| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Barnett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Liverman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Hester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Hunter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Harold Liverman inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Kansas | Harold Liverman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-35 |
| 19:39 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter tips it home | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong drills a floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 19:04 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Jeffery Hester and he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayavong - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayavong, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayavong | |
| 19:04 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Robert West misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 18:37 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 18:18 | Kansas | Harold Liverman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 38-37 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison double dribbles | 38-37 |
| 17:40 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Harold Liverman | 40-37 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison is fouled on the floor by Douglas Barnett - foul #1 on Douglas Barnett, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | William Kemp (SG), Charles Burton (C) Douglas Barnett, Jeffery Hester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Connie Curry (C) Leonard Harrison | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Leonard Hunter denies the turnaround by Connie Curry | 40-37 |
| 17:01 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | William Kemp knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harold Liverman | 43-37 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Paul Wyatt, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Hamm (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Ryan Somers (SG) Paul Wyatt, Robert West | |
| 16:17 | Kansas | Harold Liverman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 16:15 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:55 | Kansas | Charles Burton hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Kemp | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Anthony Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Kemp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Liverman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Hunter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Colgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Somers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Wingate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Connie Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Harold Liverman is called for the reach on Daniel Ugarte - foul #2 on Harold Liverman, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kansas | Douglas Barnett (SF), Jeffery Hester (PF) Harold Liverman, Leonard Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Robert West (SG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (SF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Ryan Somers, Daniel Ugarte, Edgar Wingate | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-37 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison tips it back up and in | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Douglas Barnett | 48-39 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Robert West knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 14:04 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-42 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Connie Curry gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Anthony Hamm takes the ball from Cheng-Gong Xayavong | 48-42 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | William Kemp is whistled for a carry | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Lee (PG), Harold Liverman (SF), Leonard Hunter (C) Anthony Hamm, William Kemp, Charles Burton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Somers (SG), Daniel Ugarte (SF), Edgar Wingate (PF) Robert West, Connie Curry, Leonard Harrison | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte hits a floater from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 12:32 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lee and he's fouled by Paul Wyatt - foul #3 on Paul Wyatt, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG) Paul Wyatt | |
| 12:32 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | James Colgan's pass is intercepted by Thomas Lee in the backcourt | 51-44 |
| 12:28 | Kansas | Thomas Lee throws it down | 53-44 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong can't tip it in | 53-44 |
| 12:03 | Kansas | Thomas Lee gets the rebound | 53-44 |
| 11:34 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester can't connect on a floater from the left side | 53-44 |
| 11:33 | Kansas | Harold Liverman snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Barnett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Liverman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffery Hester (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Colgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Somers (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Wingate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Lee | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte is fouled on the floor by Harold Liverman - foul #3 on Harold Liverman, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Burton (C) Jeffery Hester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Robert West (SG), Connie Curry (PF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Ryan Somers, Edgar Wingate, Cheng-Gong Xayavong | |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 10:32 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Connie Curry drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Harold Liverman - foul #4 on Harold Liverman, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Hamm (PG), William Kemp (SG) Thomas Lee, Douglas Barnett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 09:55 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 55-50 |
| 09:53 | Kansas | Harold Liverman gets the offensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 09:39 | Kansas | Paul Wyatt picks off the pass by Anthony Hamm | 55-50 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte travels with the ball | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeffery Hester (PF) Leonard Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:03 | Kansas | William Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Connie Curry | 55-50 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 08:39 | Kansas | Charles Burton snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 08:19 | Kansas | Leonard Harrison is called for the reach on Jeffery Hester - foul #2 on Leonard Harrison, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Lee (PG), Leonard Hunter (SF) Anthony Hamm, Harold Liverman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong (SF), Edgar Wingate (PF) Daniel Ugarte, Leonard Harrison | |
| 08:07 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester misses the shot from the left side | 55-50 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Connie Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Thomas Lee takes the ball from Cheng-Gong Xayavong | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffery Hester (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Burton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert West (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Connie Curry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Thomas Lee drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Burton and the foul's on Connie Curry - foul #3 on Connie Curry, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Douglas Barnett (SG), Harold Liverman (SF) William Kemp, Charles Burton | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Ryan Somers (SG), Leonard Harrison (C) Paul Wyatt, Robert West, Connie Curry | |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Thomas Lee misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-50 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong misses the lay-in | 57-50 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Ryan Somers gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 06:04 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Thomas Lee misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 57-50 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 57-50 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison blows the layup but the foul's on Douglas Barnett - foul #2 on Douglas Barnett, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Hamm (PG), William Kemp (SG), Charles Burton (C) Thomas Lee, Douglas Barnett, Leonard Hunter | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Robert West (SG), Daniel Ugarte (SF) James Colgan, Ryan Somers, Edgar Wingate | |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Cheng-Gong Xayavong is called for the reach on Harold Liverman - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xayavong, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Connie Curry (C) Leonard Harrison | |
| 05:04 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester misses the fadeaway near the basket | 57-51 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester tips it but misses | 57-51 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Connie Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte is fouled on the floor by Harold Liverman - foul #5 on Harold Liverman, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Lee (PG), Leonard Hunter (SF) Anthony Hamm, Harold Liverman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 04:06 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 03:47 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester makes the fadeaway from the left block | 59-51 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Hunter (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffery Hester (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert West (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Connie Curry (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Kansas | William Kemp is fouled on the floor by Connie Curry - foul #4 on Connie Curry, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Douglas Barnett (SF) Jeffery Hester | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayavong | |
| 03:08 | Kansas | William Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Connie Curry pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Douglas Barnett - foul #3 on Douglas Barnett, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Jeffery Hester (PF) William Kemp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Harrison (C) Connie Curry | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:54 | Kansas | Charles Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:33 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter comes up short on the floater from the right block | 59-54 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Robert West grabs the board | 59-54 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert West's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Hunter | 59-54 |
| 02:01 | Kansas | Jeffery Hester pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:41 | Kansas | Edgar Wingate is called for the reach on Douglas Barnett - foul #2 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong (PF) Edgar Wingate | |
| 01:41 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:41 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Robert West makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Wyatt | 61-56 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert West - foul #2 on Robert West, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:56 | Kansas | Douglas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Leonard Hunter - foul #1 on Leonard Hunter, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Kansas | Thomas Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 62-57 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte loses the ball out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | Anthony Hamm (PG), William Kemp (SG) Thomas Lee, Charles Burton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wyatt - foul #4 on Paul Wyatt, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Anthony Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Jeffery Hester takes the ball from Leonard Harrison | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Burton (C) William Kemp | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:10 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter is hacked by Paul Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Wyatt, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG) Paul Wyatt | |
| 00:10 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:10 | Kansas | Leonard Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong is hacked by Charles Burton - foul #2 on Charles Burton, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Lee (PG) Anthony Hamm | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Lee runs out the clock | 66-59 |