| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Alloway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Roane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Johnny Miller inbounds the ball | 17-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Mario Rowe steals it from Andrew Privalsky | 17-33 |
| 19:23 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano can't connect on a floater from the right side | 17-33 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Johnny Miller gets the rebound | 17-33 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Rowe - foul #3 on Mario Rowe, team foul #1 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Mario Rowe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses the dunk | 17-33 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Johnny Miller can't tip it in | 17-33 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 18:40 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell is whistled for traveling | 17-33 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Christopher Gagliano is called for the reach on John Love in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #2 | 17-33 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses long on a shot from the left block | 17-33 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | John Love hits the follow up shot | 17-35 |
| 17:50 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Cornwell | 19-35 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | John Love is wide open but clanks a runner from the right block | 19-35 |
| 17:44 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Samuel Gray | 19-35 |
| 17:40 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-35 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Thomas Jones lays it in on a great pass from Andrew Privalsky and the foul's on Samuel Gray - foul #2 on Samuel Gray, team foul #3 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (SG), Christopher Cameron (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Samuel Gray, Mark Smith, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Johnny Miller, Donald Roane, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses the free throw | 19-37 |
| 17:33 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill gets the rebound | 19-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 19-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 17:22 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-37 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gagliano - foul #2 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #4 | 20-37 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Manuel Hill is called for the reach on John Love - foul #3 on Manuel Hill, team foul #5 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Manuel Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Micheal Peterson and he's hacked by Michael Lechner - foul #1 on Michael Lechner, team foul #6 | 20-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF) Johnny Miller | |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the free throw | 20-39 |
| 16:41 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 16:25 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano is whistled for a carry | 20-39 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Alan Alloway (C) Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | John Love knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Wayne Smiechowski | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Micheal Peterson - foul #2 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #2 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), Manuel Hill (PF) Samuel Gray, Patrick Cornwell, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 15:45 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Luiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Alloway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | John Love is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gagliano - foul #3 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #7 | 21-41 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Christopher Gagliano, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Peterson, Donald Roane, Frederick Rogers | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | John Love misses the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 15:16 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to George Thornton | 21-41 |
| 14:58 | Illinois State | George Thornton lays it in set up by Manuel Hill | 23-41 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-41 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 23-41 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the floater from close range set up by John Love and he's hacked by Jerry Luiz - foul #4 on Jerry Luiz, team foul #8 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Manuel Hill, Jerry Luiz, George Thornton, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) John Love, Thomas Jones, Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the free throw | 23-44 |
| 13:46 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe is called for a charge - foul #4 on Mario Rowe, team foul #9 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG) Mario Rowe | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Johnny Miller | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-44 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers tips it back up and in | 23-46 |
| 13:06 | Illinois State | Mark Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-46 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Donald Roane is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-48 |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway drills a shot from close range and he's fouled by Donald Roane - foul #2 on Donald Roane, team foul #3 | 25-48 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (PG), Christopher Cameron (PF) Christopher Gagliano, Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Marc Melton (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Micheal Peterson, Frederick Rogers, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 12:34 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway makes the free throw | 26-48 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Donald Roane makes the wide open 3 from the left corner | 26-51 |
| 12:03 | Illinois State | Andrew Privalsky blocks the short jumper by Christopher Cameron | 26-51 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Marc Melton snags the defensive board | 26-51 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | John Love misses the easy layup | 26-51 |
| 11:55 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Alan Alloway | 26-51 |
| 11:36 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Hill | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel Hill (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Gray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Cornwell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Cameron (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Roane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Donald Roane is wide open but clanks a runner from the baseline | 29-51 |
| 11:07 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 10:58 | Illinois State | Patrick Cornwell is fouled on the floor by Marc Melton - foul #1 on Marc Melton, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano (PG), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Manuel Hill, Christopher Cameron, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Frederick Rogers (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) John Love, Donald Roane, Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner is hacked by Wayne Smiechowski - foul #1 on Wayne Smiechowski, team foul #5 | 29-51 |
