| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster inbounds the ball | 19-43 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Western Illinois | Eric Lee steps in front of the Glenn Tejada pass | 19-43 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | James Wilson lays it in set up by Eric Lee | 19-45 |
| 19:33 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 19-45 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 19-45 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 19-47 |
| 19:06 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-47 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-47 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Eric Lee and the foul's on Antoine Lancaster - foul #2 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #1 | 19-49 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the free throw | 19-49 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the offensive board | 19-49 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Antoine Lancaster steals the ball from James Wilson | 19-49 |
| 18:16 | Western Illinois | Robert Fusco picks off the pass by Antoine Lancaster | 19-49 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is intercepted by Ernest Doyle | 19-49 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 19-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (PF) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF), Theodore Robinson (C) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 19-49 |
| 17:36 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 20-49 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 20-49 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 20-49 |
| 17:11 | Western Illinois | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #2 | 20-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Robert Fusco | |
| 16:46 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 20-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson | |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #4 | 20-49 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee misses the 1st free throw | 20-49 |
| 16:40 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 21-49 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky loses the ball out of bounds | 21-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) John Hauer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Donald Fuhr | |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Gerald Lucey is blocked by Nicholas Yarnell | 21-49 |
| 15:54 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 21-49 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Lee | 24-49 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 24-49 |
| 15:19 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Lucey and he's hacked by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| 15:13 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the free throw | 26-49 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 26-49 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the easy layup | 26-49 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it but misses | 26-49 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Robert Fusco tips it in | 26-51 |
| 14:33 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 26-51 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell lays it up and in set up by Marcus Stradford | 26-53 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-53 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster tips it back up and in | 28-53 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's dunk attempt is rejected by Antoine Lancaster | 28-53 |
| 13:33 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle pulls down the rebound | 28-53 |
| 13:21 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 31-53 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-53 |
| 12:53 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji scores on a shot from the right wing | 33-53 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Antoine Lancaster - foul #3 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Charles Towry, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 12:31 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Collins | 35-55 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is fouled on the floor by John Hauer - foul #1 on John Hauer, team foul #3 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | John Hauer is called for the reach on Vernon Harris - foul #2 on John Hauer, team foul #4 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG) John Hauer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 11:16 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Lee | 35-55 |
| 10:56 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 10:54 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the tip | 35-55 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson is hacked by Bret Wimmer - foul #2 on Bret Wimmer, team foul #5 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Donald Fuhr | |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a runner near the basket | 35-55 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 10:00 | Western Illinois | Vernon Harris swats the short shot by Antoine Lancaster | 35-55 |
| 09:58 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster tips it in | 37-55 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is whistled for a carry | 37-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Dikembe Orji, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Vernon Harris | |
| 09:19 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Antoine Lancaster | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Gerald Lucey - foul #1 on Gerald Lucey, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:07 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:56 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Collins | 42-55 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | James Wilson drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eric Lee | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:36 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #4 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #6 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Robert Fusco, James Wilson | |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:31 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Glenn Tejada takes the ball from Nicholas Yarnell | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:48 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Raymond Reid gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the runner from the baseline set up by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Charles Towry - foul #2 on Charles Towry, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Bret Wimmer (PF) Glenn Tejada, Gerald Lucey, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Antoine Lancaster | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Samuel Collins takes the ball from Zlatko Zukowsky | 47-61 |
| 06:47 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 49-63 |
| 06:08 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry's pass is intercepted by Robert Fusco | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-63 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Wilson | 49-66 |
| 05:00 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer is denied on a dunk by Marcus Stradford | 49-66 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 49-66 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-66 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Collins | 49-66 |
| 04:41 | Western Illinois | Western Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-66 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 04:23 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle connects on the jumper from the left block | 51-66 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-66 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it in | 51-68 |
| 04:11 | Western Illinois | Marcus Stradford steps in front of the Dikembe Orji pass | 51-68 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't finish the layup | 51-68 |
| 03:55 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-68 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford gets the rebound | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Vernon Harris is hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #3 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (SF), Charles Towry (PF), John Hauer (C) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Vernon Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Towry (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - John Hauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #8 | 51-70 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses the 1st free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:59 | Western Illinois | John Hauer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-70 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Robinson | 52-70 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Vernon Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-70 |
| 01:37 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Samuel Collins | 54-70 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-70 |
| 01:07 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses short on a floater from the baseline | 54-70 |
| 01:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the easy layup | 54-70 |
| 00:32 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:25 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Towry | 54-70 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Donald Fuhr steals it from Samuel Lee | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky runs out the clock | 54-70 |