| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a shot from the left block | 24-29 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Mills | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Reaves | 27-32 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | The short jumper by James Mills is denied by Louis Reaves | 27-32 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Newsome | 27-32 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Matt Wynn scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 29-35 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the easy layup | 29-35 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 29-35 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Phil Newsome is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Phil Newsome, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Phil Newsome, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Matt Wynn, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Keith Matthews clanks a jump hook in the lane | 29-35 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jack Bailey | 29-35 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Richard Haugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine | |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd connects on the runner in the lane set up by Edward Drayton | 29-37 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses badly on a runner from the left block | 29-37 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Edward Drayton gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is hacked by Richard Haugh - foul #2 on Richard Haugh, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Alvin Manning, James Mills, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alvin Simmerman - foul #4 on Alvin Simmerman, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (PF) Alvin Simmerman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | David Harvey is called for the reach on Robert Morgan - foul #3 on David Harvey, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan drills a shot from the right wing set up by Harry Bucy | 31-38 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Jack Bailey is called for the reach on Frank Reppert - foul #2 on Jack Bailey, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), James Mills (SF), Richard Haugh (C) Harry Bucy, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Matt Wynn, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Haugh - foul #3 on Richard Haugh, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (PF) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Richard Haugh is called for traveling | 31-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | James Mills drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Phil Newsome | 33-39 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-41 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Phil Newsome, Robert Morgan, Richard Haugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Sean Sowders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Mills | 35-41 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Matt Wynn knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Louis Reaves | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Craig Hartley - foul #3 on Craig Hartley, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a shot from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | James Mills is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Robert Morgan (C) Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Keith Matthews (C) Matt Wynn, Frank Reppert | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Ryan Rine knocks in the floater in the lane | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Louis Reaves | |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the jump hook from close range | 35-50 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it home | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Edward Drayton steps in front of the Harry Bucy pass in the backcourt | 35-52 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Keith Matthews banks in the layup | 35-54 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | James Mills loses the dribble to Keith Matthews | 35-54 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Drayton and he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #8 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Phil Newsome, James Mills, Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF) Edward Drayton, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the free throw | 35-57 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 35-57 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 35-57 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the driving attempt from close range set up by David Harvey | 35-59 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Robert Morgan | 35-59 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sean Sowders | 35-59 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is hacked by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #9 | 35-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman (SF) Harry Bucy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Keith Matthews | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-61 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 35-61 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Robert Morgan is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #10 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 35-62 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan gets the rebound | 35-62 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley travels with the ball | 35-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley pulls down the rebound | 35-62 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Merritt | 38-62 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-62 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't tip it in | 38-62 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-62 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Frank Reppert tips it but misses | 38-62 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the follow up shot | 38-64 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Merritt | 40-64 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves blows the layup | 40-64 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 40-64 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Phil Newsome and he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #2 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Louis Reaves | |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 43-64 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Frank Reppert comes up short on the runner from close range | 43-64 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman loses the dribble to Frank Reppert | 43-64 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Edward Drayton clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-64 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the offensive board | 43-64 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edward Drayton | 43-67 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Ryan Rine picks off the pass by Phil Newsome | 43-67 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is fouled on the floor by Phil Newsome - foul #3 on Phil Newsome, team foul #11 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, Alvin Simmerman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Ryan Rine, Frank Reppert | |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Frederick Byrd swats the short shot by James Mills | 43-69 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders loses the dribble to Alvin Manning | 43-69 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning hits the finger roll | 45-69 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 45-72 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning loses the ball out of bounds | 45-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) Richard Haugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-72 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the offensive board | 45-72 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #3 | 45-72 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning clanks a jumper from the right wing | 45-72 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the follow up shot | 47-72 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Robert Morgan (PF) Alvin Manning, Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 47-72 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-72 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Matt Wynn steps in front of the Robert Morgan pass | 47-72 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-72 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 47-72 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harry Bucy | 49-72 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 49-72 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | James Mills comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-72 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Sean Sowders grabs the board | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the jumper in the paint | 49-72 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome snags the defensive board | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Sean Sowders is called for the reach on Robert Morgan - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #4 | 49-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Harry Bucy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Reppert (C) Keith Matthews | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | James Mills is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #12 | 49-72 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders runs out the clock | 49-72 |