| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Owens (fresh) 1 ast. C - Steven Bulluck (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | John Owens picks off the pass by David Roberts | 23-26 |
| 19:15 | Memphis | John Owens hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Burton | 23-29 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 18:57 | Memphis | Gary Peterson snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 18:53 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-29 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd lays it in | 25-29 |
| 18:14 | Memphis | Gary Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG), James Kuss (PF), Charlie Major (C) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, Steven Bulluck | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 17:51 | Memphis | Kevin Burton grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 17:22 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses the shot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 25-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Charlie Major - foul #2 on Charlie Major, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Gary Peterson (SF), Steven Bulluck (C) Kevin Burton, John Owens, Charlie Major | |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 16:52 | Memphis | Timothy Vick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 16:50 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck tips it in | 27-31 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Marvin Eaves picks off the pass by Kerry Windham | 27-31 |
| 16:30 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves hits the finger roll | 27-33 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Mark Boyce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (PF) David Roberts, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (SG), Henry Hopkins (SF), John Owens (PF), Charlie Major (C) Marvin Eaves, Gary Peterson, James Kuss, Steven Bulluck | |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Kevin Burton can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SF), Steven Bulluck (C) Henry Hopkins, Charlie Major | |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 16:00 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Steven Bulluck (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 15:24 | Memphis | Timothy Vick is hacked by Xavier Willis - foul #3 on Xavier Willis, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Mark Boyce, Aubrey Bell, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG), Henry Hopkins (SF), Charlie Major (C) Timothy Vick, Gary Peterson, Steven Bulluck | |
| 15:09 | Memphis | John Owens buries a fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Kerry Windham - foul #1 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SF), Steven Bulluck (C) Henry Hopkins, Charlie Major | |
| 15:09 | Memphis | John Owens makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a jumper in the paint | 29-37 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 14:38 | Memphis | Gary Peterson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Bulluck | 31-40 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | John Owens steals the ball from Charles Thomas | 31-40 |
| 13:46 | Memphis | Kevin Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Charles Thomas drills a floater near the basket set up by Joseph Boyd | 33-40 |
| 12:53 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck hits a jumper from the left block | 33-42 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Peterson - foul #1 on Gary Peterson, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), Henry Hopkins (SF), James Kuss (PF), Charlie Major (C) Marvin Eaves, Gary Peterson, John Owens, Steven Bulluck | |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:32 | Memphis | Charlie Major grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:14 | Memphis | 3 seconds is called on James Kuss | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Xavier Willis makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Roberts | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hopkins (fresh) PF - James Kuss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charlie Major (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Burton - foul #2 on Kevin Burton, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF) Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG), Gary Peterson (SF), John Owens (PF), Steven Bulluck (C) Kevin Burton, Henry Hopkins, James Kuss, Charlie Major | |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | Memphis | Marvin Eaves connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Owens | 37-45 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Kerry Windham buries a jumpshot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 10:14 | Memphis | Gary Peterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Mark Boyce pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Xavier Willis clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-45 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Xavier Willis | 41-45 |
| 09:21 | Memphis | David Roberts steals it from Timothy Vick in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | David Roberts lays it up and in | 43-45 |
| 08:59 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck jams it | 43-47 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:16 | Memphis | Gary Peterson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Vick | 43-49 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (SG), Henry Hopkins (SF), James Kuss (PF), Charlie Major (C) Marvin Eaves, Gary Peterson, John Owens, Steven Bulluck | |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:40 | Memphis | Kevin Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Burton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hopkins (fresh) PF - James Kuss (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charlie Major (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Henry Hopkins steals the ball from Keith Lorentz | 44-49 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Aubrey Bell - foul #2 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:13 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses long on a runner from close range | 44-49 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Boyd | 44-49 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses the shot from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd tips it in | 46-49 |
| 06:09 | Memphis | Timothy Vick is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Fredrick Cost, Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Gary Peterson (SF), John Owens (PF), Steven Bulluck (C) Henry Hopkins, James Kuss, Charlie Major | |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Mark Boyce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 05:56 | Memphis | John Owens snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 05:42 | Memphis | Kevin Burton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 46-49 |
| 05:40 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck tips it but misses | 46-49 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Charles Thomas clanks a turnaround in the lane | 46-49 |
| 05:10 | Memphis | Gary Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:53 | Memphis | Timothy Vick is whistled for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Kerry Windham (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Charles Thomas, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG), James Kuss (PF), Charlie Major (C) Timothy Vick, John Owens, Steven Bulluck | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | James Kuss picks off the pass by Xavier Willis | 46-49 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | Charlie Major clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 03:49 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Charlie Major | 46-49 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Gary Peterson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kerry Windham - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Timothy Vick (PG), John Owens (PF), Steven Bulluck (C) Marvin Eaves, James Kuss, Charlie Major | |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Gary Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 03:44 | Memphis | Gary Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Timothy Vick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Burton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Peterson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Steven Bulluck (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Kerry Windham comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-50 |
| 03:16 | Memphis | Timothy Vick gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:11 | Memphis | Kevin Burton is hacked by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF) Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG), James Kuss (PF) Kevin Burton, Gary Peterson | |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Owens and he's fouled by Aubrey Bell - foul #3 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (SG), Henry Hopkins (SF) Marvin Eaves, James Kuss | |
| 02:58 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck misses the free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Kerry Windham snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | David Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Kerry Windham, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 02:41 | Memphis | Timothy Vick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Marvin Eaves (SG) Kevin Burton | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Kevin Burton (SG), Gary Peterson (SF), James Kuss (PF) Marvin Eaves, Henry Hopkins, John Owens | |
| 02:17 | Memphis | Gary Peterson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Vick | 46-54 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Mark Boyce clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-54 |
| 01:59 | Memphis | James Kuss grabs the board | 46-54 |
| 01:54 | Memphis | Timothy Vick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Burton | 46-57 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop tips it home | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Memphis | Timothy Vick misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 01:13 | Memphis | James Kuss pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck is hacked by David Roberts - foul #3 on David Roberts, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Owens (PF) James Kuss | |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:52 | Memphis | Steven Bulluck makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Charles Thomas knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Boyd | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Mark Boyce is called for the reach on Kevin Burton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:43 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | David Roberts is fouled on the floor by Timothy Vick - foul #3 on Timothy Vick, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Kerry Windham (SF), Aubrey Bell (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Robert Hyslop, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits a jumper near the basket | 52-60 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | John Owens is hacked by Keith Lorentz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Robert Hyslop (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Kerry Windham, Aubrey Bell, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 00:34 | Memphis | John Owens makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 00:34 | Memphis | John Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-62 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd tips it in | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Kevin Burton is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Boyce - foul #4 on Mark Boyce, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Kevin Burton misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is whistled for a carry | 54-63 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Kevin Burton is hacked by David Roberts in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Roberts, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:17 | Memphis | Kevin Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Timothy Vick steals the ball from Charles Thomas | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Timothy Vick runs out the clock | 54-65 |