| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison's layup is rejected by Andrew Tamura | 36-36 |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Paul Smith is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Adam Welter | 36-38 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is hacked by Adam Welter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adam Welter, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Freddy Ross takes the ball from Anthony Harrington | 36-38 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Larry Stanley is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Clifton Peters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | James Owens tips it home | 36-40 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Paul Smith, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Richard Grubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Jack Robinson | 38-42 |
| 16:59 | Louisville | Richard Grubbs is called for the reach on Thomas Gilliam - foul #3 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-42 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Freddy Ross pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Freddy Ross drills a floater from the baseline set up by Larry Stanley | 38-44 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Mario Klingbeil steals the ball from Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil hits a fadeaway from close range | 38-46 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Mario Klingbeil is called for the reach on Gregory Caldwell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Ronnie Hickey (C) Adam Welter, Freddy Ross | |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Hickey - foul #1 on Ronnie Hickey, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Andrew Tamura (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Owens (SF) Mario Klingbeil | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Owens (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronnie Hickey (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it but misses | 38-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | James Owens misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 38-46 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Billy Tucker can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | James Owens is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Clifton Peters | 38-49 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits a floater in the paint | 40-49 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | James Owens can't finish the layup | 40-49 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Billy Tucker steps in front of the Patrick McCorrison pass | 42-49 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | James Owens is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Paul Smith, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Patrick McCorrison, James Owens, Larry Stanley, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Adam Welter grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Freddy Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Allen Harris - foul #2 on Allen Harris, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Freddy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Freddy Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Adam Welter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Mario Klingbeil - foul #4 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Richard Anderson (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gahuj Afshari, Allen Harris, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Freddy Ross | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grubbs | 45-50 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #4 on Richard Anderson, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Allen Harris (PF) Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG) Jack Robinson | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci lays it up and in | 47-53 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil is whistled for traveling | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Daniel Hayes (C) Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) Patrick McCorrison | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Jack Robinson knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Adam Welter is called for the reach on Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt - foul #3 on Adam Welter, team foul #6 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Paul Smith, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), James Owens (SF) Adam Welter, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura slams it home on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 52-55 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Clifton Peters can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the board | 52-55 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Allen Harris (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Richard Grubbs (C) Jack Robinson, Larry Stanley, Freddy Ross | |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | James Owens gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | James Owens makes the shot from the left wing set up by Clifton Peters | 52-57 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam loses the dribble to Jeremy Santucci | 52-57 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Clifton Peters shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (tiring) 7 pts. SF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Grubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker buries a jumper near the basket set up by Thomas Gilliam and he's fouled by Patrick McCorrison - foul #3 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Larry Stanley (PF), Ronnie Hickey (C) Clifton Peters, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses the free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Ronnie Hickey grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #4 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) James Owens | |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Richard Anderson can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 54-58 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses badly on a shot from the left block | 54-58 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick McCorrison | 54-58 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Anthony Harrington steals it from Larry Stanley | 54-58 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the lay-in | 54-58 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes tips it in | 56-58 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 56-58 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Richard Anderson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 56-58 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil connects on the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), James Owens (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Adam Welter, Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley, Ronnie Hickey | |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Freddy Ross is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Freddy Ross, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Mario Klingbeil | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-61 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is hacked by Richard Grubbs - foul #4 on Richard Grubbs, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Harris (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci (PF) Richard Grubbs | |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Freddy Ross grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Clifton Peters evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Robinson | 56-64 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura clanks a runner from the left block | 56-64 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Allen Harris tips it in | 58-64 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 58-64 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | James Owens steps in front of the Allen Harris pass in the backcourt | 58-64 |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Freddy Ross hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 58-66 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Tamura (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | James Owens pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-66 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grubbs (C) Freddy Ross | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 58-66 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Anderson (PF) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci misses long on a jumper near the basket | 58-66 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Jack Robinson tips it back up and in | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Clifton Peters picks off the pass by Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt | 58-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | James Owens knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clifton Peters | 58-70 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by James Owens - foul #3 on James Owens, team foul #11 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Adam Welter (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Freddy Ross (C) Clifton Peters, Jack Robinson, James Owens, Jeremy Santucci, Richard Grubbs | |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the free throw | 61-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 61-70 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Richard Anderson connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-72 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Freddy Ross knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick McCorrison | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington connects on the open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Anderson | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adam Welter is hacked by Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #9 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Jeremy Santucci (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Larry Stanley | |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adam Welter makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Adam Welter makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari knocks in the floater from the left wing | 68-76 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Gahuj Afshari - foul #4 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #10 | 68-76 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Jeremy Santucci steals the ball from Andrew Tamura in the backcourt | 68-78 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil buries a jumper in the paint | 68-80 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari misses short on a floater near the basket | 68-80 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Adam Welter gets the rebound | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Adam Welter runs out the clock | 68-80 |