| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Reginald Motley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Guida (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Morgan Hylton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Vale (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Meixelberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | VCU | Morgan Hylton inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | VCU | Morgan Hylton hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Reginald Motley | 34-43 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Robert Boyd clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-43 |
| 19:30 | VCU | Steven Vale grabs the board | 34-43 |
| 19:26 | VCU | Reginald Motley is hacked by Robert Boyd - foul #3 on Robert Boyd, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:08 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tommy Burkhart - foul #3 on Tommy Burkhart, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Hall (SF) Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 19:08 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:08 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 18:24 | VCU | Brian Guida misses the floater from the left side | 36-43 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steve Hartnett | 36-43 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Christopher Maines is called for traveling | 36-43 |
| 18:04 | VCU | Reginald Motley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Christopher Maines snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 17:34 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Andrew Hall pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Brian Guida is called for the reach on Steve Hartnett - foul #1 on Brian Guida, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | VCU | George Bastarache (PG), Greg Lancaster (SG), Daniel Moore (PF), Robert Ruf (C) Reginald Motley, Brian Guida, Steven Vale, Kyle Meixelberger | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Daniel Moore - foul #2 on Daniel Moore, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | VCU | Jeremy Lucas (C) Morgan Hylton | |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Charles Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:47 | VCU | Daniel Moore connects on the runner from the right block and the foul's on Charles Fincher - foul #3 on Charles Fincher, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Roemer (C) Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 16:47 | VCU | Daniel Moore makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses the floater from the right side | 38-46 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic hits the follow up shot | 40-46 |
| 16:12 | VCU | George Bastarache can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-46 |
| 16:10 | VCU | Daniel Moore hits the follow up shot | 40-48 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Roemer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ruf (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 15:31 | VCU | Daniel Moore grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 15:06 | VCU | George Bastarache misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-48 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Andrew Hall comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-48 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic misses the tip | 40-48 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Hall | 40-48 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Greg Lancaster - foul #1 on Greg Lancaster, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Steve Hartnett, Andrew Hall, Inek Matkovic, Howard Roemer | |
| Subs | VCU | Reginald Motley (PG), Brian Guida (SG), Morgan Hylton (SF), Steven Vale (PF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) George Bastarache, Greg Lancaster, Robert Ruf, Daniel Moore, Jeremy Lucas | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 14:22 | VCU | Brian Guida drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Christopher Maines scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Gordon | 44-51 |
| 13:48 | VCU | Robert Boyd steps in front of the Morgan Hylton pass | 44-51 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Robert Boyd scores on a shot from the left block | 46-51 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Christopher Maines - foul #2 on Christopher Maines, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (PG) Joseph Gordon | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 13:14 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:14 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Boyd can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 12:48 | VCU | Brian Guida pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 12:43 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Reginald Motley steals the ball from Rodney Link | 46-52 |
| 12:06 | VCU | Brian Guida hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Boyd | 46-52 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Robert Boyd connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Steven Vale - foul #2 on Steven Vale, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Inek Matkovic (C) Rodney Link, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | VCU | George Bastarache (PG), Greg Lancaster (SG), Robert Ruf (SF), Daniel Moore (PF), Jeremy Lucas (C) Reginald Motley, Brian Guida, Morgan Hylton, Steven Vale, Kyle Meixelberger | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 11:51 | VCU | George Bastarache's pass is intercepted by Charles Fincher | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Charles Fincher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Inek Matkovic (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ruf (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Lucas (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 11:30 | VCU | The rebound goes to George Bastarache | 49-52 |
| 11:08 | VCU | Greg Lancaster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd, Robert Brock | |
| Subs | VCU | Morgan Hylton (SF) Jeremy Lucas | |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Charles Fincher buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tommy Burkhart | 52-52 |
| 10:25 | VCU | Robert Ruf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (PG), Christopher Maines (C) Joseph Gordon, Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | VCU | Reginald Motley (PG), Brian Guida (SG), Steven Vale (PF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) George Bastarache, Greg Lancaster, Daniel Moore, Robert Ruf | |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:01 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:40 | VCU | Brian Guida misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | Inek Matkovic pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Vale - foul #3 on Steven Vale, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Brock (PF) Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | George Bastarache (SF) Morgan Hylton | |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Rodney Link makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | VCU | George Bastarache misses short on a jumper near the basket | 54-52 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tommy Burkhart | 54-52 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Rodney Link can't connect on a shot from the right side | 54-52 |
| 08:58 | VCU | Brian Guida pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 08:41 | VCU | Steven Vale clanks a jumper from the left block | 54-52 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Rodney Link loses the dribble to Brian Guida | 54-52 |
| 08:30 | VCU | Brian Guida dunks the ball | 54-54 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Brock | 56-54 |
