| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adolfo Lopez (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darryl Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Hammond (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Davenport (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bruce Ray (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Greathouse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks tips it in | 45-40 |
| 19:32 | Xavier | Bruce Ray connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Matthew Kelly | 45-42 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is open and scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by John Lambert | 47-42 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Bruce Ray can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Darryl Lee - foul #1 on Darryl Lee, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG), Jeffrey Job (SG), John Blanton (PF), Armand Romano (C) John Lambert, Christopher Brooks, Darryl Lee, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Charles Greathouse | |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:46 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lester Dineen | 47-43 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez travels in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Robert Hager (PF) Bruce Ray | |
| 18:35 | Xavier | Robert Hager loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie (PF) Robert Hager | |
| 18:26 | Louisville | John Blanton misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 18:24 | Xavier | Florentino Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 18:19 | Xavier | Lester Dineen is called for the reach on Melvin Mohr - foul #3 on Lester Dineen, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Lambert (PG), Christopher Brooks (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Lester Dineen, Jeffrey Job, Adolfo Lopez | |
| Subs | Xavier | Bruce Ray (PF), Robert Hager (C) Florentino Yazzie, Timothy Knisely | |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Timothy Knisely (C) Melvin Mohr, Robert Hager | |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Matthew Kelly steals the ball from Wilfredo Rizzo | 47-43 |
| 17:44 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly slams it home | 47-45 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Armand Romano misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 17:29 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | John Lambert takes the ball from Christopher Davenport after a doubleteam | 47-45 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 17:14 | Xavier | Bruce Ray grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Kelly | 47-47 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Armand Romano | 50-47 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-47 |
| 16:28 | Xavier | Bruce Ray hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 16:20 | Xavier | Bruce Ray grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | John Blanton grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | John Blanton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Lambert (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Brooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Blanton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Armand Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Davenport (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Bowersox (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Ray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Knisely (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Matthew Kelly steals the ball from Armand Romano | 50-49 |
| 15:39 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Matthew Kelly steals the ball from Christopher Brooks in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 15:32 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bruce Ray | 50-53 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Armand Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 15:22 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 15:17 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport can't tip it in | 50-53 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | John Lambert loses the dribble to Timothy Knisely in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 14:58 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 14:50 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 14:37 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Kelly out of the doubleteam | 50-56 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 14:19 | Xavier | Bruce Ray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-56 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | John Blanton snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Ray - foul #2 on Bruce Ray, team foul #1 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG), Adolfo Lopez (SF), Darryl Lee (PF) John Lambert, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Michael Bowersox, Bruce Ray, Timothy Knisely | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 13:57 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Lester Dineen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Lester Dineen is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Lee | 58-56 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Robert Hager clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Darryl Lee - foul #2 on Darryl Lee, team foul #3 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG) Christopher Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Robert Hager makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 13:40 | Xavier | Robert Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Hammond - foul #1 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #2 | 58-58 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 13:15 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gustavo Costa | 60-61 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Lester Dineen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-61 |
| 12:42 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 12:40 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hager | 62-61 |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Lester Dineen steals it from Charles Greathouse | 62-61 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Costa - foul #4 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #3 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Augustus Replenski (SF), Florentino Yazzie (PF) Gustavo Costa, Robert Hager | |
| 12:14 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 11:58 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse lays it up and in | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lester Dineen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Job (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Adolfo Lopez (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Darryl Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Armand Romano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fairly fresh) SG - Antonio Hammond (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Florentino Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Greathouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Bruce Ray (PF) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Florentino Yazzie | |
| 11:35 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Augustus Replenski | 64-66 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Armand Romano can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 64-66 |
| 11:23 | Xavier | Bruce Ray pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is hacked by Armand Romano - foul #3 on Armand Romano, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (SG), Darryl Lee (PF) Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Robert Hager (PF) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Bruce Ray | |
| 10:55 | Xavier | Robert Hager comes up short on the shot from the right side | 64-66 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Replenski - foul #4 on Augustus Replenski, team foul #4 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SF), Bruce Ray (PF) Augustus Replenski, Robert Hager | |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Lester Dineen's pass is intercepted by Christopher Davenport | 64-66 |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Bruce Ray hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Davenport and the foul's on Darryl Lee - foul #3 on Darryl Lee, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Robert Hager (PF) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond | |
| 10:29 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the free throw | 64-69 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Greathouse - foul #2 on Charles Greathouse, team foul #5 | 64-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG) Christopher Brooks | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG) Robert Hager | |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 09:21 | Xavier | Bruce Ray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez misses the lay-in | 66-71 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo tips it back up and in | 68-71 |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Kelly and he's fouled by Adolfo Lopez - foul #1 on Adolfo Lopez, team foul #6 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Lambert (PG), Christopher Brooks (SG), Darryl Lee (PF) Lester Dineen, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Gustavo Costa (SF), Robert Hager (PF) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Bruce Ray | |
| 08:45 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is hacked by Robert Hager in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hager, team foul #6 | 68-74 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Armand Romano misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Melvin Mohr - foul #2 on Melvin Mohr, team foul #7 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Michael Bowersox (SG) Christopher Davenport | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Armand Romano misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Armand Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 08:15 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse misses the jumpshot from the left side | 69-74 |
| 08:13 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-74 |
| 08:01 | Xavier | Gustavo Costa misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-74 |
| 08:00 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr snags the offensive board | 69-74 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Armand Romano - foul #4 on Armand Romano, team foul #7 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Florentino Yazzie (PF), Bruce Ray (C) Melvin Mohr, Robert Hager, Charles Greathouse | |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox misses the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Michael Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Brooks (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adolfo Lopez (tired) 19 pts. PF - Armand Romano (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Matthew Kelly (tiring) 15 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bowersox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Florentino Yazzie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bruce Ray (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 71-75 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | John Lambert is called for the reach on Matthew Kelly - foul #1 on John Lambert, team foul #8 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG), Darryl Lee (PF) John Lambert, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Davenport (SG), Charles Greathouse (C) Michael Bowersox, Florentino Yazzie | |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 71-76 |
| 07:17 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Lester Dineen buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Brooks | 73-77 |
| 06:52 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses long on a jumper from close range | 73-77 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Darryl Lee gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Matthew Kelly steps in front of the Lester Dineen pass in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| 06:34 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-77 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Armand Romano gets the rebound | 73-77 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lester Dineen | 75-77 |
| 06:15 | Xavier | Lester Dineen picks off the pass by Charles Greathouse | 75-77 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Lambert (PG), John Blanton (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Lester Dineen, Adolfo Lopez, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Florentino Yazzie (PF), Robert Hager (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Florentino Yazzie is called for the reach on Christopher Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Florentino Yazzie, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 06:13 | Xavier | Robert Hager gets the rebound | 75-77 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr is fouled in the backcourt by John Lambert - foul #2 on John Lambert, team foul #9 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Timothy Knisely (C) Florentino Yazzie | |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 06:09 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr makes the 2nd free throw | 75-79 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | John Lambert can't finish the layup | 75-79 |
| 05:51 | Xavier | Timothy Knisely gets the rebound | 75-79 |
| 05:34 | Xavier | Robert Hager connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 75-81 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Melvin Mohr is called for the reach on John Lambert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Mohr, team foul #9 | 75-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG), Adolfo Lopez (SF) Christopher Brooks, John Blanton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Bruce Ray (PF), Charles Greathouse (C) Melvin Mohr, Antonio Hammond, Robert Hager, Timothy Knisely | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | John Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | John Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 05:19 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Bruce Ray, team foul #10 | 77-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG) Matthew Kelly | |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Christopher Davenport | 77-81 |
| 04:57 | Xavier | Bruce Ray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 77-81 |
