| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Slavin picks off the pass by Jackie Nova | 25-18 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-18 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-18 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard tips it in | 27-18 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | David Blanchard hits a shot from the right side | 27-20 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is fouled on the floor by Christopher Slavin - foul #2 on Christopher Slavin, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Eric Vincent - foul #2 on Eric Vincent, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the free throw | 29-20 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | David Blanchard banks in the layup set up by Christopher Slavin | 29-22 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Eric Vincent denies the turnaround by Cory Thompson | 29-22 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Warren Campbell pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Butz | 29-24 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 29-24 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard tips it but misses | 29-24 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Warren Campbell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-24 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 29-24 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin grabs the board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Warren Campbell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-24 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 29-24 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 31-24 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Warren Campbell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-24 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Eric Vincent hits the follow up shot | 31-26 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is called for traveling | 31-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Cory Thompson, Mathew Lawson, Kent Monroe, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, David Blanchard, Eric Vincent | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Christopher Gibson steals the ball from Sammie Hudson | 31-26 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle grabs the offensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by William Mains - foul #1 on William Mains, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 33-26 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kent Monroe (PF) Joe Hubbard, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Christopher Gibson steps in front of the Leonel Lundin pass | 33-28 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson slams it home | 35-28 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | William Mains clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SG), Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Gibson, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), Christopher Slavin (SF), Eric Vincent (C) James Gamble, William Mains, Nicholas Randolph, Leonel Lundin | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Slavin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson's pass is intercepted by Eric Vincent | 35-28 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Cagle - foul #2 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Mathew Lawson takes the ball from William Butz | 35-30 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson lays it up and in set up by Mathew Lawson | 37-30 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin's dunk attempt is rejected by Jackie Nova | 37-30 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses the easy layup | 37-30 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Warren Campbell pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Cory Thompson, Kent Monroe | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, Eric Vincent | |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is whistled for a carry | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 08:53 | Louisville | Archie Blosser swats the layup by David Blanchard | 37-32 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | William Butz tips it home | 37-34 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kent Monroe (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Mathew Lawson, Archie Blosser, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), Warren Campbell (SG) William Butz, William Mains | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Warren Campbell - foul #3 on Warren Campbell, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG) Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Hubbard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kent Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) SG - Warren Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Kent Monroe is called for the reach on Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Kent Monroe, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Vincent (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph hits the finger roll | 41-36 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Warren Campbell - foul #4 on Warren Campbell, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Christopher Slavin (SF) James Gamble, Nicholas Randolph | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin's pass is intercepted by Joe Hubbard | 43-36 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard lays it up and in | 45-36 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-36 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova lays it in | 47-36 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Warren Campbell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Vincent | 47-39 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 47-39 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson can't tip it in | 47-39 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kent Monroe | 47-39 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Eric Vincent blocks the short jumper by Jackie Nova | 47-39 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Jackie Nova steps in front of the Eric Vincent pass | 47-39 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Kent Monroe snags the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joe Hubbard and he's fouled by William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Joe Hubbard, Kevin Cagle, Kent Monroe | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Gamble (PG), William Mains (SG), Nicholas Randolph (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) William Butz, Warren Campbell, Christopher Slavin, David Blanchard, Eric Vincent | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses the free throw | 49-39 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | William Mains is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #4 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb (C) Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 blk. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Gamble (fresh) SG - William Mains (fresh) SF - Nicholas Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | James Gamble is hacked by Christopher Cobb - foul #1 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #5 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Randolph can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Kent Monroe (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Gibson, Joe Hubbard, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (PG), Warren Campbell (SG), David Blanchard (PF) James Gamble, William Mains, Sammie Hudson | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Warren Campbell - foul #5 on Warren Campbell, team foul #8 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Mains (SG), Eric Vincent (C) Warren Campbell, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Eric Vincent drills a runner in the lane | 51-43 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard (SG) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Slavin (SF) Nicholas Randolph | |
| 01:02 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Joe Hubbard - foul #1 on Joe Hubbard, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard is hacked by Eric Vincent - foul #3 on Eric Vincent, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Mathew Lawson, Kent Monroe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Joe Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | William Butz loses the ball out of bounds | 53-45 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by William Butz - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | William Butz comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-45 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Archie Blosser, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF), Kent Monroe (PF) Christopher Gibson, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Christopher Slavin loses the dribble to Mathew Lawson | 55-45 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson runs out the clock | 55-45 |