| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 2 stl. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Shawn Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Woodrow Room (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room is fouled on the floor by Richard Byrd - foul #2 on Richard Byrd, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is hacked by Richard Byrd - foul #3 on Richard Byrd, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SG) Richard Byrd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Mike Sabatino | 35-31 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Michael Lyons is hacked by Rick Harden - foul #1 on Rick Harden, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is fouled on the floor by Mike Sabatino - foul #2 on Mike Sabatino, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Michael Lyons buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Sledge | 38-31 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Raymond Sledge picks off the pass by Mike Sabatino | 38-31 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke tips it home | 40-31 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-33 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Lyons | 40-33 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge drills a runner in the lane and he's hacked by Shawn Cook - foul #2 on Shawn Cook, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Brady Duke (SF), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Michael Lyons, Winston Dismuke, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), John Teeter (SF), Joseph Landers (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Chad Lee is called for the reach on Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Chad Lee, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG) Raymond Sledge | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Andrew Veras is called for the reach on Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Veras, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Isaac Michael steals it from Steven Johnson | 43-33 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Isaac Michael lays it up and in | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Veras (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Banton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Teeter (fresh) PF - Joseph Landers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nile Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-33 |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Isaac Michael gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Isaac Michael can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Johnson - foul #1 on Steven Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG) Chad Lee | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rick Harden (PF) Nile Robinson | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | John Teeter comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Brady Duke snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Richard Byrd buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Andrew Veras is hacked by John Teeter - foul #3 on John Teeter, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (PG), David McStay (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Isaac Michael, Elvin Dilday, Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), Woodrow Room (C) Paul Banton, Steven Johnson, Joseph Landers | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Chad Lee hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Shawn Cook - foul #3 on Shawn Cook, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SF) David McStay | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland (SF) John Teeter | |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-33 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden grabs the offensive board | 51-33 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 13:50 | Louisville | Brady Duke connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Raymond Sledge | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook hits the follow up shot | 53-35 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Quinton Butler misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Freddie Leland - foul #1 on Freddie Leland, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF) Chad Lee, Brady Duke | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Joseph Landers (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Shawn Cook, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-35 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | Quinton Butler is called for the reach on Mike Sabatino - foul #3 on Quinton Butler, team foul #5 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Elvin Dilday (C) Richard Byrd, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Freddie Leland | 55-37 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge double dribbles | 55-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG) Raymond Sledge | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), John Teeter (SF), Rick Harden (PF), Woodrow Room (C) Mike Sabatino, Freddie Leland, Joseph Landers, Nile Robinson | |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday pulls down the rebound | 55-37 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Michael Lyons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-37 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Woodrow Room | 55-37 |
| 11:51 | Notre Dame | Michael Lyons picks off the pass by Steven Johnson | 55-37 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Isaac Michael lays it in set up by Michael Lyons | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Elvin Dilday (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Banton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Teeter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Rick Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Woodrow Room (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | John Teeter drills a runner in the lane | 57-39 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Chad Lee connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-39 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | John Teeter comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Winston Dismuke - foul #2 on Winston Dismuke, team foul #6 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), Brady Duke (SF), David McStay (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Chad Lee, Michael Lyons, Winston Dismuke, Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG) Steven Johnson | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | John Teeter makes the 1st free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses the 2nd free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David McStay | 59-40 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Isaac Michael drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David McStay | 62-40 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Teeter | 62-43 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Quinton Butler's floater is tipped away by Woodrow Room | 62-43 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Brady Duke pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-43 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Brady Duke can't tip it in | 62-43 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:53 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Isaac Michael comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Woodrow Room | 62-45 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-45 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | John Teeter grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Woodrow Room comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-45 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Quinton Butler pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Isaac Michael's pass is intercepted by Rick Harden | 62-45 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Rick Harden, team foul #8 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF), Elvin Dilday (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Brady Duke, David McStay, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Mike Sabatino (SG), Freddie Leland (SF), Joseph Landers (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Shawn Cook, John Teeter, Paul Banton, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke is fouled on the floor by Joseph Landers - foul #2 on Joseph Landers, team foul #9 | 62-45 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Freddie Leland is whistled for traveling | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mike Sabatino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Leland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Landers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Nile Robinson (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 66-45 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Lyons - foul #1 on Michael Lyons, team foul #7 | 66-47 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson makes the free throw | 66-48 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Lyons | 68-48 |
| 06:39 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Landers | 68-51 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Michael Lyons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael Lyons, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Brady Duke (C) Chad Lee, Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook (PG), Richard Paradis (C) Steven Johnson, Joseph Landers | |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 68-51 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-51 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino is fouled on the floor by Raymond Sledge - foul #1 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #9 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Winston Dismuke | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SF), Rick Harden (PF) Freddie Leland, Nile Robinson | |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Mike Sabatino makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Quinton Butler misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Richard Paradis - foul #1 on Richard Paradis, team foul #10 | 68-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | David McStay (PF) Michael Lyons | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Quinton Butler misses the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 69-53 |
| 05:17 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Teeter | 69-55 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Richard Byrd buries a floater from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Shawn Cook misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-55 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | David McStay pulls down the rebound | 71-55 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Isaac Michael hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Byrd | 73-55 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden is fouled on the floor by David McStay - foul #1 on David McStay, team foul #10 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Winston Dismuke (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, David McStay, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson (PG), Freddie Leland (SF), Woodrow Room (C) Shawn Cook, Mike Sabatino, Richard Paradis | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Rick Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke snags the defensive board | 73-56 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Andrew Veras denies the turnaround by John Teeter | 76-56 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Brady Duke - foul #1 on Brady Duke, team foul #11 | 76-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Banton (PG), Joseph Landers (PF), Nile Robinson (C) Freddie Leland, Rick Harden, Woodrow Room | |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | John Teeter misses the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | John Teeter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Landers - foul #3 on Joseph Landers, team foul #11 | 76-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Willard Massengale (PF) John Teeter | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday misses the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Willard Massengale pulls down the rebound | 77-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Raymond Sledge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Veras (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Banton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nile Robinson (fresh) PF - Willard Massengale (fresh) C - Joseph Landers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson is hacked by Chad Lee - foul #2 on Chad Lee, team foul #12 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis (C) Willard Massengale | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge's pass is intercepted by Paul Banton in the backcourt | 77-58 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Banton | 77-60 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Chad Lee is hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #12 | 77-60 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Chad Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Steven Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 78-60 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Chad Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-60 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson is whistled for traveling | 78-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | David McStay (PF) Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 78-60 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Paradis misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 78-60 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Andrew Veras gets the rebound | 78-60 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Chad Lee clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Nile Robinson - foul #1 on Nile Robinson, team foul #13 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (PF) David McStay | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Teeter (SF) Richard Paradis | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Chad Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | John Teeter is called for 3 seconds | 80-60 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 80-60 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Joseph Landers gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Nile Robinson is blocked by Elvin Dilday | 80-60 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge gets the rebound | 80-60 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday loses the ball out of bounds | 80-60 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Nile Robinson picks off the pass by Brady Duke | 80-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Nile Robinson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 80-60 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge pulls down the rebound | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge runs out the clock | 80-60 |