| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is called for traveling | 29-33 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper is fouled on the floor by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 29-33 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:50 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock is denied on a layup by Robert Hyslop | 29-33 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is fouled on the floor by Mark Green - foul #2 on Mark Green, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Mark Boyce grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee is whistled for traveling | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (PF), Jonathan Schauer (C) Ryan Wolbert, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Martin Burriss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Barton (SG), Forest Roth (SF) Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz | |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Forest Roth steps in front of the Mark Boyce pass | 29-33 |
| 16:18 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax lays it up and in on a nice dish by Forest Roth | 29-35 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Kerry Windham double dribbles | 29-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Mark Barton, Forest Roth, Jonathan Schauer | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Broadnax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Burriss (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Green (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 32-35 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper (SG) Charles Broadnax | |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Martin Burriss misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Martin Burriss makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell banks in the layup | 34-36 |
| 14:27 | Creighton | Eric Lee takes the ball from Martin Burriss | 34-36 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell scores on a shot from the left side | 36-36 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper misses long on a floater from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 13:59 | Creighton | Mark Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Jeremy Betz (SF), Jonathan Schauer (PF), Forest Roth (C) Ryan Wolbert, Martin Burriss, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 13:36 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 36-36 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Jonathan Schauer is called for the reach on Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Jonathan Schauer, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | Forest Roth grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Forest Roth is hacked by Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| 12:42 | Creighton | Forest Roth makes the fadeaway from the right side | 36-38 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Eric Lee knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Boyce | 38-38 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #5 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Mark Green (C) Charles Broadnax, Forest Roth | |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | The short jumper by Nicholas Yarnell is denied by Jeremy Betz | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Green (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | David Roberts makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Young | 41-40 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Ryan Wolbert | 41-43 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 10:44 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert's pass is intercepted by David Roberts in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell lays it in on a great pass from Zlatko Zukowsky and the foul's on Ryan Wolbert - foul #2 on Ryan Wolbert, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Mark Young, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Martin Burriss (SF), Richard Hadlock (PF) Ryan Wolbert, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:05 | Creighton | Martin Burriss hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Green | 44-45 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 09:39 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 09:35 | Creighton | Charles Thomas steals it from Martin Burriss | 44-45 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is intercepted by Mark Green | 44-45 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Charles Broadnax blows the layup | 44-45 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Yarnell and he's hacked by Richard Hadlock - foul #1 on Richard Hadlock, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Charles Broadnax, Mark Barton, Mark Green | |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Martin Burriss connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jessie Culpepper | 47-48 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses the shot from the left block | 47-48 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Mark Boyce tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 07:50 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert is whistled for a carry | 49-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer (PF), Forest Roth (C) Richard Hadlock, Martin Burriss | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Schauer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Forest Roth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | David Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 49-48 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kerry Windham | 49-49 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Mark Young | 52-49 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz clanks a 3 from straight away | 52-49 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Jonathan Schauer tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the board | 52-49 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Forest Roth gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Forest Roth is fouled on the floor by Xavier Willis - foul #1 on Xavier Willis, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Mark Young, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Mark Barton (SG), Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Ryan Wolbert, Jessie Culpepper, Jeremy Betz, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Forest Roth makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Forest Roth misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:14 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:52 | Creighton | Richard Hadlock makes the turnaround from the right block | 52-52 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-52 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Mark Green pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:13 | Creighton | Mark Barton's fadeaway is rejected by Kerry Windham | 52-52 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Mark Green tips it back up and in | 52-54 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Charles Thomas blows the dunk but he's hacked by Forest Roth - foul #3 on Forest Roth, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Jessie Culpepper (SG), Jeremy Betz (SF) Charles Broadnax, Mark Barton, Forest Roth | |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:34 | Creighton | Mark Green connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Ryan Wolbert | 54-56 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Lee | 56-56 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Mark Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ryan Wolbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jessie Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Betz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Hadlock (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Richard Hadlock picks off the pass by Eric Lee | 56-56 |
| 03:11 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is whistled for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (PF), Jonathan Schauer (C) Ryan Wolbert, Richard Hadlock, Mark Green | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a floater from the right block | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:48 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Mark Young, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG) Charles Broadnax | |
| 02:23 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz loses the dribble to Nicholas Yarnell | 56-56 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Hadlock (PF), Mark Green (C) Martin Burriss, Jonathan Schauer | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz blows the layup | 56-56 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Mark Green snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 01:37 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Jeremy Betz steals it from Mark Boyce | 56-59 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Eric Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-59 |
| 00:24 | Creighton | Mark Green grabs the board | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Mark Green is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lee - foul #4 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Broadnax (PG), Martin Burriss (PF) Ryan Wolbert, Richard Hadlock | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Mark Green makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ryan Wolbert (PG), Richard Hadlock (PF) Charles Broadnax, Martin Burriss | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lee - foul #5 on Eric Lee, team foul #9 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Jessie Culpepper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Jessie Culpepper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Jeremy Betz pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |