| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Mobley (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Baumgardner steps in front of the Matthew McCleary pass | 31-25 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt is fouled in the backcourt by William Stroud - foul #3 on William Stroud, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Daniel Barton drills a 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is fouled on the floor by Glenn Troutt - foul #2 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | William Stroud tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner travels with the ball | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Michael Martucci (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, William Mobley, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 33-28 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Daniel Barton pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Daniel Barton drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Troutt | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Jeffery Green (C) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton, Michael Yang | |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Jeffery Green pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:13 | Louisville | Robert Russell scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Warren | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Brian Smith swats the short shot by Daniel Hammond | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Brian Smith gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Jeffery Green tips it in | 33-35 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt loses the dribble to Stephen Warren in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Warren | 33-37 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Mobley (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Daniel Hammond, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Michael Yang (C) Tory Sullivan, Stephen Warren, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Mobley (fresh) C - Paul Hyde (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | William Mobley pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Glenn Troutt - foul #3 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is hacked by William Stroud in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Stroud, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Keith Smith (SG), Kevin Langdon (C) Robert Hunt, William Stroud, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Michael Yang snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-40 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Smith | 38-40 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Jeffery Green lays it in uncontested set up by Glenn Troutt | 38-42 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Glenn Troutt - foul #4 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond (SG), Paul Hyde (C) Keith Smith, Kevin Langdon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Stephen Warren (SG), Robert Russell (SF) Glenn Troutt, Jeffrey Baumgardner, Daniel Barton | |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Jamie Okamoto takes the ball from Stephen Warren in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary throws it down on a great pass from Jamie Okamoto | 43-42 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Jeffery Green lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Russell | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-44 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Robert Russell snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Michael Yang is fouled on the floor by Paul Hyde - foul #1 on Paul Hyde, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Michael Martucci (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, William Mobley, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Robert Russell, Jeffery Green | |
| 11:39 | Louisville | William Stroud is called for the reach on Stephen Warren - foul #5 on William Stroud, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (PG) William Stroud | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Young (fresh) PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Martucci (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Yang (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Daniel Barton clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Daniel Hammond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 43-44 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Tory Sullivan is called for the reach on Keith Smith - foul #1 on Tory Sullivan, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kevin Langdon (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Keith Smith, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Robert Russell (SF) Stephen Warren, Daniel Barton | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Robert Russell hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (SG), Michael Martucci (C) Daniel Hammond, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Jeffery Green (PF) Tory Sullivan, Robert Russell, Brian Smith | |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Michael Yang pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Daniel Barton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Langdon grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Hunt | 45-46 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Robert Hunt steps in front of the Michael Yang pass in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Keith Smith throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Hunt | 47-46 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Hunt is blocked by Jeffery Green | 47-49 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Stephen Warren pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't connect on a floater near the basket | 47-49 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Hunt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Langdon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Martucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Warren (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Yang (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Robert Hunt knocks in the jumper from the right side | 49-49 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Michael Yang blows the layup but he's fouled by Jamie Okamoto - foul #2 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Kenneth Young (SF), William Mobley (PF), Paul Hyde (C) Robert Hunt, Keith Smith, Jamie Okamoto, Kevin Langdon, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Robert Russell (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Stephen Warren, Daniel Barton, Jeffery Green | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Michael Yang makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Michael Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Hammond | 51-51 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Yang | 51-54 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-54 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 51-54 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Paul Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (PF) William Mobley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Jeffery Green (PF) Jeffrey Baumgardner, Robert Russell, Michael Yang | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Paul Hyde is called for the reach on Brian Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Hyde, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Brian Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 51-54 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Paul Hyde tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Daniel Hammond is called for the reach on Stephen Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), Michael Martucci (C) Kenneth Young, Paul Hyde | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Stephen Warren makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Stephen Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Hammond | 55-56 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Daniel Barton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Hammond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Martucci (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew McCleary - foul #2 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Smith (SG), William Mobley (PF) Daniel Hammond, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Michael Martucci snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG) Stephen Warren | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary blows the dunk but the foul's on Glenn Troutt - foul #5 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Young (SF), Kevin Langdon (C) Jamie Okamoto, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (PG), Robert Russell (SF) Glenn Troutt, Daniel Barton | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Brian Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Jeffery Green clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 55-59 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Keith Smith snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Keith Smith tips it in | 57-59 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Hunt (PG), Daniel Hammond (SG), Michael Martucci (C) Matthew McCleary, Kenneth Young, Kevin Langdon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF) Jeffrey Baumgardner, Robert Russell | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Brian Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Martucci - foul #2 on Michael Martucci, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Paul Hyde (C) Robert Hunt, Keith Smith, Michael Martucci | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (SG), Michael Yang (C) Stephen Warren, Jeffery Green | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Brian Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Brian Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Paul Hyde grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a floater from the baseline | 59-60 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (PF) Brian Smith | |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary double dribbles | 59-60 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-60 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Baumgardner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baumgardner, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Michael Yang comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-60 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | William Mobley gets the rebound | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | William Mobley is fouled in the backcourt by Tory Sullivan - foul #2 on Tory Sullivan, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | William Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | William Mobley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Jeffery Green gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan scores on a 3 from the left corner | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 62-63 |