| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo loses the dribble to Sean Sowders | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Ryan Rine drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Reaves | 29-28 |
| 18:48 | Butler | Richard Blevins throws it down on a great pass from Melvin Forbes | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it home | 31-30 |
| 18:18 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by William Butz - foul #1 on William Butz, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Gonzalo Castillo, David Jarvis, Richard Blevins | |
| 18:18 | Butler | Melvin Forbes makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Craig Salcedo is called for the reach on Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG) Melvin Forbes | |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Gordon Casey - foul #1 on Gordon Casey, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Gordon Casey | |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:20 | Butler | Louis Reaves takes the ball from Allen Davis | 33-33 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Jarvis - foul #2 on David Jarvis, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Melvin Forbes (SG), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Allen Davis, David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:31 | Butler | Ryan Rine picks off the pass by Richard Blevins | 34-33 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | David Harvey clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 16:09 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 15:48 | Butler | Richard Blevins buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Melvin Forbes and the foul's on Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), David Jarvis (PF) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Craig Salcedo, Gordon Casey | |
| 15:48 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - David Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | David Harvey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | David Harvey tips it in | 38-35 |
| 15:10 | Butler | David Jarvis can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-35 |
| 15:09 | Butler | David Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 14:45 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Gonzalo Castillo, Richard Blevins | |
| 14:15 | Butler | Melvin Forbes double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | The short jumper by Ryan Rine is denied by David Jarvis | 38-35 |
| 13:54 | Butler | David Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:27 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeremy Copas (PG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Gordon Casey (PF), Richard Blevins (C) Hans Swiatkowski, Craig Salcedo, David Jarvis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-35 |
| 13:07 | Butler | Richard Blevins grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 12:45 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Melvin Forbes | 38-38 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is denied on a layup by Gordon Casey | 38-38 |
| 12:31 | Butler | Gordon Casey snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:09 | Butler | Melvin Forbes misses short on a floater from close range | 38-38 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the tip | 38-38 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeremy Copas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves connects on the jumper in the paint | 40-38 |
| 11:09 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-38 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 10:46 | Louisville | Louis Reaves blows the layup | 40-38 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Gordon Casey snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:19 | Butler | Richard Blevins misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 40-38 |
| 10:17 | Butler | Richard Blevins pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 09:53 | Butler | Richard Blevins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 09:51 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Jeremy Copas misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 09:37 | Butler | Jeremy Copas snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Melvin Forbes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Louis Reaves, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski (PG), Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF), David Jarvis (PF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Jeremy Copas, Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo, Gordon Casey, Richard Blevins | |
| 08:26 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 08:24 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar tips it in | 40-40 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 08:16 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:51 | Butler | David Jarvis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #3 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| 07:51 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:51 | Butler | David Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - David Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Craig Salcedo (fresh) PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Filip Kranjcar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Rodney Heller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 07:10 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | David Jarvis swats the short shot by Sammie Hudson | 42-42 |
| 06:50 | Butler | Craig Salcedo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:23 | Butler | Filip Kranjcar clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-42 |
| 06:22 | Butler | Craig Salcedo tips it home | 42-44 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | David Harvey loses the dribble to Craig Salcedo | 42-44 |
| 06:00 | Butler | Craig Salcedo hits the finger roll | 42-46 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Arthur Yutzy, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Richard Blevins (C) Allen Davis, Filip Kranjcar | |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Blevins - foul #1 on Richard Blevins, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:25 | Butler | Melvin Forbes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hans Swiatkowski | 44-49 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Craig Salcedo steals it from David Blanchard | 44-49 |
| 04:53 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 04:51 | Butler | Richard Blevins tips it home | 44-51 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Louis Reaves drills a runner from the right block set up by Sean Sowders | 46-51 |
| 04:23 | Butler | Melvin Forbes can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-51 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Craig Salcedo is called for the reach on Sean Sowders - foul #3 on Craig Salcedo, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo (SF) Craig Salcedo | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Richard Blevins is called for the reach on Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Richard Blevins, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | David Blanchard drills a shot from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Butler | Richard Blevins hits a fadeaway from close range | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Hans Swiatkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Melvin Forbes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gonzalo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Jarvis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Richard Blevins (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the shot from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | David Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Louis Reaves drills a shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 02:47 | Butler | David Jarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Butler | Allen Davis (SG), Craig Salcedo (SF) Melvin Forbes, Gonzalo Castillo | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Sean Sowders buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 02:02 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 02:01 | Butler | David Jarvis tips it in | 53-55 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), David Blanchard (PF) David Harvey, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Butler | Melvin Forbes (SG), Gonzalo Castillo (SF), Filip Kranjcar (C) Allen Davis, Craig Salcedo, Richard Blevins | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Sean Sowders and the foul's on Gonzalo Castillo - foul #2 on Gonzalo Castillo, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Richard Blevins (C) Filip Kranjcar | |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:09 | Butler | Richard Blevins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Swiatkowski | 56-57 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | David Blanchard clanks a shot from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 00:39 | Butler | David Jarvis gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Butler | Hans Swiatkowski is fouled on the floor by David Blanchard - foul #1 on David Blanchard, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Butler | Gonzalo Castillo is fouled on the floor by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #6 | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Butler | David Jarvis is fouled on the floor by William Butz - foul #2 on William Butz, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Butler | David Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Butler | Richard Blevins gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:00 | Butler | Richard Blevins runs out the clock | 56-57 |