| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) SG - Jerry O'Shea (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) PF - Jonathan Rosenbalm (fresh) C - Harold Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SG - Chase Brown (fresh) SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nusbaum - foul #1 on Thomas Nusbaum, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Underwood | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Nusbaum | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses the fadeaway near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jerry O'Shea | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 17:11 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm misses the dunk | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Vasily Gavinski | 4-8 |
| 16:49 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods is fouled on the floor by Frank Brumback - foul #1 on Frank Brumback, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith (PF), Robbie Shouse (C) Jonathan Rosenbalm, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:25 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nathan Woods, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG) Jerry O'Shea | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robbie Shouse - foul #1 on Robbie Shouse, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:55 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nathan Woods | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) SG - Robert Lange (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robbie Shouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood banks in the layup on a nice dish by Chase Brown | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Jesse Corby (SF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF), Harold Morgan (C) Roger Carr, Nathan Woods, Brad Smith, Robbie Shouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 14:17 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Brown picks off the pass by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Ralph Choe hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:01 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 13:59 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby can't tip it in | 6-12 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Bushong | 6-12 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 13:44 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Jonathan Rosenbalm | 6-12 |
| 13:38 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Corby, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee (PG) Robert Lange | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Steven Bushong can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 6-12 |
| 13:09 | Northern Illinois University | Chad Lee gets the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:03 | Northern Illinois University | Jonathan Rosenbalm scores on a turnaround from the right block | 8-12 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Steven Bushong is fouled on the floor by Chad Lee - foul #1 on Chad Lee, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Nathan Woods (SF), Brad Smith (C) Chad Lee, Jesse Corby, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Ralph Choe | |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Brad Smith is called for the reach on Thomas Nusbaum - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-12 |
| 12:11 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jonathan Rosenbalm | 10-12 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum steps out of bounds on the baseline | 10-12 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG), Robbie Shouse (C) Jerry O'Shea, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) SG - Robert Lange (fresh) SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robbie Shouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 10-14 |
| 11:01 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan (C) Robbie Shouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Chase Brown knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 10-16 |
| 10:27 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea (SG), Robbie Shouse (PF) Robert Lange, Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG), Stephan Davis (SG), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Chase Brown, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Nathan Woods - foul #2 on Nathan Woods, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby (SF), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF) Nathan Woods, Robbie Shouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF) Ronald Maynard | |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:51 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jerry O'Shea | 12-18 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 09:27 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:22 | Northern Illinois University | Stephan Davis picks off the pass by Jerry O'Shea | 12-18 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-18 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Steven Bushong gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harold Morgan - foul #1 on Harold Morgan, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (PG), Dan Kiker (SG), Brad Smith (PF), Robbie Shouse (C) Roger Carr, Jerry O'Shea, Jonathan Rosenbalm, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Ralph Choe, Stephan Davis, Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:17 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 08:11 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Lange | 15-19 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Chase Brown | 15-22 |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Corby and the foul's on Vasily Gavinski - foul #1 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Frank Brumback | |
| 07:50 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Brad Smith steals it from Chase Brown | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Robert Lange (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dan Kiker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Corby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robbie Shouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Chase Brown loses the dribble to Brad Smith | 18-22 |
| 06:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby is hacked by Chase Brown - foul #1 on Chase Brown, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Jonathan Rosenbalm (PF) Dan Kiker, Jesse Corby, Robbie Shouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:24 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange makes the jumper from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Brad Smith is called for the reach on Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Brad Smith, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Strohl (C) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF) Ronald Maynard | |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Chase Brown is called for the reach on David Strohl - foul #2 on Chase Brown, team foul #5 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker (SF), Robbie Shouse (C) Robert Lange, David Strohl | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 05:23 | Northern Illinois University | Jerry O'Shea makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-24 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Frank Brumback travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan (C) Robbie Shouse | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (PG) Thomas Nusbaum | |
| 04:57 | Northern Illinois University | Dan Kiker drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jerry O'Shea | 25-24 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Chase Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Choe | 25-26 |
| 04:19 | Northern Illinois University | Harold Morgan is fouled on the floor by Steven Bushong - foul #1 on Steven Bushong, team foul #6 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Lange (SG), Jesse Corby (SF), Robbie Shouse (PF) Jerry O'Shea, Dan Kiker, Jonathan Rosenbalm | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Chase Brown, Frank Brumback, Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| 04:03 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lange | 27-26 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-26 |
| 03:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Vasily Gavinski is called for the reach on Roger Carr - foul #2 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #7 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods (SF), Brad Smith (PF) Jesse Corby, Harold Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Stephan Davis | |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 03:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Roger Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Lange (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Woods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Robbie Shouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 29-26 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it but misses | 29-26 |
| 03:24 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse is denied on a layup by Jerry Underwood | 29-26 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Ralph Choe snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Robbie Shouse steals it from Ronald Maynard | 29-26 |
| 02:40 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Nathan Woods | 31-26 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 31-26 |
| 02:27 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Nathan Woods hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Roger Carr | 33-26 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Ralph Choe hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jerry Underwood | 33-29 |
| 01:39 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-29 |
| 01:37 | Northern Illinois University | Roger Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:17 | Northern Illinois University | Brad Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-29 |
| 01:16 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Lange | 33-29 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse blows the dunk but he's fouled by Ronald Maynard - foul #1 on Ronald Maynard, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Corby (PG), Jerry O'Shea (SG), Harold Morgan (C) Roger Carr, Robert Lange, Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:58 | Northern Illinois University | Robbie Shouse makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Frank Brumback knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Chase Brown | 34-31 |
| 00:23 | Northern Illinois University | Stephan Davis steals it from Harold Morgan | 34-31 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 34-31 |