| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Causey (fresh) SG - Forrest Carter (fresh) SF - Grant Geren (fresh) PF - Joseph Evans (fresh) C - Christopher Himes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) SG - Robert Blay (fresh) SF - Cody Terry (fresh) PF - Jimmy Cordero (fresh) C - Dean Brennan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Dean Brennan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Cody Terry is hacked by Grant Geren - foul #1 on Grant Geren, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Robert Blay misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Dean Brennan hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Kansas | Forrest Carter lays it up and in on a great pass from Grant Geren | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Robert Blay can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Christopher Himes | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Kansas | William Causey drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Himes | 4-2 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | William Causey is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell - foul #1 on William Causey, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Cody Terry loses the dribble to Joseph Evans | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Kansas | William Causey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Dean Brennan | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | Robert Blay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Cordero | 4-2 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Robert Blay connects on the open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Mitchell | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Joseph Evans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Dean Brennan grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:55 | Louisville | William Causey is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Causey, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rick Call (PG), Paul Wojtowicz (SF), Raymond Jordan (C) William Causey, Grant Geren, Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Spry (PG), Patrick Tanner (SG), Jason Mays (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Justin Goodwin (C) Paul Mitchell, Robert Blay, Cody Terry, Jimmy Cordero, Dean Brennan | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Paul Wojtowicz denies the turnaround by Michael Collins | 4-4 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Michael Collins tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:31 | Kansas | Forrest Carter is whistled for a carry | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Scott (SG) Forrest Carter | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Rick Call steps in front of the Justin Goodwin pass in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:28 | Kansas | Rick Call hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Patrick Tanner misses the dunk attempt | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Kansas | Joseph Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Evans | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Rick Call (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Scott (fresh) SF - Paul Wojtowicz (fresh) PF - Joseph Evans (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Spry (fresh) SG - Patrick Tanner (fresh) SF - Jason Mays (fresh) PF - Michael Collins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Goodwin (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Jason Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Forrest Carter (SG), Christopher Himes (C) Keith Scott, Joseph Evans | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Blay (SG), Dean Brennan (C) Jason Mays, Justin Goodwin | |
| 15:24 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Forrest Carter | 10-6 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | The short jumper by Michael Collins is denied by Raymond Jordan | 10-6 |
| 15:01 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| 14:55 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Wojtowicz, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Scott (PG), Grant Geren (SF), Joseph Evans (PF) Rick Call, Paul Wojtowicz, Raymond Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Mitchell (PG), Cody Terry (SF), Jimmy Cordero (PF) Richard Spry, Patrick Tanner, Michael Collins | |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Keith Scott is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Scott, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Cody Terry is alone and throws it down | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Kansas | Joseph Evans connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Jimmy Cordero - foul #1 on Jimmy Cordero, team foul #1 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Kansas | John Segal (C) Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Goodwin (C) Dean Brennan | |
| 14:28 | Kansas | Joseph Evans makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero is hacked by Joseph Evans - foul #1 on Joseph Evans, team foul #6 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Carlson (SG) Robert Blay | |
| 13:55 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jimmy Cordero is denied by John Segal | 13-8 |
| 13:54 | Kansas | Grant Geren grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:34 | Kansas | Keith Scott misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Cody Terry grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Paul Mitchell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-8 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Troy Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Paul Mitchell knocks in the shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 12:56 | Kansas | Keith Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Cody Terry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Carlson | 16-12 |
| 12:47 | Kansas | Keith Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rick Call (PG), Paul Wojtowicz (SF), Raymond Jordan (PF), Christopher Himes (C) Keith Scott, Grant Geren, Joseph Evans, John Segal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Spry (PG), Robert Blay (SG), Patrick Tanner (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Dean Brennan (C) Paul Mitchell, Troy Carlson, Cody Terry, Jimmy Cordero, Justin Goodwin | |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Richard Spry hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-15 |
| 12:12 | Kansas | Rick Call hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Wojtowicz | 18-15 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Michael Collins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Spry and he's hacked by Raymond Jordan - foul #1 on Raymond Jordan, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Michael Collins makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Forrest Carter drills a jumper in the lane set up by Christopher Himes | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Rick Call (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Forrest Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Wojtowicz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Himes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Spry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Blay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick Tanner (fairly fresh) C - Dean Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Richard Spry is hacked by Rick Call in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rick Call, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Carlson (SG), Jason Mays (SF) Robert Blay, Patrick Tanner | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Richard Spry makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Richard Spry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:20 | Kansas | Forrest Carter blows the layup but the foul's on Troy Carlson - foul #1 on Troy Carlson, team foul #2 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Grant Geren (SF), Joseph Evans (PF) Paul Wojtowicz, Raymond Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:20 | Kansas | Forrest Carter misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:20 | Kansas | Forrest Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Dean Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Michael Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Mitchell (PG), Jimmy Cordero (PF) Richard Spry, Michael Collins | |
| 10:35 | Kansas | Forrest Carter is denied on a layup by Dean Brennan | 20-20 |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Joseph Evans can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Grant Geren tips it home | 22-20 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero buries a jump hook in the lane | 22-22 |
| 09:55 | Kansas | Grant Geren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Troy Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Scott (PG), Paul Wojtowicz (SF), Raymond Jordan (PF), John Segal (C) Forrest Carter, Grant Geren, Joseph Evans, Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Hughes (PG), Robert Blay (SG), Cody Terry (SF), Patrick Tanner (PF) Paul Mitchell, Troy Carlson, Jason Mays, Jimmy Cordero | |
| 09:27 | Kansas | Dean Brennan is called for the reach on John Segal - foul #1 on Dean Brennan, team foul #3 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Spry (PG), Justin Goodwin (C) Ronald Hughes, Dean Brennan | |
