| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-23 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Fred Overman grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | Clinton Kent is fouled on the floor by Shawn Rose - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), John Blanton (PF) Christopher Brooks, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:11 | Alabama | Clinton Kent hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-23 |
| 19:09 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:51 | Alabama | Fred Overman is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, John Blanton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is called for traveling | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), John Blanton (SF) Piao China, Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:07 | Alabama | Clinton Kent hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 27-23 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Shawn Rose pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-23 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Corey Daniel - foul #2 on Corey Daniel, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Darryl Lee (PF) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, John Blanton, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kevin Davidson - foul #1 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Darryl Lee, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 28-24 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | John Blanton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is fouled on the floor by Rafael Barnes - foul #1 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #3 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Rodney Washington (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, Corey Daniel | |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Fred Overman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Clinton Kent - foul #3 on Clinton Kent, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (PF) Michael McConkey | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-27 |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 15:19 | Alabama | John Blanton swats the layup by Travis Hardwick | 28-27 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Thomas Bonaparte steps in front of the John Blanton pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 28-27 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Fred Overman | 28-27 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Fred Overman buries a driving attempt from the right block | 28-29 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | John Blanton comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 13:25 | Alabama | William Rowley gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Brooks - foul #2 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Shawn Rose (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Kevin Davidson, John Blanton, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Michael McConkey (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 13:13 | Alabama | Clinton Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Michael McConkey - foul #2 on Michael McConkey, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 12:36 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the jumper from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Clinton Kent tips it in | 30-32 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo can't finish the layup | 30-32 |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Clinton Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 11:52 | Alabama | Piao China takes the ball from Michael McConkey | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) PF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 6 pts. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses long on a floater in the paint | 30-32 |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Clinton Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Fred Overman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Clinton Kent tips it but misses | 30-32 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Shawn Rose snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Rodney Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo buries a jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Fred Overman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-34 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 10:00 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Corey Daniel, team foul #4 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF), John Blanton (PF) Matthew Breault, Rodney Washington, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Thomas Bonaparte (SG), David Cooper (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) Clinton Kent, Stanford Vansant, Fred Overman, Corey Daniel | |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Brooks | 34-34 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | David Cooper misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kevin Davidson - foul #2 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (PF) Michael McConkey | |
| 08:45 | Alabama | David Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 08:45 | Alabama | David Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | John Blanton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 08:26 | Alabama | David Cooper gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 08:02 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Davidson | 34-36 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | John Blanton snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the layup against the doubleteam | 34-36 |
| 07:52 | Alabama | William Rowley snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dale Bible (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-36 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is hacked by David Cooper - foul #1 on David Cooper, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Shawn Rose (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Fred Overman (SF), Michael McConkey (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, David Cooper, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is fouled on the floor by Stanford Vansant - foul #2 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #6 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wilfredo Rizzo | 37-36 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Davidson | 37-36 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Corey Daniel - foul #4 on Corey Daniel, team foul #7 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), John Blanton (SF) Jeffrey Job, Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG) Dale Bible | |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Fred Overman grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Clinton Kent | 38-38 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Piao China misses badly on a jumper from close range | 38-38 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 05:25 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant connects on the shot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 43-40 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael McConkey and he's fouled by John Blanton - foul #2 on John Blanton, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Kevin Davidson (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Michael McConkey, Corey Daniel | |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Shawn Rose banks in the layup set up by Kevin Davidson | 45-43 |
| 04:11 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Clinton Kent | 45-45 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Davidson | 47-45 |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant tips it in | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Travis Hardwick steps in front of the Rafael Barnes pass | 47-47 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick scores on a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Rafael Barnes - foul #2 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), John Blanton (SF), Darryl Lee (PF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Christopher Brooks, Jeffrey Job, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Thomas Bonaparte (SG), David Cooper (SF), Michael McConkey (PF) Clinton Kent, Stanford Vansant, Fred Overman, William Rowley | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | John Blanton clanks a shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Darryl Lee tips it in | 49-50 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SF) Matthew Breault, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Fred Overman (SF), Corey Daniel (C) Dale Bible, David Cooper, Travis Hardwick | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Wilfredo Rizzo is called for the reach on Fred Overman - foul #2 on Wilfredo Rizzo, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Darryl Lee (PF) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | John Blanton is hacked by Thomas Bonaparte - foul #2 on Thomas Bonaparte, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (PF) Matthew Breault, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG) Thomas Bonaparte | |
| 02:00 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:00 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Fred Overman clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | John Blanton pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 52-52 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Fred Overman blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Rizzo | 52-52 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SF) John Blanton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the shot from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Davidson | 52-52 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Christopher Brooks | 54-52 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Corey Daniel loses the dribble to Shawn Rose | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Stanford Vansant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 56-52 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Fred Overman knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Michael McConkey | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Clinton Kent is called for the reach on Wilfredo Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Kent, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-55 |