| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joel Willman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a 3 from straight away | 38-26 |
| 19:32 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Cory Dyar | 38-26 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-26 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Cory Dyar hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 19:15 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Charles Raff hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Joel Willman - foul #3 on Joel Willman, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (PF) Joel Willman | |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:38 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-28 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Charles Raff can't tip it in | 42-28 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Kyle Olson tips it but misses | 42-28 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Saxon | 42-28 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Richard Saxon lays it up and in on a great pass from Kyle Olson and the foul's on Charles Junkins - foul #1 on Charles Junkins, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses the free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:43 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-28 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Richard Saxon blows the layup | 44-28 |
| 17:28 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Streets (SF), Roger Patterson (C) James Harrison, Charles Junkins | |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the dunk | 44-30 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Cory Dyar can't tip it in | 44-30 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 16:36 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses short on a shot from the right side | 44-30 |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Daniel Wert (SG), Oliver Smith (PF) Bobby Townsend, Roy Culbertson, Gerard Breed | |
| 15:52 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Wert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Streets (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Oliver Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Derrick Patterson steals it from William Rayford in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 15:41 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF) Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Harrison (SF), Joel Willman (PF) John Streets, Oliver Smith | |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Derrick Patterson is called for the reach on Timothy Hooser - foul #1 on Derrick Patterson, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins (C) Roger Patterson | |
| 15:00 | Louisville | The jump hook by Richard Saxon is blocked by Charles Junkins | 44-34 |
| 14:58 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:52 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) William Rayford | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the shot in the lane | 44-34 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Gray and the foul's on James Harrison - foul #2 on James Harrison, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG) Derrick Patterson, Daniel Wert | |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 14:04 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend buries a runner from the left block | 47-36 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Streets (SF), Roger Patterson (C) James Harrison, Charles Junkins | |
| 13:25 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-36 |
| 13:24 | Southern Illinois | Joel Willman snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 13:16 | Southern Illinois | John Streets is hacked by William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | John Streets connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Townsend | 47-38 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser is fouled on the floor by Joel Willman - foul #4 on Joel Willman, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (PF) Joel Willman | |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the jumper near the basket | 47-38 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from John Streets and he's hacked by Mike Curtis - foul #2 on Mike Curtis, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) Timothy Hooser, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (SG), James Harrison (SF), Charles Junkins (C) Roy Culbertson, John Streets, Roger Patterson | |
| 12:11 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:51 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Charles Junkins | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed knocks in the floater from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | William Rayford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert (SG) Bobby Townsend | |
| 11:00 | Southern Illinois | James Harrison's pass is intercepted by Kyle Olson | 47-43 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 10:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Derrick Patterson | 47-43 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson (SG), Roger Patterson (C) Daniel Wert, Charles Junkins | |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Cory Dyar tips it in | 49-43 |
| 09:53 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson is fouled on the floor by Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Dennis (SF), Richard Saxon (C) Cory Dyar, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), John Streets (SF), Oliver Smith (PF) Derrick Patterson, James Harrison, Gerard Breed | |
| 09:43 | Southern Illinois | John Streets knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Bobby Townsend | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Charles Raff buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 51-46 |
| 09:03 | Southern Illinois | Larry Gray steps in front of the Roy Culbertson pass | 51-46 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 54-46 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kyle Olson - foul #3 on Kyle Olson, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Cory Dyar (SF), Mike Curtis (PF) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Michael Dennis, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins (C) Roger Patterson | |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:34 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Richard Saxon connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Rayford | 56-48 |
| 07:56 | Southern Illinois | Cory Dyar steals it from Bobby Townsend | 56-48 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the dunk attempt | 56-48 |
| 07:51 | Southern Illinois | Roy Culbertson gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Richard Saxon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Culbertson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Streets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oliver Smith (fresh) 8 pts. C - Charles Junkins (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Southern Illinois | John Streets is whistled for a carry | 56-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (PG), Daniel Wert (SG), James Harrison (SF), Joel Willman (PF) Bobby Townsend, Roy Culbertson, John Streets, Oliver Smith | |
| 07:19 | Louisville | William Rayford drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Hooser | 59-48 |
| 06:58 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Daniel Wert, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Charles Raff (PF) Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave grabs the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Kyle Olson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Dyar | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:21 | Southern Illinois | Charles Junkins loses the ball out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson (C) Charles Junkins | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | William Rayford misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 05:59 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:43 | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson clanks a shot from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | William Rayford drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Raff | 65-48 |
| 05:01 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 65-48 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Charles Raff grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-48 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Saxon (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend (PG), Roy Culbertson (SG), Charles Junkins (C) Derrick Patterson, Daniel Wert, Roger Patterson | |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Cory Dyar is called for the reach on Bobby Townsend - foul #3 on Cory Dyar, team foul #8 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) William Rayford, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Charles Raff, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Patterson (SG), John Streets (SF), Gerard Breed (PF), Roger Patterson (C) Roy Culbertson, James Harrison, Joel Willman, Charles Junkins | |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 04:32 | Southern Illinois | Bobby Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Michael Dennis hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Larry Gray | 69-50 |
| 04:13 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | The short jumper by Mike Curtis is denied by Roger Patterson | 69-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Bobby Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Derrick Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Streets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerard Breed (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Michael Dennis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert (SG) Bobby Townsend | |
| 03:31 | Southern Illinois | Larry Gray steps in front of the John Streets pass | 69-50 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Larry Gray lays it in | 71-50 |
| 03:20 | Southern Illinois | John Streets clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-50 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Mike Curtis gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Mike Curtis makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Larry Gray | 73-50 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-50 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 73-50 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Mike Curtis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Larry Gray and he's fouled by Gerard Breed - foul #2 on Gerard Breed, team foul #7 | 75-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Chambers (C) Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith (C) Roger Patterson | |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Mike Curtis misses the free throw | 75-50 |
| 02:27 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed snags the defensive board | 75-50 |
| 02:05 | Southern Illinois | Oliver Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roger Patterson (C) Gerard Breed | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Mike Curtis lays it in set up by Michael Dennis | 77-50 |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) John Chambers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed (PF) Oliver Smith | |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by John Streets - foul #3 on John Streets, team foul #8 | 77-50 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 78-50 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Michael Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-50 |
| 01:00 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed misses the jump hook from the left block | 79-50 |
| 00:58 | Southern Illinois | John Streets snags the offensive board | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Southern Illinois | Gerard Breed blows the dunk | 79-50 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 79-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derrick Patterson - foul #2 on Derrick Patterson, team foul #9 | 79-50 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 1st free throw | 80-50 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 81-50 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Daniel Wert clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 81-50 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the rebound | 81-50 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Larry Gray runs out the clock | 81-50 |