| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kent State | Henry Blunt picks off the pass by Tony Branham | 29-20 |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood is fouled on the floor by Augustus Zelmar - foul #1 on Augustus Zelmar, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Vyacheslav Szychowski is called for the reach on Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Leland Pettigrew (PF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Anthony Price | |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner and he's hacked by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #3 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF) Ralph Choe | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the free throw | 32-20 |
| 18:30 | Kent State | Deshi Sun scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Swietomierz Bachinski | 32-22 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Coyne | 32-22 |
| 18:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-22 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Brumback | 32-22 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 17:27 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-22 |
| 17:25 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Deshi Sun is fouled on the floor by Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Lewis Fagundes (SG), Anthony Price (SF) Swietomierz Bachinski, Tony Branham, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 17:08 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Price | 32-25 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the dunk but he's hacked by Matthew Coyne - foul #1 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #4 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| Subs | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski (SG) Lewis Fagundes | |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Claudio Rizzo and the foul's on Robert Gibbens - foul #3 on Robert Gibbens, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Mark Curry gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits a wide open driving attempt in the lane | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Kent State | Deshi Sun connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Swietomierz Bachinski | 36-30 |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Ralph Choe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Tony Branham (SG), Pete Armstrong (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Claudio Rizzo, Swietomierz Bachinski, Anthony Price, Matthew Coyne | |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits a jumper near the basket | 36-32 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side | 38-32 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Ralph Choe (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Matthew Coyne (C) Tony Branham, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 14:06 | Kent State | Deshi Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 13:40 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:34 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo's pass is intercepted by Ralph Choe | 41-33 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Henry Blunt hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Ralph Choe hits the follow up shot | 43-33 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Stiltner - foul #1 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Deshi Sun, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:41 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew snags the offensive board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Leland Pettigrew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Nusbaum - foul #1 on Thomas Nusbaum, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG), Deshi Sun (PF) Claudio Rizzo, Leland Pettigrew | |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Frank Brumback steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Deshi Sun, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price misses the floater from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Henry Blunt grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Frank Brumback clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 09:34 | Kent State | Tony Branham snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Branham | 43-38 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram's floater is tipped away by Pete Armstrong | 43-38 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it home | 45-38 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski buries a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 08:02 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Vyacheslav Szychowski, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SG), Deshi Sun (PF), Augustus Zelmar (C) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Tony Branham, Pete Armstrong, Matthew Coyne | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Swietomierz Bachinski steals it from Richard Stiltner out of a doubleteam | 45-41 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski hits the finger roll | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Claudio Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Augustus Zelmar (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum is fouled on the floor by Swietomierz Bachinski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Bachinski, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Leland Pettigrew (PF), Walter Zilk (C) Swietomierz Bachinski, Anthony Price, Augustus Zelmar | |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Ralph Choe misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 06:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leland Pettigrew | 45-43 |
| 06:29 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew's floater is tipped away by Matthew Wolfram | 45-43 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Henry Blunt hits a wide open floater from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Leland Pettigrew misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Henry Blunt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Ralph Choe grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Henry Blunt is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Stiltner | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Branham (SG), Anthony Price (SF), Pete Armstrong (PF), Matthew Coyne (C) Claudio Rizzo, Deshi Sun, Leland Pettigrew, Walter Zilk | |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Pete Armstrong | 49-46 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Brumback | 52-46 |
| 03:52 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Brumback | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 20 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tony Branham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Price (fresh) PF - Pete Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar (C) Matthew Coyne | |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 03:17 | Kent State | Tony Branham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is denied on a layup by Augustus Zelmar | 55-48 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Vyacheslav Szychowski | 55-48 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 02:41 | Kent State | Pete Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 02:25 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 55-48 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram scores on a jump hook from the right block | 57-48 |
| 01:34 | Kent State | Anthony Price is called for traveling | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo (PG) Vyacheslav Szychowski | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 57-48 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Augustus Zelmar | 57-48 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Tony Branham hits a 3 from the left corner | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is hacked by Claudio Rizzo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:56 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Pete Armstrong | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Claudio Rizzo makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Price | 57-53 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Henry Blunt is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #3 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Henry Blunt misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Augustus Zelmar hits a floater from the right block | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Wolfram | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Tony Branham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-55 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the board | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Claudio Rizzo is called for the reach on Matthew Wolfram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Gibbens (PF) Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | Tony Branham buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Pete Armstrong | 62-58 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is fouled in the backcourt by Claudio Rizzo - foul #5 on Claudio Rizzo, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF) Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski (PG) Claudio Rizzo | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Anthony Price makes the 3 from straight away | 64-61 |