| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 32-26 |
| 19:41 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 19:27 | Missouri | Theodore Petty comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Piao China hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Rodney Washington - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 18:59 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:59 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Piao China scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Donald Edwards is fouled on the floor by Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| 18:07 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the jumper near the basket set up by Alfredo Bruno | 36-32 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear loses the dribble to Theodore Petty | 36-32 |
| 17:23 | Missouri | Theodore Petty lays it up and in | 38-32 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Donald Edwards - foul #1 on Donald Edwards, team foul #1 | 38-32 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the finger roll | 38-34 |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Theodore Petty scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Edwards and he's hacked by Rodney Washington - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (PF) Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:40 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 16:16 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 15:52 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 15:50 | Missouri | Elwood Boler tips it home | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Stevens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Page (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 15:35 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Theodore Petty | 43-34 |
| 15:30 | Missouri | Theodore Petty can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-34 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Theodore Petty hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes scores on a floater near the basket | 45-36 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-36 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-36 |
| 14:25 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Elwood Boler | 45-36 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Elwood Boler banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #3 on Ryan Page, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Ryan Bobbitt (SG), Thomas Warren (SF), Ronald Mask (PF) Alfredo Bruno, Theodore Petty, Donald Edwards, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the free throw | 47-36 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-36 |
| 13:46 | Missouri | Thomas Warren pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 13:22 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rodney Washington | 47-36 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Piao China hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 47-39 |
| 12:46 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 12:23 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 11:54 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits the finger roll | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Shawn Rose knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Rodney Washington | 49-41 |
| 10:59 | Missouri | Piao China steals it from Oscar Gonzalez | 49-41 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the easy layup | 49-41 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't tip it in | 49-41 |
| 10:51 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Stephen Catalano swats the layup by Elwood Boler | 49-41 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | Elwood Boler grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 10:15 | Missouri | Ronald Mask hits a floater from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is fouled on the floor by Thomas Warren - foul #1 on Thomas Warren, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Theodore Petty (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), Luigi Marino (PF), Edward Nguyen (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Ryan Bobbitt, Thomas Warren, Ronald Mask, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Rafael Barnes (PF), Ryan Page (C) Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 09:53 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 09:51 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen snags the defensive board | 51-41 |
| 09:41 | Missouri | Theodore Petty is fouled on the floor by George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| 09:22 | Missouri | Piao China takes the ball from Donald Edwards | 51-41 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Piao China hits the finger roll | 51-43 |
| 08:50 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Petty | 54-43 |
| 08:46 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens | |
| 08:22 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 08:21 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno tips it but misses | 54-43 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Piao China clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-43 |
| 08:06 | Missouri | Donald Edwards grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 07:53 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 07:52 | Missouri | Donald Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Edwards and the foul's on Rafael Barnes - foul #3 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #6 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (PF) Luigi Marino | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Edward Nguyen blocks the short jumper by Shawn Rose | 57-43 |
| 07:20 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Theodore Petty - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:57 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Ronald Mask - foul #2 on Ronald Mask, team foul #3 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SG) Theodore Petty | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Edwards - foul #2 on Donald Edwards, team foul #4 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SF), Elwood Boler (C) Donald Edwards, Edward Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 06:17 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 05:56 | Louisville | George Stevens buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 58-48 |
| 05:29 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #8 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG), Donald Edwards (SF), Edward Nguyen (C) Alfredo Bruno, Ryan Bobbitt, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) George Stevens, Stephen Catalano | |
| 05:29 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Piao China is hacked by Theodore Petty - foul #2 on Theodore Petty, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | A charge is called on Shawn Rose - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Ryan Page (C) Piao China, Gary Kinnear | |
| 04:18 | Missouri | Rafael Barnes steals it from Edward Nguyen | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Rodney Washington buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rafael Barnes | 60-51 |
| 03:57 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Petty | 63-51 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-51 |
| 03:45 | Missouri | Theodore Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SF - Donald Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Edward Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Donald Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shawn Rose - foul #2 on Shawn Rose, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno (PG), Ronald Mask (PF) Theodore Petty, Elwood Boler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rafael Barnes, Ryan Page | |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Piao China misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits a fadeaway from close range | 64-53 |
| 02:29 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 02:27 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 64-53 |
| 02:14 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the lay-in | 64-53 |
| 02:12 | Missouri | Donald Edwards tips it but misses | 64-53 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits a floater from the baseline | 64-55 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Donald Edwards misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Rodney Washington - foul #5 on Rodney Washington, team foul #11 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (SG) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 01:42 | Missouri | Donald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Donald Edwards takes the ball from Stephen Catalano | 66-55 |
| 01:26 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Edwards | 68-55 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Kinnear and the foul's on Edward Nguyen - foul #4 on Edward Nguyen, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Rafael Barnes (PF) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Theodore Petty is called for the reach on Rafael Barnes - foul #3 on Theodore Petty, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) Stephen Catalano | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Edward Nguyen | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:28 | Missouri | Edward Nguyen scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Mask | 73-59 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Alfredo Bruno runs out the clock | 73-61 |