| 08:00 | VCU | George Bastarache hits the finger roll set up by Reginald Motley | 56-56 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Steven Vale - foul #4 on Steven Vale, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Gordon (PG), Andrew Hall (SG), Robert Boyd (SF) Rodney Link, Steve Hartnett, Tommy Burkhart | |
| Subs | VCU | Greg Lancaster (SG), Morgan Hylton (SF), Daniel Moore (PF), Robert Ruf (C) Reginald Motley, Brian Guida, Steven Vale, Kyle Meixelberger | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - George Bastarache (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Greg Lancaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Morgan Hylton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ruf (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | VCU | Morgan Hylton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 07:31 | VCU | Daniel Moore tips it in | 58-58 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Andrew Hall misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Greg Lancaster - foul #2 on Greg Lancaster, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Fincher (C) Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Andrew Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:03 | VCU | Morgan Hylton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Greg Lancaster | 60-60 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Robert Boyd is hacked by Morgan Hylton - foul #1 on Morgan Hylton, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Inek Matkovic (C) Robert Brock | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Robert Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 06:47 | VCU | Robert Ruf snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:25 | VCU | Morgan Hylton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-60 |
| 06:23 | VCU | Robert Ruf grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:00 | VCU | Robert Ruf dunks the ball | 61-62 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | Charles Fincher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Boyd | 63-62 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Robert Ruf can't finish the layup | 63-62 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Andrew Hall pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Robert Boyd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon tips it home | 65-62 |
| 05:12 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Brock (PF), Christopher Maines (C) Andrew Hall, Charles Fincher, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | Reginald Motley (PG), Brian Guida (SG), Steven Vale (PF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) George Bastarache, Greg Lancaster, Daniel Moore, Robert Ruf | |
| 05:00 | VCU | Brian Guida buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 65-65 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Christopher Maines hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 04:27 | VCU | Morgan Hylton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Christopher Maines pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett loses the dribble to Reginald Motley | 67-65 |
| 04:06 | VCU | Reginald Motley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-65 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | The short jumper by Robert Boyd is denied by Kyle Meixelberger | 67-65 |
| 03:50 | VCU | Reginald Motley snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Joseph Gordon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Hartnett (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Boyd (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Brock (fresh) C - Christopher Maines (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Reginald Motley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Brian Guida (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morgan Hylton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steven Vale (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kyle Meixelberger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:43 | VCU | Brian Guida scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Reginald Motley and he's fouled by Joseph Gordon - foul #1 on Joseph Gordon, team foul #5 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tommy Burkhart (SF) Robert Boyd | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 03:43 | VCU | Brian Guida misses the free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:43 | VCU | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Guida | 67-67 |
| 03:26 | VCU | Morgan Hylton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Guida | 67-70 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Christopher Maines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Meixelberger - foul #2 on Kyle Meixelberger, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | VCU | George Bastarache (SF) Morgan Hylton | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Christopher Maines makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Christopher Maines misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 03:20 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 03:02 | VCU | George Bastarache knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-73 |
| 02:43 | VCU | Steven Vale pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 02:23 | VCU | Tommy Burkhart steals it from Brian Guida | 68-73 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon is hacked by Reginald Motley - foul #2 on Reginald Motley, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Link (SG), Robert Boyd (SF), Charles Fincher (PF), Inek Matkovic (C) Steve Hartnett, Tommy Burkhart, Robert Brock, Christopher Maines | |
| Subs | VCU | Greg Lancaster (SG), Morgan Hylton (SF), Daniel Moore (PF), Robert Ruf (C) Reginald Motley, Brian Guida, Steven Vale, Kyle Meixelberger | |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 02:09 | VCU | VCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steve Hartnett (SG), Robert Brock (PF) Rodney Link, Inek Matkovic | |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| 02:01 | VCU | Morgan Hylton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 02:00 | VCU | Daniel Moore misses the tip | 70-73 |
| 01:58 | VCU | George Bastarache grabs the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 01:43 | VCU | Charles Fincher steps in front of the Robert Ruf pass | 70-73 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 70-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Maines (C) Charles Fincher | |
| Subs | VCU | Reginald Motley (PG), Brian Guida (SG), Steven Vale (PF), Kyle Meixelberger (C) George Bastarache, Greg Lancaster, Daniel Moore, Robert Ruf | |
| 01:02 | VCU | Robert Boyd steals the ball from Reginald Motley | 70-73 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Steve Hartnett can't finish the layup | 70-73 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Robert Brock tips it but misses | 70-73 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Christopher Maines hits the follow up shot | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | VCU | Reginald Motley is whistled for a carry | 72-73 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Robert Brock is fouled on the floor by Steven Vale - foul #5 on Steven Vale, team foul #11 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | VCU | Daniel Moore (PF) Steven Vale | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Robert Brock makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Robert Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:20 | VCU | Kyle Meixelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Brian Guida comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Brock - foul #1 on Robert Brock, team foul #6 | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Brian Guida misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:02 | VCU | Brian Guida makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Joseph Gordon misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-74 |