| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Yuhas (fresh) SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Spitler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Jordan inbounds the ball | 18-37 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Charles Steed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-37 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | James Yuhas hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by George Mulford | 20-40 |
| 18:59 | Kent State | Chris Gerken picks off the pass by Rick Byrd | 20-40 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | George Mulford banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Gerken | 20-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Don Jordan - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 21-42 |
| 18:44 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | George Mulford travels with the ball | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Arthur Gross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-42 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Charles Steed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-42 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Edward Gadd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:49 | Kent State | Arthur Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-42 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Chris Gerken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-42 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (SG), Ruben Guercio (SF), Troy Marasco (C) James Yuhas, Edward Gadd, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF) Charles Steed | |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Arthur Gross connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Stephen Cambell | 24-42 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Wynn | 24-44 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-44 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Don Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-44 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Arthur Gross - foul #3 on Arthur Gross, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF) Arthur Gross, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG) George Mulford, Chris Gerken | |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Ruben Guercio steals the ball from Kenneth Wynn | 24-44 |
| 16:19 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-44 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Guercio | 24-44 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Turkowski - foul #1 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), James Yuhas (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), John Spitler (C) Stephen Cambell, Lonnie Lewis, Josh Klingensmith, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 15:59 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arthur Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Yuhas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gadd (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ruben Guercio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Spitler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Don Jordan | 26-46 |
| 15:14 | Kent State | John Spitler hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-46 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ruben Guercio - foul #1 on Ruben Guercio, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Rick Byrd (PF) Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:45 | Kent State | Edward Gadd grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Rick Byrd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Charles Steed - foul #1 on Charles Steed, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF) Edward Gadd | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG) Timothy Taylor | |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Charles Steed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Arthur Gross steals the ball from Charles Steed | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:03 | Kent State | John Spitler misses the fadeaway from the left side | 29-47 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Jordan | 29-47 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Gerken | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:45 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-49 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), Lonnie Lewis (SG), Troy Marasco (C) Arthur Gross, James Yuhas, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (PF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Charles Steed, David Dunn | |
| 13:30 | Louisville | George Mulford clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #2 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #3 | 29-49 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 13:11 | Kent State | Jimmy Dupuis steals the ball from Rick Byrd | 29-51 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis misses the runner from the left block | 29-51 |
| 12:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Rick Byrd | 29-51 |
| 12:37 | Kent State | Rick Byrd hits a shot from the right wing | 31-51 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn buries a floater from the left block set up by Chris Gerken | 31-53 |
| 11:56 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-53 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) PF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don Jordan (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Dupuis | 34-56 |
| 11:16 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 34-56 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Don Jordan knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Mulford | 34-59 |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Rick Byrd hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Cambell | 36-59 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Lewis - foul #3 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #4 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), James Yuhas (SG), Edward Gadd (SF), Ruben Guercio (PF), John Spitler (C) Stephen Cambell, Lonnie Lewis, Josh Klingensmith, Rick Byrd, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Charles Steed (PF), David Dunn (C) George Mulford, Chris Gerken, Don Jordan, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Edward Gadd steps in front of the Thomas Turkowski pass | 36-59 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Edward Gadd can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #4 | 36-59 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Edward Gadd makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 10:12 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses the 2nd free throw | 37-59 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 37-59 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn can't connect on a runner in the paint | 37-59 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn hits the follow up shot | 37-61 |
| 09:32 | Kent State | Edward Gadd scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Gross | 40-61 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Charles Steed makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Taylor | 40-63 |
| 09:05 | Kent State | Edward Gadd misses long on a jumper from the left block | 40-63 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Charles Steed pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Gross - foul #4 on Arthur Gross, team foul #5 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), Rick Byrd (PF) Arthur Gross, Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SG) Thomas Turkowski | |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:48 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Rick Byrd | 40-64 |
