| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| 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) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-27 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is called for traveling | 28-27 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is hacked by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | William Butz grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome hits a floater from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | David Blanchard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Reaves | 30-27 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 30-27 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | William Butz misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Charles Farmer, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Michael Merritt, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Sammie Hudson, Louis Reaves | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | William Butz misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | William Butz misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Archie Blosser (PF) Phil Newsome, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) William Butz | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | David Harvey connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Leonel Lundin | 33-29 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle is hacked by David Harvey - foul #2 on David Harvey, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, David Harvey, Leonel Lundin | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is whistled for traveling | 33-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Alvin Manning, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 33-29 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt tips it back up and in | 35-29 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is intercepted by Michael Merritt | 35-29 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Louis Reaves swats the shot by Charles Farmer | 35-29 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Yutzy and the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #4 on Cory Thompson, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard | |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome lays it in set up by Archie Blosser | 37-33 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Alvin Manning steps in front of the Louis Reaves pass | 37-33 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Alvin Manning is denied by Sammie Hudson | 37-33 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Butz | 37-33 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | William Butz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning loses the dribble to Rodney Heller | 37-33 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-33 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't tip it in | 37-33 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | David Harvey hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Reaves | 37-35 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Phil Newsome is called for the reach on William Butz - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Alvin Manning, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Rodney Heller, William Butz, David Harvey, Sammie Hudson, Louis Reaves | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the jump hook from the baseline | 37-35 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it in | 37-37 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 40-37 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin hits a shot from the right block and the foul's on Stephen Danford - foul #3 on Stephen Danford, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Phil Newsome | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford is hacked by Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kyle Cannon - foul #3 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (C) Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Louis Reaves (C) Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | David Blanchard knocks in the shot in the lane set up by William Butz | 41-43 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 41-43 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 41-43 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it home | 41-45 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 44-45 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Charles Farmer takes the ball from David Blanchard | 44-45 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses short on a floater from the right block | 44-45 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Sean Sowders knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Blanchard | 44-48 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it but misses | 44-48 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a floater from close range | 44-48 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cory Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Farmer (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-48 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | David Blanchard steps in front of the Cory Thompson pass | 44-48 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | William Butz misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Cory Thompson - foul #5 on Cory Thompson, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 02:13 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-52 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) William Butz | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Leonel Lundin | 47-54 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Mathew Lawson (C) Alvin Manning, Kevin Cagle, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a jumper in the paint | 47-54 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Kyle Cannon is called for the reach on Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard is hacked by Archie Blosser - foul #1 on Archie Blosser, team foul #12 | 50-58 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | David Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson drills a jumper from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Phil Newsome in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phil Newsome, team foul #13 | 52-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-61 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 52-61 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Alvin Manning is called for the reach on Louis Reaves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alvin Manning, team foul #14 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | David Harvey steals it from Phil Newsome | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | David Harvey runs out the clock | 52-63 |