| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) C - Joel Ament (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Butler | Frankie Molnar inbounds the ball | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Butler | Joel Ament jams it | 47-40 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 19:08 | Butler | Frankie Molnar's pass is intercepted by Michael Donner | 48-40 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits the finger roll | 50-40 |
| 18:55 | Butler | Omer Zaharis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Rogelio Romano (PF) Omer Zaharis | |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 52-40 |
| 18:31 | Butler | Kevin Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Tommy Strozier is called for the reach on Scott White - foul #3 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #3 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) Michael Donner, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Jessie Williamson (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Willie Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF) Frederick Thompson | |
| Subs | Butler | Cory Aylward (SF) Frankie Molnar | |
| 17:33 | Butler | Jessie Williamson is hacked by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Randall Lucas (SF) William Seibert | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG) Kevin Jackson | |
| 17:15 | Butler | Francis Griffin takes the ball from Rogelio Romano | 52-43 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Francis Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willie Carr | 54-43 |
| 16:41 | Butler | Frank Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-43 |
| 16:40 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 16:21 | Butler | Jim Gandy takes the ball from Frank Jackson | 54-43 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Francis Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Jim Gandy, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Frank Jackson, Rogelio Romano, Joel Ament | |
| 15:47 | Butler | Frankie Molnar travels with the ball | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Jessie Williamson, Cory Aylward | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Scott White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Omer Zaharis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raphael Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Omer Zaharis - foul #4 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Joel Ament (C) Omer Zaharis | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-43 |
| 15:06 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it but misses | 56-43 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Michael Donner grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Michael Donner connects on the jumper in the lane set up by William Seibert and he's fouled by Tommy Strozier - foul #4 on Tommy Strozier, team foul #5 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 14:39 | Butler | Kevin Jackson clanks a shot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 14:37 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it but misses | 59-43 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Scott White grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | William Seibert is whistled for traveling | 59-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (PF) Scott White | |
| Subs | Butler | Cory Aylward (C) Joel Ament | |
| 14:22 | Butler | Raphael Rossi loses the dribble to Jim Gandy | 59-43 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | William Seibert can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's hacked by Frank Jackson - foul #2 on Frank Jackson, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Michael Arce (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Joel Ament (C) Kevin Jackson, Frankie Molnar, Raphael Rossi | |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:43 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-43 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Francis Griffin | 62-43 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Willie Carr clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-43 |
| 13:35 | Butler | Cory Aylward pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 13:17 | Butler | Jeffery Ford clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-43 |
| 13:16 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it home | 62-45 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Joel Ament denies the turnaround by Michael Arce | 62-45 |
| 12:59 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 62-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:41 | Butler | Joel Ament misses long on a floater in the lane | 62-45 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Michael Arce snags the defensive board | 62-45 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Francis Griffin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:12 | Butler | Willie Carr steals the ball from Jessie Williamson | 65-45 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Willie Carr lays it in | 67-45 |
| 11:51 | Butler | Cory Aylward drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Jackson | 67-48 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Willie Carr hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 67-48 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Francis Griffin hits the follow up shot | 69-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Griffin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Frederick Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Gandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Arce (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Frank Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Ford (fairly fresh) SF - Jessie Williamson (fairly fresh) PF - Cory Aylward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Butler | Joel Ament can't throw it down | 69-48 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Jim Gandy gets the rebound | 69-48 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Francis Griffin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Willie Carr | 72-48 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Cory Aylward misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Gandy - foul #2 on Jim Gandy, team foul #2 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Frederick Thompson, Jim Gandy, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Frankie Molnar (SF), Rogelio Romano (C) Frank Jackson, Jeffery Ford, Joel Ament | |
| 11:10 | Butler | Cory Aylward makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 11:10 | Butler | Cory Aylward misses the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon snags the defensive board | 72-49 |
| 11:06 | Louisville | Michael Donner comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-49 |
| 11:05 | Butler | Frankie Molnar grabs the board | 72-49 |
| 10:44 | Butler | Cory Aylward buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 72-52 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Randall Lucas loses the dribble to Jessie Williamson | 72-52 |
| 10:02 | Butler | Randall Lucas is called for the reach on Frankie Molnar - foul #1 on Randall Lucas, team foul #3 | 72-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Raphael Rossi (C) Cory Aylward | |
| 09:55 | Butler | Kevin Jackson is hacked by Thomas Gannon - foul #3 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #4 | 72-52 |
| 09:50 | Butler | Jessie Williamson misses the shot from the free throw line | 72-52 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gannon | 72-52 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | William Seibert knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Scott White | 74-52 |
| 09:38 | Butler | Raphael Rossi's floater is tipped away by Thomas Gannon | 74-52 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Randall Lucas | 74-52 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Scott White | 76-52 |
| 09:14 | Butler | Raphael Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-52 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Raphael Rossi snags the offensive board | 76-52 |
| 08:46 | Butler | Jessie Williamson buries a shot from the right side | 76-54 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Scott White comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 76-54 |
| 08:19 | Butler | Rogelio Romano snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 08:14 | Butler | Frankie Molnar is hacked by Randall Lucas - foul #2 on Randall Lucas, team foul #5 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), David Hazelton (PF), Michael Arce (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Randall Lucas, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Pete Rogers (PG), Jeffery Ford (SG), Joel Ament (C) Kevin Jackson, Jessie Williamson, Raphael Rossi | |
