| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) PF - Andrew Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Rascoe (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Todd Smith inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Missouri | Charles Thomas is called for the reach on Andrew Richardson - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 19:29 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Ackermann | 24-22 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-22 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it home | 24-24 |
| 18:45 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Todd Smith snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 18:30 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 24-24 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 24-24 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Eric Lee knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 24-27 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle is hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 17:37 | Missouri | Todd Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky buries a shot from the left side set up by Eric Lee | 24-29 |
| 16:48 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 24-29 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Ackermann - foul #2 on John Ackermann, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (PG), Terry Parker (SF), James Darnell (PF), John Parker (C) John Ackermann, Todd Smith, Andrew Richardson, Tony Rascoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:31 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:31 | Missouri | James Darnell snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 16:16 | Missouri | John Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 16:15 | Missouri | John Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-29 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Mark Young snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 15:41 | Missouri | The rebound goes to John Parker | 24-29 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Alvaro Gallo (fresh) SG - Stanley Mayle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Darnell (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 24-29 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Mark Boyce connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 15:03 | Missouri | James Darnell misses short on a floater in the lane | 24-31 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Mark Young pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Terry Parker - foul #1 on Terry Parker, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Andrew Richardson (PF), Tony Rascoe (C) Stanley Mayle, Terry Parker, James Darnell, John Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Mark Young, Kerry Windham | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 14:19 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo is hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| 14:05 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 24-33 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 13:57 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Andrew Richardson | 24-33 |
| 13:32 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe is hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #4 | 24-33 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Eric Lee takes the ball from Alvaro Gallo | 24-33 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce clanks a shot from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Eric Lee tips it home | 24-35 |
| 12:42 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Ackermann | 26-35 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-35 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 12:09 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (SG), Terry Parker (SF), James Darnell (C) Alvaro Gallo, Todd Smith, Tony Rascoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Andrew Richardson blocks the short jumper by Mark Boyce | 26-35 |
| 11:48 | Missouri | James Darnell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 11:44 | Missouri | John Ackermann drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Mayle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Darnell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) SF - Mark Young (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Ackermann and the foul's on Xavier Willis - foul #3 on Xavier Willis, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Shin (PG), John Parker (C) John Ackermann, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 11:07 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by David Roberts | 32-37 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | James Darnell misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Xavier Willis - foul #4 on Xavier Willis, team foul #6 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Tony Rascoe (C) Thomas Shin, Terry Parker, John Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (C) Xavier Willis | |
| 10:30 | Missouri | James Darnell misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 10:30 | Missouri | James Darnell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Alvaro Gallo picks off the pass by Zlatko Zukowsky | 33-37 |
| 10:05 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Kerry Windham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG), Andrew Richardson (PF) Alvaro Gallo, James Darnell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Mark Young, Kerry Windham | |
| 09:25 | Missouri | Todd Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-37 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is fouled on the floor by Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (C) Robert Hyslop | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses long on a jumper from the right side | 35-37 |
| 08:54 | Missouri | Todd Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Todd Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 08:36 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Todd Smith - foul #3 on Todd Smith, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (SG), Terry Parker (SF), James Darnell (C) Stanley Mayle, Todd Smith, Tony Rascoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (C) Kerry Windham | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 08:20 | Missouri | James Darnell pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:13 | Missouri | Robert Hyslop steals the ball from James Darnell | 37-38 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Andrew Richardson blocks the short jumper by Charles Thomas | 37-38 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it in | 37-40 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Nicholas Yarnell takes the ball from Terry Parker | 37-40 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Andrew Richardson steals the ball from Mark Boyce | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvaro Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Darnell (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (SG), Tony Rascoe (C) John Ackermann, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's pass is intercepted by Stanley Mayle | 37-40 |
| 06:36 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle hits the finger roll | 39-40 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | The jump hook by Robert Hyslop is blocked by Tony Rascoe | 39-40 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 05:55 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 05:48 | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Mayle | 42-40 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Kerry Windham knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Eric Lee | 42-42 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG), Todd Smith (SF), Andrew Richardson (PF) Alvaro Gallo, Terry Parker, James Darnell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, David Roberts, Kerry Windham, Robert Hyslop | |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:11 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 04:55 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Mark Young | |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Stanley Mayle - foul #2 on Stanley Mayle, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Terry Parker (SG), John Parker (C) Stanley Mayle, Tony Rascoe | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | John Parker snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson is hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #9 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (SG) Terry Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 03:58 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | David Roberts scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Charles Thomas | 47-45 |
| 03:13 | Missouri | John Ackermann misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 03:11 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - John Ackermann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alvaro Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Smith (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is hacked by John Parker - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stanley Mayle (SG), James Darnell (C) Alvaro Gallo, John Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Xavier Willis | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 02:33 | Missouri | James Darnell gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Andrew Richardson scores on a shot from the left side | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lee and he's fouled by James Darnell - foul #2 on James Darnell, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (PG), Terry Parker (SF), Tony Rascoe (C) John Ackermann, Todd Smith, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:01 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Ackermann (PG), Andrew Richardson (PF) Alvaro Gallo, James Darnell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| 01:39 | Missouri | Terry Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses long on a floater in the paint | 51-48 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | John Ackermann gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | John Ackermann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's layup is rejected by Andrew Richardson | 51-48 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't tip it in | 51-48 |
| 00:42 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe is hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #10 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Todd Smith (SF), Robert Rippy (PF) Terry Parker, Andrew Richardson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 00:07 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Eric Lee is called for the reach on Tony Rascoe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | Alvaro Gallo (SF) Todd Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Tony Rascoe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Stanley Mayle pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |