| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Ellison (fresh) SG - Mark Williams (fresh) SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) C - James Narvaez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Mark Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Geoffrey Vinson takes the ball from Ryan Rine | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Memphis | Mark Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Louis Reaves travels with the ball | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Memphis | Mark Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Roger Solomon | 8-0 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-0 |
| 18:40 | Memphis | James Ellison grabs the board | 8-0 |
| 18:35 | Memphis | Roger Solomon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-0 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Keith Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-0 |
| 18:00 | Memphis | Mark Williams is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Williams, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 8-3 |
| 17:37 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-3 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Keith Matthews scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Memphis | James Narvaez is fouled on the floor by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Joseph Pattison (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Richard Lambeth (PF), Robert Dodge (C) James Ellison, Mark Williams, Roger Solomon, Geoffrey Vinson, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| 16:53 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth loses the ball out of bounds | 8-5 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is whistled for traveling | 8-5 |
| 16:33 | Memphis | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on Gabriel Giordano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lambeth | 10-5 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | David Harvey can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 10-5 |
| 16:08 | Memphis | Larry Thompson grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Larry Thompson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Larry Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Larry Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Frank Reppert loses the dribble to Larry Thompson | 11-5 |
| 15:42 | Memphis | Larry Thompson banks in the layup | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Pattison (fresh) SF - Larry Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Lambeth (fresh) C - Robert Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-8 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Larry Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ellison (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Geoffrey Vinson (PF), James Narvaez (C) Gabriel Giordano, Joseph Pattison, Richard Lambeth, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Larry Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:05 | Memphis | Larry Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Larry Thompson - foul #1 on Larry Thompson, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Solomon (SF) Larry Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:47 | Memphis | James Narvaez gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:30 | Memphis | James Ellison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | David Harvey's layup is rejected by Geoffrey Vinson | 14-9 |
| 14:15 | Memphis | James Narvaez grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:04 | Memphis | James Ellison is hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Louis Reaves, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 13:51 | Memphis | James Narvaez can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Keith Matthews - foul #1 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| 13:51 | Memphis | James Narvaez misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:51 | Memphis | James Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 13:31 | Memphis | Roger Solomon snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 13:21 | Memphis | James Ellison comes up short on the floater from the left side | 15-9 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 15-9 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Mark Williams is called for the reach on Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Mark Williams, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG), Larry Thompson (SF), Robert Dodge (C) Mark Williams, Roger Solomon, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Matt Wynn, Keith Matthews | |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Frank Reppert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 12:44 | Memphis | Robert Dodge gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:35 | Memphis | James Ellison hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Pattison | 18-9 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Sean Sowders snags the offensive board | 18-9 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-12 |
| 11:46 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Ellison | 20-12 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Robert Dodge is called for the reach on Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Robert Dodge, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Roger Solomon (SF), Richard Lambeth (PF), James Narvaez (C) James Ellison, Larry Thompson, Geoffrey Vinson, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Pattison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Lambeth (fresh) C - James Narvaez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Richard Lambeth swats the layup by Frank Reppert | 20-12 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn tips it in | 20-14 |
| 11:19 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 20-14 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 20-14 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Roger Solomon is called for the reach on David Harvey - foul #1 on Roger Solomon, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-14 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Frank Reppert loses the dribble to Richard Lambeth | 20-14 |
| 10:37 | Memphis | James Narvaez drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-14 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frank Reppert | 22-17 |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Thompson (SF) Roger Solomon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Keith Matthews | |
| 10:00 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:43 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Sean Sowders | 25-19 |
| 09:36 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano blows the layup | 25-19 |
| 09:34 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 09:22 | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano is whistled for a carry | 25-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ellison (PG), Geoffrey Vinson (PF) Gabriel Giordano, Richard Lambeth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Larry Thompson - foul #2 on Larry Thompson, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Memphis | Derek Williams (SF), Robert Dodge (C) Larry Thompson, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Robert Dodge misses the easy layup but the foul's on Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #8 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Memphis | Roger Solomon (SF) Derek Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Robert Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:43 | Memphis | Robert Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Frank Reppert scores on a jumper near the basket | 26-23 |
| 08:14 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 08:12 | Memphis | Roger Solomon tips it in | 28-23 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 07:55 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 07:40 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Frank Reppert buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Keith Matthews | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Pattison (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Solomon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dodge (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Memphis | Roger Solomon misses the lay-in | 30-25 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Keith Matthews comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 30-25 |
| 06:35 | Memphis | Robert Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:31 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is whistled for traveling | 30-25 |
| Subs | Memphis | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Derek Williams (SF), Richard Lambeth (PF), James Narvaez (C) James Ellison, Roger Solomon, Geoffrey Vinson, Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| 05:44 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth knocks in the runner in the paint | 32-25 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | James Narvaez steals it from Arthur Yutzy | 32-25 |
| 05:16 | Memphis | James Narvaez misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | Derek Williams misses the tip | 32-25 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses short on a shot from the right side | 32-25 |
| 04:52 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 04:43 | Memphis | Derek Williams misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-25 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Harvey | 32-25 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 04:07 | Memphis | Richard Lambeth misses the floater from the left block | 32-27 |
| 04:06 | Memphis | Derek Williams snags the offensive board | 32-27 |
| 03:58 | Memphis | Derek Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 3 from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 03:35 | Memphis | The rebound goes to James Narvaez | 32-27 |
| 03:17 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison loses the ball out of bounds | 32-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Ellison (PG), Mark Williams (SG), Roger Solomon (SF), Geoffrey Vinson (PF), Robert Dodge (C) Gabriel Giordano, Joseph Pattison, Derek Williams, Richard Lambeth, James Narvaez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - James Ellison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Geoffrey Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dodge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Matt Wynn pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Ryan Rine comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 02:45 | Memphis | James Ellison grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Roger Solomon misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Roger Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 02:33 | Memphis | Roger Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Mark Williams - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #7 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | Joseph Pattison (SG) Mark Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:21 | Memphis | Robert Dodge gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:13 | Memphis | Robert Dodge lays it up and in | 35-27 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Pattison - foul #1 on Joseph Pattison, team foul #8 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Memphis | James Narvaez (C) Robert Dodge | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 01:56 | Memphis | Joseph Pattison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 35-29 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Pattison - foul #2 on Joseph Pattison, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Memphis | Larry Thompson (SF) Roger Solomon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #10 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Keith Matthews | |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd drills a runner from the left block and he's fouled by Joseph Pattison - foul #3 on Joseph Pattison, team foul #10 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Memphis | Mark Williams (SG) Joseph Pattison | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | Geoffrey Vinson's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Byrd | 35-34 |
| 00:33 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 00:32 | Memphis | James Narvaez pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:15 | Memphis | Mark Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Edward Drayton clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 00:09 | Memphis | Mark Williams gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | Memphis | James Narvaez misses the easy layup | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Edward Drayton | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |