| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ricardo Hernandez | 28-25 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Troy Barrie loses the dribble to Ricardo Hernandez | 28-25 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Robert Beers picks off the pass by Ricardo Hernandez | 28-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Adam Little is hacked by Johnny Johnson - foul #2 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Donald Charles buries a jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Robert Beers lays it in on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 34-27 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 34-30 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't tip it in | 34-30 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the easy open layup | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 34-30 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Donald Charles knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Little | 37-30 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Donald Charles - foul #1 on Donald Charles, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Paul Marks (C) Jimmy Ramey, Raymond Marion | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Ricardo Hernandez is called for the reach on Ramon Benavidez - foul #2 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (C) Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Johnny Johnson steals it from Jeffrey Yeung | 37-30 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Leo Agustin swats the short shot by Jeffrey Yeung | 37-32 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Marks | 37-32 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ramon Benavidez | 37-32 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 37-32 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ramon Benavidez | 37-32 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez is whistled for a carry | 37-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF) Kenneth Early, Johnny Johnson | |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Troy Barrie steps in front of the Leo Agustin pass | 37-32 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Robert Beers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Paul Marks, Leo Agustin | |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Adam Little misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 37-32 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Ramey - foul #2 on Jimmy Ramey, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG) Brian Carlson | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the follow up shot | 39-35 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (SF) Adam Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Marks (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Donald Charles clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey's layup is rejected by Robert Beers | 39-36 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin tips it in | 39-38 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Donald Charles drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rickey Parsley | 42-38 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Rickey Parsley, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell, Paul Marks, Leo Agustin | |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Johnny Johnson is called for the reach on Dikembe Adi - foul #3 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Adam Little lays it in | 44-38 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Marion | 44-40 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 44-42 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it but misses | 44-42 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is hacked by Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Marks (C) Raymond Marion | |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Paul Marks knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Adam Little comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 44-44 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Dickman | 44-44 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses short on a floater from close range | 46-44 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 46-44 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a runner from the left block | 46-44 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Robert Beers tips it home | 48-44 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-44 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is hacked by Jeffry Dickman - foul #2 on Jeffry Dickman, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Leo Agustin (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Early | 48-46 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Marks | 48-46 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Early and the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Ramon Benavidez (C) Dikembe Adi, Jeffry Dickman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF) Paul Marks | |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 48-49 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's floater is knocked away by Ramon Benavidez | 48-49 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Charles | 51-49 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-49 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley lays it in set up by Donald Charles | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Charles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Marks (PF) Kenneth Early | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Leo Agustin - foul #1 on Leo Agustin, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Carlson and he's fouled by Adam Little - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG) Donald Charles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Raymond Marion | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Ricardo Hernandez steals it from Jeffry Dickman | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Adam Little as he's doubleteamed - foul #4 on Adam Little, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG) Dikembe Adi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF) Joshua Edgell, Leo Agustin | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman dunks the ball | 57-52 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (SG) Ronald Dibiase | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Paul Marks | |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez scores on a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Donald Charles - foul #2 on Donald Charles, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Early steals it from Donald Charles | 57-55 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early tips it but misses | 57-55 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson tips it home | 57-57 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the lay-in | 57-57 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Robert Beers blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ricardo Hernandez - foul #3 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #7 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Jimmy Ramey | |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Donald Charles | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Troy Barrie - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Adam Little in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Carlson, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Adam Little runs out the clock | 62-57 |