| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Marvin Heyward (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregorio Rossi | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:02 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is fouled on the floor by Hajj Orji - foul #1 on Hajj Orji, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell jams it and he's hacked by Alexander Jones - foul #2 on Alexander Jones, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:13 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Marvin Heyward | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Charles Thomas scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hyslop and the foul's on Gregorio Rossi - foul #3 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Julian Moss (SF) Gregorio Rossi | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:24 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG) Marvin Heyward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Roberto Mendoza steals the ball from Robert Hyslop | 35-34 |
| 16:39 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 16:10 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:53 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alexander Jones | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Julian Moss (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alexander Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Roberto Mendoza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 15:28 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 15:07 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hajj Orji | 41-34 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Alexander Jones - foul #3 on Alexander Jones, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Simba Aoki (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (PF) Ronald Perna, Hajj Orji, Alexander Jones, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Gregorio Rossi steals the ball from Mark Boyce | 41-34 |
| 14:04 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi is whistled for a carry | 41-34 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Julian Moss | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 41-36 |
| 13:28 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji (SG) Simba Aoki | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:05 | Louisville | John Hatfield steals the ball from Mark Boyce | 41-36 |
| 12:56 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:55 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 12:37 | Saint Louis | John Hatfield makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Hajj Orji | 44-36 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Kerry Windham's layup is rejected by John Hatfield | 44-36 |
| 12:15 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre blows the layup but he's hacked by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Marvin Heyward, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Robert Hyslop | |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Hajj Orji steals the ball from Xavier Willis | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Latorre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roberto Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Saint Louis | Nicholas Yarnell picks off the pass by Charles Latorre | 45-36 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee connects on the 3 from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 10:49 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi is called for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Julian Moss (SF), Alexander Jones (PF) Ronald Perna, Gregorio Rossi, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (C) Eric Lee, David Roberts, Xavier Willis | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marvin Heyward - foul #2 on Marvin Heyward, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Hyslop denies the turnaround by Julian Moss | 45-41 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zukowsky | 45-41 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 45-43 |
| 09:22 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 45-43 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 08:51 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:28 | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hajj Orji | 47-43 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 07:57 | Saint Louis | Mark Boyce is called for the reach on Marvin Heyward - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Simba Aoki (SG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Charles Latorre (C) Marvin Heyward, Hajj Orji, Julian Moss, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| 07:50 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki lays it in set up by Charles Latorre | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Simba Aoki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregorio Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Charles Latorre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | David Roberts is whistled for traveling | 49-45 |
| 07:03 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-45 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Mark Young pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Charles Latorre steps in front of the Xavier Willis pass | 49-45 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Simba Aoki misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 06:21 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:11 | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna's pass is intercepted by Xavier Willis | 49-45 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Ronald Perna is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #2 on Ronald Perna, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Hajj Orji (SG), Roberto Mendoza (C) Ronald Perna, Simba Aoki, Alexander Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Mark Young, Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Gregorio Rossi is called for the reach on Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #4 on Gregorio Rossi, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 05:24 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 05:09 | Saint Louis | Gregorio Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza tips it back up and in | 51-46 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-46 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Roberto Mendoza | 51-46 |
| 04:15 | Saint Louis | Charles Latorre is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG), Julian Moss (SF), Kwabena Abeyta (PF) Marvin Heyward, Gregorio Rossi, Charles Latorre | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 04:03 | Saint Louis | Julian Moss is called for traveling | 51-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones (PF), John Hatfield (C) Kwabena Abeyta, Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | John Hatfield is called for the reach on Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on John Hatfield, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Ronald Perna (fresh) SG - Hajj Orji (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SF - Julian Moss (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Alexander Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Hatfield (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 51-48 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Julian Moss | 51-48 |
| 02:59 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Marvin Heyward (PG), Gregorio Rossi (SF), Roberto Mendoza (C) Ronald Perna, Julian Moss, John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Mark Young | |
| 02:40 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza clanks a jumper from the right block | 51-48 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 02:20 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:01 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Heyward | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Eric Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Hyslop | 54-50 |
| 01:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza tips it but misses | 54-50 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the shot from the right block set up by Mark Boyce | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #4 on Mark Boyce, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ronald Perna (PG) Marvin Heyward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:27 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 00:19 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Saint Louis | Mark Boyce is called for the reach on Alexander Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mark Boyce, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:15 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Roberts | 59-55 |
| 00:10 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roberto Mendoza (C) John Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | David Roberts is called for the reach on Hajj Orji in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #8 | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Hajj Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:09 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Nicholas Yarnell is called for the reach on Alexander Jones - foul #2 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hatfield (C) Roberto Mendoza | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:06 | Saint Louis | Alexander Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-55 |