| 04:55 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr tips it in | 77-83 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on Gustavo Costa - foul #5 on Gustavo Costa, team foul #11 | 79-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG), Christopher Brooks (SG), Darryl Lee (PF) John Lambert, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Florentino Yazzie (PF) Melvin Mohr, Gustavo Costa, Charles Greathouse | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Adolfo Lopez makes the free throw | 80-83 |
| 04:27 | Xavier | Darryl Lee steals the ball from Matthew Kelly | 80-83 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | The jumper by Armand Romano is denied by Florentino Yazzie | 80-83 |
| 04:06 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 03:58 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-83 |
| 03:57 | Xavier | Bruce Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is hacked by Armand Romano - foul #5 on Armand Romano, team foul #10 | 80-83 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Lambert (PG), John Blanton (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (C) Lester Dineen, Adolfo Lopez, Armand Romano | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Antonio Hammond (SG), Charles Greathouse (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Florentino Yazzie | |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 80-84 |
| 03:45 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 80-85 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Brooks (tired) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Darryl Lee (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Wilfredo Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Melvin Mohr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Hammond (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Augustus Replenski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Bruce Ray (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Greathouse (tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Hammond - foul #2 on Antonio Hammond, team foul #12 | 80-85 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Robert Hager (PF) Melvin Mohr, Bruce Ray | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 80-85 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| 03:28 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio Hammond | 81-88 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-88 |
| 03:07 | Xavier | Charles Greathouse grabs the board | 81-88 |
| 02:57 | Xavier | John Blanton takes the ball from Matthew Kelly | 81-88 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Greathouse - foul #3 on Charles Greathouse, team foul #13 | 81-88 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG), Adolfo Lopez (SF) John Lambert, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Michael Bowersox (SG), Bruce Ray (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Antonio Hammond, Robert Hager, Charles Greathouse | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 82-88 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| 02:34 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 83-88 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | John Blanton gets the rebound | 83-88 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Augustus Replenski steals the ball from Christopher Brooks in the backcourt | 83-88 |
| 02:18 | Xavier | Bruce Ray works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the baseline | 83-90 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-90 |
| 02:06 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Timothy Knisely | 83-90 |
| 01:53 | Xavier | Bruce Ray is called for traveling | 83-90 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Lambert (PG), Darryl Lee (PF) Lester Dineen, John Blanton | |
| Subs | Xavier | Matthew Kelly (PG), Christopher Davenport (SG), Charles Greathouse (C) Melvin Mohr, Michael Bowersox, Timothy Knisely | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is whistled for traveling | 83-90 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Bruce Ray works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Lambert - foul #3 on John Lambert, team foul #11 | 83-90 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 83-90 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 01:09 | Xavier | Bruce Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 86-92 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | John Lambert is called for the reach on Matthew Kelly in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Lambert, team foul #12 | 86-92 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG) Augustus Replenski | |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 86-92 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 86-93 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | John Lambert knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 88-93 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | John Lambert is called for the reach on Christopher Davenport in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lambert, team foul #13 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lester Dineen (PG) John Lambert | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:45 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Darryl Lee gets the rebound | 88-93 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Davenport - foul #1 on Christopher Davenport, team foul #14 | 88-93 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Augustus Replenski (SF) Melvin Mohr | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 88-93 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 89-93 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Dineen - foul #4 on Lester Dineen, team foul #14 | 89-93 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 89-94 |
| 00:39 | Xavier | Matthew Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 89-95 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Matthew Kelly steals it from Christopher Brooks in the backcourt | 89-95 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport is hacked by Christopher Brooks - foul #1 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #15 | 89-95 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Antonio Hammond (SG) Augustus Replenski | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 89-95 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 89-96 |
| 00:35 | Xavier | Christopher Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 89-97 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Lester Dineen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 89-97 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Darryl Lee gets the offensive rebound | 89-97 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Lester Dineen misses long on a 3 from straight away | 89-97 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond snags the defensive board | 89-97 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Christopher Brooks is called for the reach on Antonio Hammond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #16 | 89-97 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 89-98 |
| 00:18 | Xavier | Antonio Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 89-99 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Lester Dineen is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lester Dineen, team foul #17 | 89-99 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SG) Lester Dineen | |
| Subs | Xavier | Melvin Mohr (PG), Augustus Replenski (SF), Robert Hager (PF), Timothy Knisely (C) Matthew Kelly, Christopher Davenport, Bruce Ray, Charles Greathouse | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Melvin Mohr runs out the clock | 89-99 |