| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Barry Peel inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:39 | Kansas | Alan Ladner connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Denault | 30-26 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Stevie Delaney denies the turnaround by Curtis Secrist | 30-26 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Mark Denault pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Barry Peel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Micheal Hause hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | John Clem scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-28 |
| 18:13 | Kansas | Alan Ladner's pass is intercepted by Harold Barnhart in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | Kansas | Alan Ladner pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:41 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lester Fabiano, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (C) Lester Fabiano, Barry Peel, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Andrew Hackett steals it from Troy Kersten | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon blows the layup but the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Olin Murawski (C) Alan Ladner, Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Micheal Hause connects on the floater from close range | 31-30 |
| 15:57 | Kansas | Andrew Hackett loses the ball out of bounds | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Barry Peel (SF), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Ardian Czaplinski, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Joseph Jones (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Howard Hagan, Troy Kersten | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 15:38 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:35 | Kansas | John Clem steals the ball from Mark Denault in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Micheal Hause hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Clem | 31-32 |
| 15:04 | Kansas | Mark Denault buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Foy | 33-32 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Willie Lewis and the foul's on Mark Denault - foul #2 on Mark Denault, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF) Steven Foy, Barry Peel, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, John Clem, Joseph Jones | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart misses the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:46 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 14:40 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Polson - foul #2 on Jerry Polson, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Micheal Hause (SF) Willie Lewis, Harold Barnhart | |
| 14:17 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 33-34 |
| 14:15 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney tips it in | 35-34 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 13:51 | Kansas | Mark Denault pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:30 | Kansas | Jerry Polson steals it from Lester Fabiano | 35-34 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Micheal Hause clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:42 | Kansas | Mark Denault drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Alan Ladner | 37-34 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist blows the layup but the foul's on Stevie Delaney - foul #1 on Stevie Delaney, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Alan Ladner, Ardian Czaplinski, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Troy Kersten | |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:19 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:16 | Kansas | Steven Foy double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Micheal Hause hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Barnhart | 37-37 |
| 11:42 | Kansas | Steven Foy buries a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andrew Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Olin Murawski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hause (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is hacked by Andrew Hackett - foul #1 on Andrew Hackett, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Stevie Delaney (PF) Steven Foy, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Stevie Delaney steps in front of the Willie Lewis pass | 40-37 |
| 10:52 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 10:50 | Kansas | Alan Ladner grabs the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Barry Peel can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 40-37 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | John Clem snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | John Clem drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 09:43 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney connects on the open turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Barry Peel | 42-40 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Howard Hagan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Hackett - foul #2 on Andrew Hackett, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Harold Barnhart | |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:53 | Kansas | Ardian Czaplinski's floater is tipped away by Troy Kersten | 42-42 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is hacked by Stevie Delaney - foul #2 on Stevie Delaney, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Howard Hagan | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Stevie Delaney steps in front of the John Clem pass | 42-42 |
| 07:41 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano loses the dribble to John Clem | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stevie Delaney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Denault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Clem (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 3 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | John Clem misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 07:16 | Kansas | Mark Denault grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:12 | Kansas | Phillip Slomski is called for the reach on Ardian Czaplinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Slomski, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Ardian Czaplinski, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Troy Kersten | |
| 06:54 | Kansas | Olin Murawski hits the finger roll set up by Alan Ladner | 44-42 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist's pass is intercepted by Barry Peel | 44-42 |
| 05:57 | Kansas | Andrew Hackett can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-42 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Clem | 44-42 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | John Clem pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist loses the dribble to Barry Peel | 44-42 |
| 05:01 | Kansas | Barry Peel lays it in | 46-42 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Steven Foy is called for the reach on Harold Barnhart - foul #3 on Steven Foy, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Barry Peel, Steven Foy, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Joseph Jones (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause, John Clem, Curtis Secrist | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Joseph Jones grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 03:49 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF) Harold Barnhart | |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Ladner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Jones (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses the fadeaway near the basket | 48-44 |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Mark Denault pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 02:39 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Thomas Bacon (C) Alan Ladner, Ardian Czaplinski, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF) Jerry Polson, Joseph Jones | |
| 02:39 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:39 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Troy Kersten gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Troy Kersten misses the floater from the left side | 49-44 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 02:19 | Kansas | Jerry Polson takes the ball from Steven Foy in the backcourt | 49-44 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Jerry Polson hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-47 |
| 01:38 | Kansas | Mark Denault misses the jump hook in the paint | 49-47 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Troy Kersten | 49-47 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Willie Lewis's floater is knocked away by Mark Denault | 49-47 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Willie Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 00:52 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Kansas | Barry Peel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 49-47 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is fouled on the floor by Mark Denault - foul #3 on Mark Denault, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG) Steven Foy | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Willie Lewis, Troy Kersten | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:15 | Kansas | Jerry Polson is called for the reach on Lester Fabiano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG) Jerry Polson | |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Curtis Secrist is called for the reach on Stevie Delaney - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:14 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Willie Lewis is called for the reach on Stevie Delaney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG) Barry Peel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 55-49 |