| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) PF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) 3 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Flores (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. C - Barry Mah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Williams inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 39-41 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Clausen | 39-41 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez hits a runner near the basket | 41-41 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 18:40 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | Barry Mah misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 41-43 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Steven Byrd takes the ball from Kyle Clausen | 41-43 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Juan Flores | 41-45 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz is hacked by Gabriel Burton - foul #2 on Gabriel Burton, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Swofford (C) Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gabriel Burton and he's fouled by Arthur Nitz - foul #1 on Arthur Nitz, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SF), James Lusk (C) Kyle Clausen, Arthur Nitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Ronald Lipman (C) Juan Flores, Gabriel Burton, Barry Mah | |
| 17:09 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Graham - foul #1 on Ronald Graham, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dale Robinson | 45-48 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Ronald Graham pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd drills a shot from the left block | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ian Lazaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dale Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Swofford (fresh) C - James Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Steve Hughes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) PF - Steven Byrd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Ronald Lipman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Dale Robinson misses the lay-in | 45-50 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | Ronald Graham is hacked by James Lusk - foul #2 on James Lusk, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), John Williams (SF), Arthur Nitz (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Ian Lazaro, Craig Swofford, James Lusk | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Flores (SG), Gabriel Burton (SF), Barry Mah (C) Tyler Loveland, Ronald Graham, Steven Byrd | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Juan Flores is fouled on the floor by Kyle Clausen - foul #2 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | John Williams picks off the pass by Juan Flores | 45-50 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | John Williams lays it up and in | 47-50 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 47-50 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Barry Mah tips it in | 47-52 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is fouled on the floor by Juan Flores - foul #1 on Juan Flores, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG) Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Byrd (PF) Ronald Lipman | |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz clanks a floater from close range | 47-52 |
| 13:43 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Barry Mah | 47-52 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd blows the dunk | 47-52 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Williams | 50-52 |
| 12:53 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gabriel Burton, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SF), Craig Swofford (C) John Williams, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (PG), Billy Stout (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Micheal Cunningham (C) Steve Hughes, Juan Flores, Gabriel Burton, Barry Mah | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz can't finish the layup | 50-52 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas | Ronald Graham grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Craig Swofford pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Ian Lazaro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Ronald Graham gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Clausen (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Ian Lazaro (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Arthur Nitz (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Craig Swofford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (tiring) 13 pts. C - Micheal Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz lays it up and in and he's fouled by Steven Byrd - foul #3 on Steven Byrd, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (PG), Carmine Conti (SG), John Williams (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Ian Lazaro, Craig Swofford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Juan Flores (SG), Gabriel Burton (SF), Ronald Lipman (PF), Barry Mah (C) Tyler Loveland, Billy Stout, Ronald Graham, Steven Byrd, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Juan Flores misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Barry Mah can't tip it in | 53-52 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | John Williams grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz misses the lay-in | 53-52 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz grabs the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lipman - foul #3 on Ronald Lipman, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Swofford (PF) Arthur Nitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Barry Mah snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 09:42 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:24 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz's pass is intercepted by Gabriel Burton | 53-52 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:34 | Arkansas | Ronald Lipman misses short on a jumper near the basket | 53-52 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Barry Mah hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Dale Robinson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Lipman - foul #4 on Ronald Lipman, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), James Lusk (PF), Ian Lazaro (C) Carmine Conti, John Williams, Craig Swofford, Julio Ruiz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (PG), Billy Stout (SG), Ronald Graham (SF), Steven Byrd (PF), Micheal Cunningham (C) Steve Hughes, Juan Flores, Gabriel Burton, Ronald Lipman, Barry Mah | |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Dale Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Dale Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the lay-in | 55-54 |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | Micheal Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Dale Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lusk (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ian Lazaro (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Graham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Byrd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. C - Micheal Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ian Lazaro | 57-54 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kyle Clausen - foul #3 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Nitz (PF) Dale Robinson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG) Billy Stout | |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 06:38 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kyle Clausen - foul #4 on Kyle Clausen, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Craig Swofford (C) James Lusk | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Juan Flores (SG), Ronald Lipman (C) Tyler Loveland, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 06:17 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz hits the finger roll | 59-56 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-56 |
| 05:47 | Arkansas | Ronald Graham tips it in | 59-58 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez is hacked by Ronald Lipman - foul #5 on Ronald Lipman, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Williams (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ian Lazaro, Craig Swofford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton (SF), Micheal Cunningham (PF), Barry Mah (C) Ronald Graham, Steven Byrd, Ronald Lipman | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Micheal Cunningham gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | Juan Flores comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz tips it in | 62-58 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Micheal Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz is called for traveling | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Craig Swofford (PF) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Arthur Nitz | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyler Loveland (PG), Billy Stout (SG), Steven Byrd (PF) Steve Hughes, Juan Flores, Micheal Cunningham | |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dale Robinson | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ian Lazaro (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Swofford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyler Loveland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gabriel Burton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Steven Byrd (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Mah (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Craig Swofford comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-60 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Barry Mah pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Billy Stout misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Barry Mah grabs the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Arthur Nitz (PF) Ian Lazaro, Dale Robinson, Craig Swofford | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steve Hughes (PG), Juan Flores (SG) Tyler Loveland, Billy Stout | |
| 02:37 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Steve Hughes | 62-63 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | John Williams tips it back up and in | 64-63 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Juan Flores | 64-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Ramon Gutierrez and he's fouled by Juan Flores - foul #2 on Juan Flores, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes's layup is rejected by Julio Ruiz | 67-65 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Arkansas | Steven Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 70-65 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Williams | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by John Williams | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Steve Hughes buries a 3 from the left wing | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Juan Flores is called for the reach on Kyle Clausen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Juan Flores, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-71 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is fouled in the backcourt by Juan Flores - foul #4 on Juan Flores, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Williams (SF) Ian Lazaro | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen misses the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Barry Mah gets the rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Gabriel Burton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-71 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Hughes - foul #2 on Steve Hughes, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ian Lazaro (SF) John Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Juan Flores comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-71 |