| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fresh) PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Resendiz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Funches (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Larry Abrego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Larry Watkins connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski and he's hacked by Larry Abrego - foul #2 on Larry Abrego, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | Western Illinois | James Resendiz makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Chrostowski | 31-30 |
| 18:40 | Western Illinois | Von Mitkowski takes the ball from Daniel Sottile | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | John Thigpen lays it up and in set up by Von Mitkowski | 33-30 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Larry Watkins takes the ball from Roy Cunningham | 33-30 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | John Thigpen clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Abrego - foul #3 on Larry Abrego, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Peter Jean (PF) Larry Abrego | |
| 18:01 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:48 | Western Illinois | Ivan Chrostowski is called for the reach on Roy Cunningham - foul #1 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 17:34 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Howin Xue snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Daniel Sottile is called for the reach on Von Mitkowski - foul #2 on Daniel Sottile, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley (C) Daniel Sottile | |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Howin Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Raymond Funches blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Ivan Chrostowski | 35-30 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Larry Watkins can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 15:55 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Roy Cunningham | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Resendiz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Funches (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Peter Jean (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charlie Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Von Mitkowski steals it from Charlie Wiley | 35-30 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 15:38 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 15:29 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roy Cunningham | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 14:53 | Western Illinois | Peter Jean is whistled for traveling | 38-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Peay (PG), Jason Davidson (SG), Kenneth Thomas (SF), Larry Abrego (PF), Daniel Sottile (C) Roy Cunningham, James Resendiz, Raymond Funches, Peter Jean, Charlie Wiley | |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-32 |
| 14:34 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Ivan Chrostowski picks off the pass by Kenneth Thomas | 38-32 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the finger roll | 40-32 |
| 13:56 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Thomas is called for 5 seconds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-32 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Howin Xue tips it home | 42-32 |
| 13:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | John Thigpen scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 44-32 |
| 12:35 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson clanks a shot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Howin Xue grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Thigpen | 47-32 |
| 11:51 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Peay | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Michael Peay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) PF - Larry Abrego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sottile (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Howin Xue loses the dribble to Kenneth Thomas | 47-35 |
| 11:07 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SG), Willard Hensler (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Von Mitkowski, John Thigpen, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham (PG), James Resendiz (SG), Raymond Funches (SF), Peter Jean (PF), Charlie Wiley (C) Michael Peay, Jason Davidson, Kenneth Thomas, Larry Abrego, Daniel Sottile | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Shawn Deans pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Shawn Deans is hacked by James Resendiz - foul #2 on James Resendiz, team foul #4 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG) Ivan Chrostowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Peter Jean - foul #1 on Peter Jean, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 09:36 | Western Illinois | Willard Hensler is called for the reach on Raymond Funches - foul #1 on Willard Hensler, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG) Ray Overstreet | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego (PF) Peter Jean | |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Willard Hensler snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Willard Hensler double dribbles | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches can't throw it down but the foul's on Shawn Deans - foul #4 on Shawn Deans, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF) Shawn Deans | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:59 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-36 |
| 08:32 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 08:16 | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 07:43 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches grabs the board | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Von Mitkowski (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Watkins (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Resendiz (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond Funches (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Abrego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charlie Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | James Resendiz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 07:19 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego tips it home | 49-38 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Larry Watkins tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 06:57 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Funches | 51-40 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:28 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-40 |
| 06:26 | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 06:18 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Resendiz | 54-43 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Resendiz - foul #3 on James Resendiz, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (PG), Shawn Deans (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Willard Hensler (C) Ivan Chrostowski, John Thigpen, Howin Xue, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Peay (PG), Jason Davidson (SG), Peter Jean (SF), Kenneth Thomas (PF), Daniel Sottile (C) Roy Cunningham, James Resendiz, Raymond Funches, Larry Abrego, Charlie Wiley | |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson's pass is intercepted by Willard Hensler | 55-43 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Von Mitkowski | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Thomas clanks a jump hook from the left block | 57-43 |
| 05:03 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is whistled for a carry | 57-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | James Resendiz (SG) Michael Peay | |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | James Resendiz knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Jason Davidson | 57-47 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Shawn Deans connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Ray Overstreet | 60-47 |
| 03:51 | Western Illinois | James Resendiz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-47 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile gets the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:33 | Western Illinois | Jason Davidson is fouled on the floor by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham (PG), Raymond Funches (SF), Larry Abrego (PF) Jason Davidson, Peter Jean, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Deans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Roy Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Resendiz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymond Funches (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Abrego (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Sottile (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Western Illinois | Daniel Sottile blows the layup | 60-47 |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Edward Gipson (PG), Michael Peay (SG), Kenneth Thomas (PF), Charlie Wiley (C) Roy Cunningham, James Resendiz, Larry Abrego, Daniel Sottile | |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:03 | Western Illinois | Raymond Funches misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Shawn Deans grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Larry Watkins can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Thomas snags the defensive board | 60-48 |
| 02:22 | Western Illinois | Michael Peay buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Ray Overstreet, Shawn Deans, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Roy Cunningham (PG), James Resendiz (SG), Larry Abrego (PF), Daniel Sottile (C) Edward Gipson, Michael Peay, Kenneth Thomas, Charlie Wiley | |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Larry Watkins clanks a floater from the baseline | 60-51 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Larry Watkins grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Peay (PG), Jason Davidson (SG), Peter Jean (SF), Charlie Wiley (C) Roy Cunningham, James Resendiz, Raymond Funches, Daniel Sottile | |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:31 | Western Illinois | Larry Abrego misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:31 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | John Thigpen scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 65-51 |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Charlie Wiley makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Larry Abrego | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Thomas (PF) Larry Abrego | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Larry Watkins steals it from Peter Jean | 65-53 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski runs out the clock | 65-53 |