (tiring) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Silcox (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Elvis Peters (fresh) 2 stl. PF - George Hamblin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alfred Branson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland is hacked by Elvis Peters - foul #1 on Elvis Peters, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Swietomierz Malkoski (PG), Michael Adams (SF), Adam Holcombe (PF) William Coleman, Robert Perkins, Rodney Burke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Poole (PG), William Hutchinson (SF), Charles Kerr (PF), Noel Connolly (C) James Dickerson, Elvis Peters, George Hamblin, Alfred Branson | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Ricky Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson is hacked by Manuel Hardcastle - foul #5 on Manuel Hardcastle, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Rodney Burke (C) Ricky Cleveland, Manuel Hardcastle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | The short jumper by Rodney Burke is denied by Noel Connolly | 64-65 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Michael Adams tips it home | 66-65 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr is hacked by Adam Holcombe - foul #2 on Adam Holcombe, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Charles Kerr misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox misses the fadeaway from the left side | 66-65 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | William Coleman snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Charles Kerr is called for the reach on Michael Adams - foul #5 on Charles Kerr, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Perkins (SG) Swietomierz Malkoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Dickerson (PG), George Hamblin (PF) Jack Poole, Charles Kerr | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Michael Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Noel Connolly snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | George Hamblin knocks in the runner near the basket | 67-67 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | William Hutchinson picks off the pass by Robert Perkins | 67-67 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Dickerson lays it up and in on a great pass from William Hutchinson | 67-69 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by William Hutchinson - foul #3 on William Hutchinson, team foul #10 | 67-69 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-69 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | James Dickerson hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Jay Silcox | 69-71 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Michael Adams clanks a shot from the right wing | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson is fouled in the backcourt by William Coleman - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | William Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Rodney Burke pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | William Coleman buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Burke | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Jay Silcox misses the easy layup | 72-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Adam Holcombe gets the rebound | 72-71 |