| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | James Mills is whistled for traveling | 24-24 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | James Mills slams it home | 26-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 29-26 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley connects on the jump hook in the paint | 29-28 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Mills clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (C) Mathew Lawson | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Keith Matthews picks off the pass by James Mills | 34-28 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kyle Cannon | 34-28 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Robert Morgan | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Rodney Heller travels in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Phil Newsome (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 34-30 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phil Newsome (fresh) PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Matt Wynn scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from David Harvey | 37-30 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG) Rodney Heller, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | David Harvey is fouled on the floor by Robert Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Morgan, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-32 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | David Harvey gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Harry Bucy picks off the pass by Arthur Yutzy | 37-32 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 37-34 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Leonel Lundin picks off the pass by Robert Morgan | 37-34 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the lay-in | 37-34 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Sean Sowders picks off the pass by Phil Newsome | 37-34 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 39-34 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson, Robert Morgan | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pf. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Ryan Rine connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 41-36 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Rine | 41-36 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley tips it in | 41-38 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the shot from the baseline set up by Matt Wynn | 43-38 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the offensive board | 45-40 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Phil Newsome (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Cory Thompson, James Mills, Charles Farmer | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonel Lundin | 45-41 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is fouled on the floor by Harry Bucy - foul #1 on Harry Bucy, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (PF) Harry Bucy, Craig Hartley | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan hits a runner near the basket set up by Kyle Cannon | 45-43 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Rodney Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Michael Merritt | |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome tips it home | 45-45 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Phil Newsome takes the ball from Frederick Byrd | 45-45 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon banks in the layup set up by Phil Newsome | 45-47 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), James Mills (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Kyle Cannon, Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson, Robert Morgan | |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Craig Hartley is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Louis Reaves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG) Cory Thompson | |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is intercepted by Matt Wynn | 46-51 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Sean Sowders loses the ball out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | James Mills is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Phil Newsome (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Michael Merritt, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Keith Matthews (PF) Rodney Heller, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Phil Newsome, Robert Morgan | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the finger roll on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 50-51 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley buries a turnaround near the basket | 50-53 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Matt Wynn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-53 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Craig Hartley | 50-55 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Mathew Lawson blocks the short jumper by Louis Reaves | 50-55 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Charles Farmer (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Craig Hartley | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Charles Farmer - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #7 | 50-55 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves travels with the ball | 50-57 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #5 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Rodney Heller is called for the reach on Robert Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Heller, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Keith Matthews scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Rodney Heller in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Heller, team foul #10 | 52-61 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Cory Thompson is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer, Robert Morgan | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Rodney Heller is called for the reach on Cory Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Heller, team foul #11 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (PG) Rodney Heller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Charles Farmer (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Craig Hartley | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 54-64 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-64 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Morgan | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt runs out the clock | 54-64 |