| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) C - Ray Richards (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fresh) SG - Louis Walker (fresh) SF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) PF - Danny Meyer (fresh) C - Robert Fruge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:53 | Louisville | Robert Fruge is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #1 on Robert Fruge, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer clanks a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is fouled on the floor by Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Ray Richards is hacked by Danny Meyer - foul #1 on Danny Meyer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker connects on the floater from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Scott | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gahuj Afshari | 5-6 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ray Richards | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Paul Smith tips it home | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Walker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Meyer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Paul Pierce steals it from Albert Scott | 7-6 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 9-6 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses the 3 from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Albert Scott steals the ball from Gahuj Afshari | 9-6 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Gahuj Afshari, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios (SF) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott's floater is knocked away by Gregory Caldwell | 9-6 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Brooks | 12-6 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott hits the finger roll on a great pass from Danny Meyer | 12-8 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 15-8 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Albert Scott | 15-10 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the fadeaway from the left block | 15-10 |
| 12:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Louis Walker | 15-12 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-12 |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) C - David Brooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Larios (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Fruge (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Steven Hunt comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Walker - foul #1 on Louis Walker, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Ray Richards (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Michael Seidel (SF) Louis Walker, Robert Fruge | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Bryan Larios steals it from Paul Pierce | 17-12 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios loses the ball out of bounds | 17-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (SF) Albert Scott | |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Paul Smith's layup is rejected by Ognjen Zsohar | 17-12 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Seidel pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Ray Richards steals it from Michael Seidel | 17-12 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Ray Richards buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Paul Smith | 19-12 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled on the floor by Paul Pierce - foul #1 on Paul Pierce, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG), Robert Fruge (C) Paul McIff, Danny Meyer | |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios throws it down set up by Ognjen Zsohar | 19-14 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Seidel - foul #1 on Michael Seidel, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge is called for traveling | 21-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer (PF) Bryan Larios | |
| 08:24 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the finger roll | 23-14 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | David Brooks comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Meyer - foul #2 on Danny Meyer, team foul #5 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Steven Hunt (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG), Ognjen Zsohar (SF), Bryan Larios (PF) Albert Scott, Louis Walker, Danny Meyer | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | David Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar grabs the board | 24-14 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fresh) SG - Michael Seidel (fairly fresh) SF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Fruge (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge misses badly on a runner near the basket | 24-14 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Brooks | 24-14 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Leo Paxton is hacked by Michael Seidel - foul #2 on Michael Seidel, team foul #6 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Ray Richards (C) Leo Paxton, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG) Michael Seidel | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 24-14 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell tips it in | 26-14 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Gregory Caldwell steps in front of the Robert Fruge pass | 26-14 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell lays it up and in | 28-14 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Ray Richards denies the turnaround by Bryan Larios | 28-14 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 28-14 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses short on a runner in the paint | 28-14 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge gets the rebound | 28-14 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #1 on Steven Hunt, team foul #5 | 28-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG) Louis Walker | |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-16 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 28-16 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Fruge | 28-16 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar clanks a shot from the right side | 28-16 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the offensive board | 28-16 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-16 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Robert Fruge - foul #2 on Robert Fruge, team foul #7 | 28-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gahuj Afshari (SG) Paul Smith, Leo Paxton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer (PF) Robert Fruge | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Ray Richards gets the rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Albert Scott steals it from Paul Pierce | 28-16 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses the easy layup | 28-16 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam pulls down the rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-16 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ognjen Zsohar | 28-16 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer buries a fadeaway from the right block | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) SF - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Danny Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Larios (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ognjen Zsohar - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG), Steven Hunt (PF), David Brooks (C) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Pierce, Ray Richards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG), Michael Seidel (SF), Robert Fruge (C) Paul McIff, Ognjen Zsohar, Bryan Larios | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Leo Paxton - foul #1 on Leo Paxton, team foul #6 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG) Albert Scott | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | David Brooks connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 31-20 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-20 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-20 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul McIff - foul #1 on Paul McIff, team foul #9 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG) Louis Walker | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Danny Meyer | 32-20 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | Gahuj Afshari is called for the reach on Paul McIff - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #7 | 32-20 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | David Brooks is denied on a layup by Danny Meyer | 32-22 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Fruge | 32-22 |
| 01:36 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge is denied on a layup by Gregory Caldwell | 32-22 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | David Brooks snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Ray Richards (C) Paul Smith, Gregory Caldwell, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (SF) Paul McIff | |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the rebound | 32-22 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards knocks in the jumper in the lane | 34-22 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Seidel | 34-24 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards double dribbles | 34-24 |