| 08:07 | Butler | Michael Arce steps in front of the Rogelio Romano pass | 76-54 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Francis Griffin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 08:00 | Butler | Jeffery Ford snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Hazelton - foul #2 on David Hazelton, team foul #6 | 76-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (PF) David Hazelton | |
| Subs | Butler | Tommy Strozier (SG), Omer Zaharis (PF) Pete Rogers, Frankie Molnar | |
| 07:52 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 07:52 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Omer Zaharis is called for the reach on Norman Vanhoose - foul #5 on Omer Zaharis, team foul #7 | 76-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF) Francis Griffin | |
| Subs | Butler | Frankie Molnar (SF) Omer Zaharis | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose makes the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Norman Vanhoose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Gandy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Arce (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Jeffery Ford (fresh) SG - Tommy Strozier (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frankie Molnar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Ament (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Butler | Joel Ament lays it in | 78-57 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-57 |
| 06:50 | Butler | The rebound goes to Frankie Molnar | 78-57 |
| 06:44 | Butler | Tommy Strozier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-57 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Jim Gandy snags the defensive board | 78-57 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Willie Carr knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-57 |
| 06:27 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Ament | 81-60 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Michael Arce comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 81-60 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Joel Ament grabs the board | 81-60 |
| 05:52 | Butler | Rogelio Romano's floater is tipped away by Frederick Thompson | 81-60 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Michael Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 81-60 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-60 |
| 05:45 | Butler | Rogelio Romano grabs the board | 81-60 |
| 05:34 | Butler | Frankie Molnar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 81-60 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 81-60 |
| 05:26 | Butler | Joel Ament gets the rebound | 81-60 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Tommy Strozier is hacked by Willie Carr - foul #2 on Willie Carr, team foul #7 | 81-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Francis Griffin (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Norman Vanhoose, Willie Carr, Frederick Thompson, Jim Gandy, Michael Arce | |
| Subs | Butler | Kevin Jackson (PG), Cory Aylward (SF), Raphael Rossi (PF) Jeffery Ford, Frankie Molnar, Rogelio Romano | |
| 05:18 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 05:18 | Butler | Tommy Strozier makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on William Seibert - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #8 | 81-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (SG) Tommy Strozier | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | William Seibert makes the 1st free throw | 82-62 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | William Seibert makes the 2nd free throw | 83-62 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Joel Ament hits the finger roll and the foul's on Francis Griffin - foul #1 on Francis Griffin, team foul #8 | 83-64 |
| 04:47 | Butler | Joel Ament makes the free throw | 83-65 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Scott White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-65 |
| 04:18 | Butler | Joel Ament misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 83-65 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | William Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 83-65 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Michael Donner lays it up and in on a great pass from Francis Griffin | 85-65 |
| 03:51 | Butler | Raphael Rossi misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 85-65 |
| 03:49 | Butler | Joel Ament tips it back up and in | 85-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Francis Griffin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-67 |
| 03:27 | Butler | Joel Ament snags the defensive board | 85-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Francis Griffin (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Gannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Aylward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raphael Rossi (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Ament (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Butler | Cory Aylward misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-67 |
| 03:17 | Butler | Joel Ament pulls down the offensive rebound | 85-67 |
| 03:02 | Butler | Kevin Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 85-67 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gannon | 85-67 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Scott White | 88-67 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Frank Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott White - foul #3 on Scott White, team foul #9 | 88-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Norman Vanhoose (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), David Hazelton (PF), Michael Arce (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Francis Griffin, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Subs | Butler | Jeffery Ford (SG), Jessie Williamson (SF), Rogelio Romano (PF) Kevin Jackson, Cory Aylward, Joel Ament | |
| 02:47 | Butler | Frank Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 88-67 |
| 02:47 | Butler | Frank Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Raphael Rossi is called for the reach on Michael Arce - foul #1 on Raphael Rossi, team foul #9 | 88-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jim Gandy (C) David Hazelton | |
| Subs | Butler | Pete Rogers (PG) Frank Jackson | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses the 1st free throw | 88-68 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Jim Gandy pulls down the offensive rebound | 88-68 |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Willie Carr buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Norman Vanhoose | 91-68 |
| 02:00 | Butler | Pete Rogers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 91-68 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Randall Lucas grabs the board | 91-68 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Randall Lucas's pass is intercepted by Jessie Williamson | 91-68 |
| 01:38 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Pete Rogers | 91-70 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Jim Gandy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 91-70 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Michael Arce tips it home | 93-70 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Rogelio Romano clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jim Gandy - foul #3 on Jim Gandy, team foul #10 | 93-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SG) Norman Vanhoose | |
| Subs | Butler | Frank Jackson (PG), Cory Aylward (SF) Pete Rogers, Jeffery Ford | |
| 01:01 | Butler | Rogelio Romano misses the 1st free throw | 93-70 |
| 01:01 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 93-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Francis Griffin knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Carr | 95-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Butler | Rogelio Romano makes the runner from the baseline | 95-73 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Willie Carr clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jessie Williamson - foul #1 on Jessie Williamson, team foul #10 | 95-73 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 96-73 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 97-73 |
| 00:08 | Butler | Rogelio Romano lays it in | 97-75 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willie Carr runs out the clock | 97-75 |