| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gordon Casey inbounds the ball | 19-28 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Butler | Louis Reaves swats the shot by Richard Blevins | 19-28 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 19:28 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #1 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG) Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| 19:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 19:06 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a shot in the lane | 20-28 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd tips it home | 20-30 |
| 18:36 | Butler | David Jarvis lays it in | 22-30 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Louis Reaves comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 18:15 | Butler | Gordon Casey snags the defensive board | 22-30 |
| 17:55 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 17:54 | Butler | David Jarvis snags the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 17:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Jeremy Copas | 25-30 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't tip it in | 25-30 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Matt Wynn grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd lays it up and in set up by Matt Wynn | 25-32 |
| 16:33 | Butler | Melvin Forbes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 15:46 | Butler | 3 seconds is called on Hans Swiatkowski | 25-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Donald Gray (C) Melvin Forbes, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Salcedo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #1 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF) Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 15:31 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 15:09 | Butler | Donald Gray misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 25-33 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the shot from the left wing set up by Keith Matthews | 25-35 |
| 14:10 | Butler | David Jarvis hits a fadeaway from the right block | 27-35 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 13:34 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a turnaround in the paint | 27-35 |
| 13:32 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 13:05 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is hacked by Donald Gray - foul #4 on Donald Gray, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), David Jarvis (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Filip Kranjcar, Donald Gray | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 27-35 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it back up and in | 27-37 |
| 12:07 | Butler | David Jarvis's floater is tipped away by Louis Reaves | 27-37 |
| 12:06 | Butler | Gordon Casey gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 11:45 | Butler | David Jarvis clanks a jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 11:44 | Butler | Melvin Forbes hits the follow up shot | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits the follow up shot | 29-39 |
| 11:02 | Butler | Jeremy Copas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Blevins | 32-39 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 10:46 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 10:28 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Richard Blevins steals the ball from Louis Reaves | 32-39 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #4 on Keith Matthews, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Richard Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 34-39 |
| 09:32 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:12 | Butler | Arthur Yutzy is called for the reach on Craig Salcedo - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF), Donald Gray (C) Filip Kranjcar, Richard Blevins | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:50 | Butler | Donald Gray misses long on a floater from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Byrd | 34-39 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Hans Swiatkowski steals it from Rodney Heller | 34-39 |
| 08:15 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from David Jarvis | 36-39 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-39 |
| 07:57 | Butler | Donald Gray snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 07:36 | Butler | Donald Gray slams it home and he's fouled by Leonel Lundin - foul #4 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #6 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Craig Salcedo, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 07:36 | Butler | Donald Gray makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gray (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:04 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Matt Wynn gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Gordon Casey - foul #2 on Gordon Casey, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:25 | Butler | Melvin Forbes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Butler | Filip Kranjcar (PF) David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 06:08 | Butler | Donald Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a turnaround near the basket | 39-42 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Matt Wynn snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is hacked by Filip Kranjcar - foul #2 on Filip Kranjcar, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Butler | David Jarvis (PF) Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews hits a floater from the left block | 39-44 |
| 04:43 | Butler | Donald Gray clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 04:41 | Butler | Gordon Casey grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 04:22 | Butler | Donald Gray drills a shot in the lane | 41-44 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | The short jumper by Louis Reaves is denied by Donald Gray | 41-44 |
| 04:01 | Butler | Gordon Casey gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 03:39 | Butler | Ryan Rine picks off the pass by Melvin Forbes | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Forbes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Casey (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Gray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Melvin Forbes - foul #1 on Melvin Forbes, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (PF) Hans Swiatkowski, Melvin Forbes, Gordon Casey, David Jarvis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 02:54 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Gordon Casey (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gonzalo Castillo, Filip Kranjcar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:08 | Butler | David Jarvis buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #7 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Craig Salcedo (SG), Gordon Casey (SF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 02:08 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 01:22 | Butler | Donald Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Reaves | 44-48 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Matt Wynn | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Butler | Donald Gray connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Hans Swiatkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Matt Wynn pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is fouled in the backcourt by Hans Swiatkowski - foul #4 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:34 | Butler | The rebound goes to Donald Gray | 46-52 |
| 00:27 | Butler | Craig Salcedo can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Hans Swiatkowski is called for the reach on Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Hans Swiatkowski, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG) Hans Swiatkowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:22 | Butler | The rebound goes to Gordon Casey | 46-52 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Jeremy Copas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremy Copas, team foul #10 | 49-52 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:05 | Butler | Craig Salcedo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-54 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Keith Matthews runs out the clock | 49-54 |