| 09:11 | Kansas | Rick Call hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 09:10 | Kansas | Keith Scott hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Cody Terry hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Spry | 24-24 |
| 08:21 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Scott | 26-24 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Justin Goodwin is called for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Forrest Carter (SG), Grant Geren (SF), Joseph Evans (PF), Christopher Himes (C) Keith Scott, Rick Call, Raymond Jordan, John Segal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Mitchell (PG), Jason Mays (SF), Jimmy Cordero (PF), Michael Collins (C) Richard Spry, Cody Terry, Patrick Tanner, Justin Goodwin | |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Blay - foul #1 on Robert Blay, team foul #4 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Carlson (SG), Dean Brennan (C) Robert Blay, Jason Mays | |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 08:00 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Forrest Carter picks off the pass by Paul Mitchell in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 07:38 | Kansas | Joseph Evans scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Paul Wojtowicz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Forrest Carter (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Grant Geren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Himes (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Collins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Forrest Carter is called for the reach on Dean Brennan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Forrest Carter, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rick Call (PG) Paul Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Dean Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Dean Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:21 | Kansas | Rick Call misses the floater from the left block | 29-26 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jimmy Cordero | 29-26 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero misses long on a floater from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 07:12 | Kansas | Grant Geren snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Rick Call misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Dean Brennan snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 06:47 | Kansas | Christopher Himes grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 06:30 | Kansas | Rick Call's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz (SF), Raymond Jordan (PF), John Segal (C) Grant Geren, Joseph Evans, Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Spry (PG), Robert Blay (SG), Cody Terry (SF), Justin Goodwin (C) Paul Mitchell, Troy Carlson, Michael Collins, Dean Brennan | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Jimmy Cordero misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-26 |
| 06:21 | Kansas | John Segal snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 06:03 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Scott (PG) Rick Call | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Tanner (PF) Jimmy Cordero | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Justin Goodwin misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 29-26 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Richard Spry tips it home | 29-28 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Scott | 31-28 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Raymond Jordan steps in front of the Cody Terry pass | 31-28 |
| 04:58 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rick Call (PG), Grant Geren (SF), Joseph Evans (PF), Christopher Himes (C) Keith Scott, Forrest Carter, Raymond Jordan, John Segal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Hughes (PG), Jason Mays (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Dean Brennan (C) Richard Spry, Cody Terry, Patrick Tanner, Justin Goodwin | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Ronald Hughes misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 31-28 |
| 04:36 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Paul Wojtowicz | 31-28 |
| 04:29 | Kansas | Rick Call clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 04:28 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz hits the follow up shot | 33-28 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Rick Call steals the ball from Ronald Hughes in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Ronald Hughes is called for the reach on Rick Call - foul #1 on Ronald Hughes, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Forrest Carter (SG) Paul Wojtowicz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Mitchell (PG), Troy Carlson (SG) Ronald Hughes, Robert Blay | |
| 03:55 | Kansas | Michael Collins swats the layup by Rick Call | 33-28 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Dean Brennan gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Dean Brennan is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane | 33-30 |
| 03:37 | Kansas | Joseph Evans is hacked by Michael Collins - foul #1 on Michael Collins, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | William Causey (PG), Raymond Jordan (C) Forrest Carter, Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Spry (SG), Cody Terry (SF), Jimmy Cordero (PF), Patrick Tanner (C) Troy Carlson, Jason Mays, Michael Collins, Dean Brennan | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - William Causey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rick Call (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Grant Geren (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Spry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cody Terry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jimmy Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Tanner (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Rick Call drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | William Causey picks off the pass by Paul Mitchell in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 03:07 | Kansas | Grant Geren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Spry | 36-30 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Paul Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Keith Scott (SG), Paul Wojtowicz (SF) Rick Call, Grant Geren | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Carlson (SG) Paul Mitchell | |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan makes the floater from the left side set up by Paul Wojtowicz | 38-30 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Cody Terry is hacked by Joseph Evans - foul #2 on Joseph Evans, team foul #10 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Christopher Himes (C) Raymond Jordan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Goodwin (C) Patrick Tanner | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Cody Terry misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Cody Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 02:23 | Kansas | Christopher Himes connects on the shot in the paint | 40-31 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Keith Scott steps in front of the Cody Terry pass in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 02:00 | Kansas | Joseph Evans comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 40-31 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Justin Goodwin snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Troy Carlson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 01:52 | Kansas | Paul Wojtowicz snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 01:47 | Kansas | William Causey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-31 |
| 01:45 | Kansas | Joseph Evans tips it back up and in | 42-31 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Cody Terry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Joseph Evans is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Cordero - foul #2 on Jimmy Cordero, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Forrest Carter (SG), Grant Geren (SF), Raymond Jordan (C) Keith Scott, Paul Wojtowicz, Christopher Himes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Mitchell (PG), Robert Blay (SG), Patrick Tanner (SF), Michael Collins (PF), Dean Brennan (C) Richard Spry, Troy Carlson, Cody Terry, Jimmy Cordero, Justin Goodwin | |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Joseph Evans makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:07 | Kansas | Joseph Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | William Causey is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on William Causey, team foul #11 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kansas | Rick Call (PG), John Segal (C) William Causey, Joseph Evans | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Paul Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Collins - foul #2 on Michael Collins, team foul #8 | 44-35 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:37 | Kansas | Raymond Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Dean Brennan snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Robert Blay makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Collins | 45-38 |
| 00:03 | Kansas | Grant Geren hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 45-38 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Grant Geren pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | The clock runs out | 45-38 |