| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 10 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar inbounds the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 19:50 | Notre Dame | David Wooten pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney is fouled on the floor by Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-37 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is called for a backcourt violation | 23-37 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Lance Hargrave swats the shot by David Wooten | 23-37 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Charles Raff travels with the ball | 23-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled on the floor by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #1 | 23-37 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is denied on a dunk by David Wooten | 23-37 |
| 17:24 | Notre Dame | David Wooten snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-37 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 25-37 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the offensive rebound | 25-37 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Charles Raff blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Frederick - foul #2 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SF) Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 25-39 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-39 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Timothy Hooser | 25-39 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser scores on a floater from the left side | 25-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Dexter (fresh) PF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) PF - Charles Raff (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney loses the dribble to Timothy Hooser | 25-41 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses badly on a shot from the right block | 25-41 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Jim Crawford steps in front of the Michael Dennis pass | 25-41 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the board | 25-41 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the jumper from the baseline | 25-43 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-43 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown can't tip it in | 25-43 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the board | 25-43 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Michael Dennis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jim Crawford - foul #2 on Jim Crawford, team foul #3 | 25-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (PF) Ernest Dexter | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Timothy Hooser, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette is whistled for a carry | 25-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Dyar (SF) Michael Dennis | |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it back up and in | 25-47 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | David Wooten loses the ball out of bounds | 25-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (C) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-47 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 25-47 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 25-47 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Kyle Olson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Rayford | 25-49 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney gets the offensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-49 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown snags the defensive board | 28-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Jeremy Greaney (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jim Crawford (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-49 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette tips it home | 30-49 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Greaney - foul #2 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #4 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (PG), Ernest Dexter (SF), David Wooten (C) Arthur Brown, Jim Crawford, Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), John Chambers (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is hacked by Jeremy Greaney - foul #3 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF) John Chambers | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is called for traveling | 30-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar | |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Timothy Hooser picks off the pass by Jonathan Gillette | 30-49 |
| 10:22 | Louisville | David Wooten steals it from Michael Dennis | 30-49 |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette hits a driving attempt near the basket | 32-49 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Richard Saxon buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Dennis | 32-51 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-51 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Richard Saxon pulls down the rebound | 32-51 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | David Wooten steals it from Michael Dennis | 32-51 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | James Foster is hacked by Larry Gray - foul #2 on Larry Gray, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG), Jim Crawford (SF) Jeremy Greaney, Ernest Dexter | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | Lance Hargrave is called for the reach on David Wooten - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is called for traveling | 32-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (C) David Wooten | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses the tip | 32-51 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the board | 32-51 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | William Rayford is hacked by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF) Mike Curtis | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Charles Raff scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Rayford | 32-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette banks in the layup | 34-53 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Rayford | 34-56 |
| 06:46 | Notre Dame | Lance Hargrave steps in front of the Douglas Frederick pass | 34-56 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a jump hook from close range set up by William Rayford and he's hacked by Douglas Frederick - foul #3 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #7 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG), Ernest Dexter (SF), David Wooten (C) Arthur Brown, Jim Crawford, Jonathan Gillette | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) William Rayford, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the free throw | 34-59 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | James Foster loses the dribble to Larry Gray | 34-59 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | David Wooten picks off the pass by Mike Curtis | 34-59 |
| 05:25 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-59 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Richard Saxon gets the rebound | 34-59 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Frederick - foul #4 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #8 | 34-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF) Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis | |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses the 1st free throw | 34-59 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-60 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | David Wooten comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Richard Saxon, team foul #4 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson | |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | David Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 34-60 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-60 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Richard Saxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-60 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Michael Dennis loses the dribble to Jeremy Greaney | 35-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | James Foster scores on a 3 from straight away | 38-60 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Douglas Frederick is called for the reach on Timothy Hooser - foul #5 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #9 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette (PF) Douglas Frederick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) Richard Saxon | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Wooten | 38-60 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter is hacked by Michael Dennis - foul #1 on Michael Dennis, team foul #5 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Jeremy Greaney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-60 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Dexter | 40-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Dexter (fairly fresh) PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Wooten (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | David Wooten makes the wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Arthur Brown | 42-60 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kyle Olson | 42-62 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-62 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the tip | 42-62 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the defensive rebound | 42-62 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 42-64 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Cory Dyar picks off the pass by James Foster | 42-64 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled on the floor by Ernest Dexter - foul #1 on Ernest Dexter, team foul #10 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 01:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Foster | 42-65 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-65 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 42-65 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | James Foster is called for the reach on William Rayford - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #11 | 42-65 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 42-66 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-67 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 42-67 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Cory Dyar drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by William Rayford | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-69 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Cory Dyar gets the rebound | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Raff | 42-71 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-71 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the board | 42-71 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Rayford runs out the clock | 42-71 |