| 10:18 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Mark Smith tips it in | 31-51 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is fouled on the floor by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #10 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (SG) Samuel Gray | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 10:00 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner pulls down the rebound | 31-51 |
| 09:47 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-51 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Manuel Hill steps in front of the John Love pass in the backcourt | 31-51 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | Mark Smith misses the easy layup | 31-51 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Smiechowski | 31-51 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Love | 31-53 |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Johnny Miller is called for the reach on Patrick Cornwell - foul #2 on Johnny Miller, team foul #6 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (SG), Christopher Cameron (PF), Alan Alloway (C) Manuel Hill, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Donald Roane (SF), Marc Melton (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Micheal Peterson, Johnny Miller, Frederick Rogers, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 08:43 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-53 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Donald Roane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Donald Roane is blocked by Patrick Cornwell | 31-53 |
| 08:11 | Illinois State | Christopher Cameron pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 07:56 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway lays it in | 33-53 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Christopher Gagliano is called for the reach on John Love - foul #4 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #11 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Mario Rowe (SG), Jerry Luiz (SF), George Thornton (PF) Samuel Gray, Patrick Cornwell, Christopher Cameron | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Frederick Rogers (PF) Thomas Jones, Marc Melton | |
| 07:35 | Louisville | John Love misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | John Love makes the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Christopher Gagliano (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mario Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Luiz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - George Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Alloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (tiring) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-54 |
| 07:15 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway tips it in | 35-54 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 35-54 |
| 06:52 | Illinois State | Alan Alloway gets the rebound | 35-54 |
| 06:48 | Illinois State | Christopher Gagliano knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-54 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | John Love drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Frederick Rogers and the foul's on Christopher Gagliano - foul #5 on Christopher Gagliano, team foul #12 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Manuel Hill (PG), Mark Smith (PF), Michael Lechner (C) Christopher Gagliano, George Thornton, Alan Alloway | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Micheal Peterson, Donald Roane, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 06:24 | Louisville | John Love makes the free throw | 37-57 |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Manuel Hill and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (PF) John Love | |
| 06:08 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Johnny Miller's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Lechner | 40-57 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Thomas Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Johnny Miller lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 40-59 |
| 05:07 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Johnny Miller can't connect on a shot in the paint | 40-59 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-59 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Johnny Miller | 40-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Wayne Smiechowski swats the short shot by Michael Lechner | 40-61 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Marc Melton grabs the board | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski banks in the layup | 40-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 40-63 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Manuel Hill (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rowe (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Luiz (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Lechner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Miller (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Thomas Jones (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Johnny Miller scores on a 3 from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 02:49 | Illinois State | Mario Rowe loses the dribble to Johnny Miller | 40-66 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Johnny Miller comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jerry Luiz - foul #5 on Jerry Luiz, team foul #13 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Samuel Gray (PG), Patrick Cornwell (SF), George Thornton (PF), Christopher Cameron (C) Mario Rowe, Jerry Luiz, Mark Smith, Michael Lechner | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Micheal Peterson (SG), Donald Roane (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Thomas Jones, Frederick Rogers, Marc Melton, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:26 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to George Thornton | 40-67 |
| 02:14 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-67 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the defensive board | 40-67 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | John Love is hacked by Samuel Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Samuel Gray, team foul #14 | 40-67 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | John Love makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | John Love misses the 2nd free throw | 40-68 |
| 02:09 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill grabs the board | 40-68 |
| 01:53 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Lechner (C) George Thornton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG) Micheal Peterson | |
| 01:29 | Louisville | John Love misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-68 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the offensive board | 40-68 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the jumpshot from the left side | 40-68 |
| 01:03 | Illinois State | Manuel Hill gets the rebound | 40-68 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner is hacked by Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #8 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | George Thornton (PF) Patrick Cornwell | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Michael Lechner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Samuel Gray steals it from Johnny Miller | 42-68 |
| 00:29 | Illinois State | Samuel Gray banks in the layup | 44-68 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | John Love runs out the clock | 44-68 |