| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Troy Morgan (fresh) SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) PF - Matthew Shelton (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) SF - George Monks (fresh) PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma | Oklahoma is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | George Monks misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Wolfram | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | George Monks misses the jumper from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Oklahoma | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on Joe Jackson - foul #1 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Douglas Pesce steals it from George Monks | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Shelton | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Joe Jackson - foul #1 on Joe Jackson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:47 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:33 | Oklahoma | Matthew Wolfram steals the ball from Douglas Pesce | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski buries a shot from the left wing set up by Paul Lehmann | 4-4 |
| 16:51 | Oklahoma | George Monks picks off the pass by Troy Morgan | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the lay-in | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | George Monks hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Troy Morgan | 6-6 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (PG), Travis Wade (SG), Ruben Dempsey (SF), James Ayers (PF), Justin Seymour (C) Troy Morgan, Joe Jackson, Douglas Pesce, Matthew Shelton, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| 15:56 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) SG - Travis Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Dempsey (fresh) PF - James Ayers (fresh) C - Justin Seymour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Willis Williams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:19 | Oklahoma | Paul Lehmann is called for the reach on James Ayers - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan (PG), Jacob Carter (C) Travis Wade, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (C) George Monks, Paul Lehmann | |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Burke and the foul's on Robert Gibbens - foul #1 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton (PF) James Ayers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter misses the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:59 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:43 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Dempsey | 12-6 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Claud Zagen is whistled for a carry | 12-6 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (SG) Ronnie Burke | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:06 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 12-6 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Claud Zagen gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Matthew Shelton steals the ball from Mark Curry | 12-6 |
| 13:53 | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan's pass is intercepted by Willis Williams | 12-6 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Gibbens | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #1 on Claud Zagen, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF), James Ayers (C) Troy Morgan, Matthew Shelton, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey misses the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:49 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:31 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 12:30 | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | George Monks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Douglas Pesce - foul #1 on Douglas Pesce, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan (PG), Jacob Carter (C) Joe Jackson, Ruben Dempsey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Mark Curry (PF) Willis Williams, Robert Gibbens | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is denied on a dunk by Jacob Carter | 14-11 |
| 11:55 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Troy Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Douglas Pesce (fresh) PF - James Ayers (fresh) C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Curry (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Oklahoma | Richard Stiltner is called for the reach on Douglas Pesce - foul #1 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton (PF) James Ayers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:34 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 14-11 |
| 11:32 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter hits the follow up shot | 16-11 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Ronnie Burke is called for the reach on Richard Stiltner - foul #1 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | George Monks lays it up and in set up by Richard Stiltner | 16-13 |
| 11:06 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the defensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Troy Morgan takes the ball from Radomil Lakowski | 16-13 |
| 10:33 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Morgan | 18-13 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 10:13 | Oklahoma | The rebound goes to Matthew Shelton | 18-13 |
| 09:59 | Oklahoma | Radomil Lakowski takes the ball from Matthew Shelton | 18-13 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Troy Morgan - foul #1 on Troy Morgan, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (SG), Travis Wade (SF), James Ayers (PF), Justin Seymour (C) Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce, Matthew Shelton, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks, Mark Curry, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:53 | Oklahoma | James Ayers gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Oklahoma | James Ayers comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-14 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Willis Williams pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is hacked by Joe Jackson - foul #2 on Joe Jackson, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce (SF) Joe Jackson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SF) Richard Stiltner | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Claud Zagen | 18-17 |
| 09:08 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-17 |
| 09:07 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour tips it in | 20-17 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 08:47 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:39 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour is denied on a layup by Jerry Underwood | 20-17 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Wade - foul #1 on Travis Wade, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (PG), Ruben Dempsey (SF), Matthew Shelton (PF), Jacob Carter (C) Troy Morgan, Douglas Pesce, James Ayers, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Mark Curry (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Robert Gibbens, Jerry Underwood | |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:06 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade misses the shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Ronnie Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Travis Wade (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ruben Dempsey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Curry (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-22 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Mark Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Claud Zagen comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 20-22 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Claud Zagen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willis Williams | 20-25 |
| 06:15 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-25 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF) Travis Wade, Ruben Dempsey | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Claud Zagen, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it home | 20-27 |
| 05:37 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | James Ayers (PF), Justin Seymour (C) Matthew Shelton, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (C) Mark Curry | |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Ayers - foul #1 on James Ayers, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 04:52 | Oklahoma | The pull-up jumper by James Ayers is blocked by Robert Gibbens | 20-29 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | George Monks snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is fouled on the floor by James Ayers - foul #2 on James Ayers, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Travis Wade (SG), Ruben Dempsey (SF), Matthew Shelton (PF), Jacob Carter (C) Ronnie Burke, Douglas Pesce, James Ayers, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Robert Gibbens | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 04:33 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 20-30 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Travis Wade - foul #2 on Travis Wade, team foul #9 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (SG) Travis Wade | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:24 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 04:11 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey's floater is tipped away by Paul Lehmann | 20-31 |
| 04:09 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton hits the follow up shot | 22-31 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ronnie Burke - foul #2 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #10 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Joe Jackson (SG) Ronnie Burke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG) Richard Stiltner | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:30 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey is alone and drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Jackson | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Oklahoma | PG - Troy Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Dempsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 13 pts. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Matthew Shelton blocks the jumper by Radomil Lakowski | 24-34 |
| 03:13 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:49 | Oklahoma | Jacob Carter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 24-34 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | George Monks misses the tip | 24-34 |
| 02:41 | Oklahoma | Matthew Shelton gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma | Ruben Dempsey drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Troy Morgan | 26-34 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Willis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke (PG), Douglas Pesce (SF), James Ayers (PF), Justin Seymour (C) Troy Morgan, Ruben Dempsey, Matthew Shelton, Jacob Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| 01:37 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Curry - foul #1 on Mark Curry, team foul #6 | 26-34 |
| 01:37 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:37 | Oklahoma | Justin Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 01:14 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:01 | Oklahoma | Ronnie Burke can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Mark Curry pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Ayers - foul #3 on James Ayers, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Travis Wade (SG), Matthew Shelton (PF) Joe Jackson, James Ayers | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG) Henry Blunt | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Claud Zagen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma | Douglas Pesce hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Shelton | 30-36 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Burke - foul #3 on Ronnie Burke, team foul #12 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | Troy Morgan (PG), Jacob Carter (C) Ronnie Burke, Justin Seymour | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:10 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade is hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #2 on Claud Zagen, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Oklahoma | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| 00:10 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:10 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 00:04 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:00 | Oklahoma | Travis Wade hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-38 |