| 08:32 | Kent State | Rick Byrd makes the fadeaway near the basket | 42-64 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Dunn | 42-66 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | John Spitler hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-66 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 42-66 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-68 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Cambell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Yuhas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gadd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rick Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Spitler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Gerken (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Steed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Kent State | Rick Byrd misses the easy layup | 42-68 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | David Dunn gets the rebound | 42-68 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's floater is tipped away by John Spitler | 42-68 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | Edward Gadd gets the rebound | 42-68 |
| 07:05 | Kent State | James Yuhas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-68 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell tips it back up and in | 44-68 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the runner near the basket set up by Timothy Taylor and he's fouled by John Spitler - foul #2 on John Spitler, team foul #6 | 44-70 |
| Subs | Kent State | Arthur Gross (PG), Ruben Guercio (SF), Troy Marasco (C) James Yuhas, Edward Gadd, John Spitler | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Don Jordan (SF), Jimmy Dupuis (C) Timothy Taylor, Kenneth Wynn, Charles Steed | |
| 06:39 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the free throw | 44-71 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio double dribbles | 44-71 |
| Subs | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis (SG), Josh Klingensmith (SF) Arthur Gross, Rick Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (PF) David Dunn | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Chris Gerken clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-71 |
| 06:04 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Troy Marasco | 44-71 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Don Jordan steps in front of the Stephen Cambell pass | 44-71 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Chris Gerken throws it down set up by Don Jordan | 44-73 |
| 05:35 | Kent State | Troy Marasco's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmy Dupuis | 44-73 |
| 05:34 | Kent State | Ruben Guercio grabs the offensive board | 44-73 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith hits a jumper from the right side | 46-73 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Dupuis and the foul's on Lonnie Lewis - foul #4 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #7 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG) Stephen Cambell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Kenneth Wynn (PF) Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| 05:08 | Louisville | George Mulford makes the free throw | 46-76 |
| 04:57 | Kent State | Troy Marasco misses the lay-in | 46-76 |
| 04:56 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-76 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-76 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn tips it home | 48-78 |
| 04:20 | Kent State | Troy Marasco is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Troy Marasco, team foul #8 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Campbell (C) Ruben Guercio | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Steed (PF) Kenneth Wynn | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Jimmy Dupuis clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-78 |
| 04:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Troy Marasco | 48-78 |
| 03:56 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-78 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski grabs the board | 48-78 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Gerald Milligan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lonnie Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Josh Klingensmith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Marasco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dan Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Mulford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Turkowski (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Steed (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Dupuis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan is hacked by Troy Marasco - foul #4 on Troy Marasco, team foul #9 | 48-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Cambell (PG), Ruben Guercio (C) Gerald Milligan, Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Chris Gerken (SG), David Dunn (C) George Mulford, Thomas Turkowski, Jimmy Dupuis | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 48-78 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 48-78 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-78 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Lonnie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-78 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Dan Campbell blocks the short jumper by David Dunn | 50-78 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-78 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Josh Klingensmith steps in front of the Chris Gerken pass | 50-78 |
| 02:48 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith lays it in | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lonnie Lewis - foul #5 on Lonnie Lewis, team foul #10 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Milligan (PG), Troy Marasco (PF) Lonnie Lewis, Josh Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn (SF) Don Jordan | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Charles Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:26 | Kent State | Troy Marasco snags the defensive board | 52-78 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-78 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn pulls down the rebound | 52-78 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Chris Gerken can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Cambell - foul #1 on Stephen Cambell, team foul #11 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith (SF) Dan Campbell | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Mulford (PG), Don Jordan (SF) Timothy Taylor, Kenneth Wynn | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 1st free throw | 52-79 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Chris Gerken makes the 2nd free throw | 52-80 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Josh Klingensmith is hacked by Don Jordan - foul #3 on Don Jordan, team foul #6 | 52-80 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell lays it up and in | 54-80 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Troy Marasco - foul #5 on Troy Marasco, team foul #12 | 54-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Dan Campbell (C) Troy Marasco | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 54-81 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan is fouled on the floor by David Dunn - foul #3 on David Dunn, team foul #7 | 54-82 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan makes the 1st free throw | 55-82 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Gerald Milligan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | George Mulford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Don Jordan | 56-84 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Stephen Cambell misses the 3 from the left wing | 56-84 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Jordan | 56-84 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | George Mulford runs out the clock | 56-84 |