| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Echevarria (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommie Layman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Richard Appel denies the turnaround by James Echevarria | 34-28 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the offensive board | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Echevarria | 37-28 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Edward Holguin misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Fisher - foul #2 on Michael Fisher, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (SG) Tommie Layman | |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 39-30 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Tony Michaelson steals the ball from Edward Holguin | 39-30 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson hits the finger roll | 41-30 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | James Echevarria gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Richard Appel pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Richard Junkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Echevarria | 41-30 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson's layup is rejected by Edward Holguin | 41-30 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson tips it home | 43-30 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Fulcher misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Fisher - foul #3 on Michael Fisher, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Billington (SF), Raymond Butler (PF) Gerald Santucci, Richard Appel | |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | James Echevarria's pass is intercepted by Richard Junkins | 43-32 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Richard Junkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Joseph Budziszewski (C) James Echevarria, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (SG), Tommie Layman (C) Edward Holguin, William Fulcher | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | George Whaley buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Budziszewski | 45-32 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Richard Junkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ralph Tindle - foul #2 on Ralph Tindle, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Hultgren (PF) George Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG) Tommie Layman | |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Richard Junkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Richard Junkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Jonathan Manz is called for the reach on David Crickenberger - foul #1 on Jonathan Manz, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF) Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Appel (PF), Tommie Layman (C) Raymond Butler, Richard Junkins | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) C - Joseph Budziszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) SG - Gerald Santucci (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Curtis Billington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Layman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Tindle | 47-34 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Curtis Billington is hacked by Joseph Budziszewski - foul #2 on Joseph Budziszewski, team foul #4 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG), George Whaley (PF), Joshua Anderson (C) Ralph Tindle, John Hultgren, Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Holguin (SG), William Fulcher (SF) Gerald Santucci, Curtis Billington | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | William Fulcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the dunk | 47-34 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | William Fulcher grabs the board | 47-34 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Edward Holguin scores on a floater from the left wing set up by William Fulcher | 47-36 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger loses the dribble to Jonathan Manz in the backcourt | 47-36 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz misses the dunk | 47-36 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | George Whaley gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it in | 49-36 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the fadeaway from the right side | 49-38 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Edward Holguin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), John Hultgren (PF) David Crickenberger, Michael Fisher, George Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (PG), Curtis Billington (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Louis Quillen (C) Jonathan Manz, William Fulcher, Richard Appel, Tommie Layman | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | James Echevarria lays it up and in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tony Michaelson and he's hacked by Raymond Butler - foul #3 on Raymond Butler, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Budziszewski (C) Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (SG) Edward Holguin | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Raymond Butler is hacked by John Hultgren - foul #1 on John Hultgren, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Fisher (SF) James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Raymond Butler makes the turnaround in the paint | 52-40 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Butler - foul #4 on Raymond Butler, team foul #3 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Whaley (PF), Joshua Anderson (C) John Hultgren, Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Holguin (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Richard Appel (PF) Gerald Santucci, Curtis Billington, Raymond Butler | |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | William Fulcher can't connect on a floater from close range | 53-40 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Holguin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher hits the follow up shot | 55-40 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Michael Fisher is called for the reach on Richard Junkins - foul #4 on Michael Fisher, team foul #6 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF) Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommie Layman (C) Louis Quillen | |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Richard Junkins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | James Echevarria comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Edward Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | William Fulcher's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Anderson | 55-43 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson blows the dunk | 55-43 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Tommie Layman grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Richard Junkins misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-43 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is open but comes up short on the runner near the basket | 55-43 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Fulcher | 55-43 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Richard Junkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 55-43 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), John Hultgren (PF), Joseph Budziszewski (C) Tony Michaelson, Ralph Tindle, George Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Gerald Santucci (SG), Curtis Billington (SF) Richard Junkins, Edward Holguin, William Fulcher | |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz drills a shot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Joshua Anderson - foul #2 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Quillen (C) Tommie Layman | |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci banks in the layup on a nice dish by Curtis Billington | 55-47 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Curtis Billington picks off the pass by Joseph Budziszewski | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) C - Joseph Budziszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Billington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Appel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz is hacked by John Hultgren - foul #2 on John Hultgren, team foul #8 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Michael Fisher (SF), George Whaley (PF) James Echevarria, Joshua Anderson, John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Butler (PF) Richard Appel | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Joseph Budziszewski gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (PG) Jonathan Manz | |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Raymond Butler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Raymond Butler tips it in | 55-49 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | George Whaley connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Crickenberger | 57-49 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Raymond Butler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson snags the defensive board | 57-49 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher is open and scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Tony Michaelson | 59-49 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci is fouled on the floor by Michael Fisher - foul #5 on Michael Fisher, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), James Echevarria (SF), Joshua Anderson (C) David Crickenberger, Michael Fisher, Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Fulcher (SF), Tommie Layman (C) Curtis Billington, Louis Quillen | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | William Fulcher steps in front of the Joshua Anderson pass | 59-49 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Joshua Anderson swats the shot by Raymond Butler | 59-49 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Raymond Butler tips it home | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | James Echevarria scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ralph Tindle | 61-51 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Richard Junkins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-51 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Anderson | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Echevarria | 63-51 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Richard Junkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), John Hultgren (PF) Tony Michaelson, George Whaley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Edward Holguin (SG), Richard Appel (PF) Richard Junkins, Gerald Santucci, Raymond Butler | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | James Echevarria can't finish the layup | 63-51 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Hultgren (fresh) C - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Holguin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommie Layman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Louisville | William Fulcher can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-51 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | William Fulcher tips it back up and in | 65-53 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), George Whaley (PF), Joseph Budziszewski (C) David Crickenberger, John Hultgren, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (PG) Jonathan Manz | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | William Fulcher makes the driving attempt in the paint | 65-55 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the dunk attempt | 65-55 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Tommie Layman pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Richard Junkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Appel | 65-58 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson (C) Joseph Budziszewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Junkins - foul #3 on Richard Junkins, team foul #4 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Ralph Tindle | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Tommie Layman is called for the reach on Tony Michaelson - foul #4 on Tommie Layman, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger is fouled on the floor by Richard Appel - foul #2 on Richard Appel, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Richard Junkins - foul #4 on Richard Junkins, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Richard Junkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-58 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | George Whaley is hacked by Richard Junkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Junkins, team foul #8 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG) Richard Junkins | |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Tommie Layman pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | David Crickenberger steps in front of the Edward Holguin pass | 67-58 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the easy layup | 67-58 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Richard Appel grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Edward Holguin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Appel | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Manz - foul #2 on Jonathan Manz, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | William Fulcher clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Tommie Layman gets the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Edward Holguin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson pulls down the rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Jonathan Manz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Manz, team foul #10 | 69-61 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | George Whaley blocks the short jumper by Richard Appel | 71-61 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger runs out the clock | 71-61 |