| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) SF - Dino Winski (fresh) PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) C - Henry Moritz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fresh) C - Steven Cummings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Alan Arnone wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Thomas Downs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Kenneth Marquis | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Missouri | Steven Cummings lays it in and he's fouled by Alan Arnone - foul #1 on Alan Arnone, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Missouri | Steven Cummings makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Alan Arnone's fadeaway is rejected by Neal Stephens | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Henry Moritz knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Missouri | Troy Barrie steals it from Shaun Scruggs in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Henry Moritz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:19 | Missouri | Steven Cummings gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Alan Arnone snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Marquis steps in front of the Alan Arnone pass | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis throws it down | 2-5 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Marquis takes the ball from Thomas Downs | 2-5 |
| 17:11 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis dunks the ball | 2-7 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Dino Winski is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Jarek Buljan (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski, Alan Arnone, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Paul Blackwood (SG), John Lewis (C) Kenneth Marquis, Steven Cummings | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Merrill Koga | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Missouri | Neal Stephens comes up short on the floater from the left side | 5-7 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Dardar | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro can't connect on a floater near the basket | 5-7 |
| 16:03 | Missouri | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:40 | Missouri | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Gary Dardar snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) SF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fairly fresh) SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Merrill Koga scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Catanzaro | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Neal Stephens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shaun Scruggs and he's hacked by Kong Xiao - foul #1 on Kong Xiao, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Alan Arnone (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Merrill Koga, Robert Catanzaro, Jarek Buljan, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF) Shaun Scruggs, James Brown | |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Alan Arnone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | Missouri | Thomas Downs is called for the reach on Paul Blackwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Downs, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Steven Cummings (C) Paul Blackwood, John Lewis | |
| 13:58 | Missouri | Neal Stephens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-10 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Troy Barrie connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dino Winski | 11-10 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 13:13 | Missouri | Neal Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Missouri | Steven Cummings clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Henry Moritz - foul #1 on Henry Moritz, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jarek Buljan (SF) Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Paul Blackwood (SG), James Brown (SF), John Lewis (PF) James Rothe, Kenneth Marquis, Cornelius Fisher, Neal Stephens | |
| 12:51 | Missouri | Steven Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | Missouri | Steven Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:30 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Missouri | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan loses the ball out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Kong Xiao (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Alan Arnone, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher (SF) Steven Cummings | |
| 11:27 | Missouri | James Brown drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Blackwood | 11-14 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) SF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kong Xiao (fresh) C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Gary Dardar hits the finger roll set up by Jarek Buljan | 13-14 |
| 10:53 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:52 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Robert Catanzaro is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Thomas Downs (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Alan Arnone (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Merrill Koga, Robert Catanzaro, Jarek Buljan, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis (SG), Steven Cummings (C) Paul Blackwood, John Lewis | |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis is hacked by Thomas Downs - foul #2 on Thomas Downs, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro (SG) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Cornelius Fisher | |
| 09:42 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the fadeaway from the right side | 13-16 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the shot from the left block | 13-16 |
| 09:29 | Missouri | Steven Cummings pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs clanks a shot from the free throw line | 13-16 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Dino Winski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 09:02 | Missouri | Neal Stephens pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:43 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Brown | 13-19 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro's pass is intercepted by Neal Stephens | 13-19 |
| 07:58 | Missouri | Neal Stephens's pass is intercepted by Dino Winski | 13-19 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-19 |
| 07:39 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 07:34 | Missouri | Kenneth Marquis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (SG), Jarek Buljan (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Robert Catanzaro, Dino Winski, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), John Lewis (C) Shaun Scruggs, Kenneth Marquis, James Brown, Steven Cummings | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Merrill Koga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 07:14 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Merrill Koga (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Arnone (fresh) C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - James Rothe (fresh) SG - Paul Blackwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cornelius Fisher (fresh) PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 06:49 | Missouri | Neal Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Alan Arnone | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Gary Dardar can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-19 |
| 06:20 | Missouri | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:06 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 06:05 | Missouri | John Lewis can't tip it in | 13-19 |
| 06:04 | Missouri | Neal Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:44 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Blackwood and he's fouled by Gary Dardar - foul #1 on Gary Dardar, team foul #7 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Alan Arnone (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Troy Barrie, Jarek Buljan, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood | |
| 05:44 | Missouri | Neal Stephens makes the free throw | 13-22 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Henry Moritz is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #2 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Brown (PF) Neal Stephens | |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Cornelius Fisher steps in front of the Alan Arnone pass | 13-22 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Merrill Koga is called for the reach on Cornelius Fisher - foul #1 on Merrill Koga, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Cummings (C) John Lewis | |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Alan Arnone can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Marquis - foul #1 on Kenneth Marquis, team foul #3 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG) Merrill Koga | |
| Subs | Missouri | Peter Phelps (SF) Cornelius Fisher | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Alan Arnone misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Alan Arnone misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 04:27 | Missouri | James Brown grabs the board | 13-24 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Peter Phelps hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Marquis | 13-26 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Alan Arnone is hacked by Steven Cummings - foul #1 on Steven Cummings, team foul #4 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Downs (SG) Robert Catanzaro | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Peter Phelps | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Dino Winski is whistled for traveling | 13-26 |
| 03:07 | Missouri | Henry Moritz denies the turnaround by Neal Stephens | 13-26 |
| 03:06 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Scruggs | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Downs (fresh) SF - Dino Winski (fresh) PF - Alan Arnone (fairly fresh) C - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Shaun Scruggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Marquis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Neal Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Missouri | Henry Moritz steals the ball from James Brown | 13-26 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Thomas Downs is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Thomas Downs, team foul #9 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Robert Catanzaro (SG), Jarek Buljan (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski, Alan Arnone, Henry Moritz | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Rothe (PG), Paul Blackwood (SG), Cornelius Fisher (SF), John Lewis (PF) Shaun Scruggs, Kenneth Marquis, James Brown, Neal Stephens | |
| 02:09 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Blackwood | 13-28 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #5 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Neal Stephens (PF) Steven Cummings | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:30 | Missouri | Paul Blackwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 16-31 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Gary Dardar tips it home | 18-31 |
| 00:54 | Missouri | Cornelius Fisher is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 18-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dino Winski (SF), Alan Arnone (PF), Henry Moritz (C) Merrill Koga, Jarek Buljan, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| Subs | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs (PG), Kenneth Marquis (SG), James Brown (PF) James Rothe, Paul Blackwood, Neal Stephens | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Troy Barrie loses the dribble to Shaun Scruggs | 18-31 |
| 00:16 | Missouri | Shaun Scruggs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Cornelius Fisher | 18-31 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | James Brown misses the shot from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Henry Moritz snags the defensive board | 18-31 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the fullcourt shot | 18-31 |