| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fresh) SF - Milton Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Clem inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Louisville | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Micheal Hause in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Matos, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | David Riley steps in front of the Micheal Hause pass | 44-34 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett hits a shot from the right block set up by Christopher Matos | 44-36 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Alfred Barrett denies the turnaround by John Clem | 44-36 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Alfred Barrett | 44-36 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-36 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson can't tip it in | 44-36 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it but misses | 44-36 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas tips it home | 44-38 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Willie Lewis loses the dribble to Edward Thomas | 44-38 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 44-38 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | David Riley snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | David Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by David Riley | 44-38 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | David Riley gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | David Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Willie Lewis, Micheal Hause, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (PG), John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson, Alfred Barrett, David Riley | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Knight - foul #2 on John Knight, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is hacked by Phillip Mangold in the backcourt - foul #1 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | John Clem is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-38 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it home | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Clem (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Knight (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Phillip Mangold (fresh) PF - Herman Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Drew Mathis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley is hacked by Howard Hagan - foul #1 on Howard Hagan, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SF) John Clem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Jay Blazer (PF) John Knight, Phillip Mangold | |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Phillip Slomski steals it from Lawrence Ridley | 48-38 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Jay Blazer steals the ball from Jerry Polson | 48-38 |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Howard Hagan steals it from Herman Brewer | 48-38 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Howard Hagan connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jerry Polson | 50-38 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Phillips | 50-41 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jerry Polson, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), John Knight (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), David Riley (C) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | John Knight takes the ball from Curtis Secrist | 50-41 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | John Knight scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Edward Thomas | 50-44 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | John Clem scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 53-44 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold is fouled on the floor by Curtis Secrist - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF) John Knight, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Christopher Matos travels with the ball | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG) Edward Thomas | |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Alfred Barrett - foul #3 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) David Riley | |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson misses the jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Clem (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Secrist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Milton Swanson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Alfred Barrett (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is hacked by Milton Swanson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Milton Swanson, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Kersten (C) Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG) Richard Phillips, Christopher Matos | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clem | 57-46 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Ridley | 57-48 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | John Clem can't finish the uncontested layup | 57-48 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Troy Kersten pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is fouled on the floor by Alfred Barrett - foul #4 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Willie Lewis (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Phillip Mangold (SG), Drew Mathis (SF), Herman Brewer (PF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson, Jay Blazer, Alfred Barrett | |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Micheal Hause blows the wide open dunk | 57-48 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | David Riley pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Lewis - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Drew Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:53 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Micheal Hause loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-49 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | David Riley misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the board | 57-49 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Phillip Mangold - foul #2 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Brandon Holguin, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), John Knight (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Richard Phillips, Phillip Mangold, Drew Mathis, Herman Brewer | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Willie Lewis steals it from Christopher Matos | 59-49 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Jay Blazer - foul #4 on Jay Blazer, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG) Willie Lewis, John Clem | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), Herman Brewer (PF) Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | David Riley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Troy Kersten can't tip it in | 60-49 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Ridley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | John Knight can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 60-49 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Howard Hagan is hacked by Herman Brewer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Brewer, team foul #9 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Matos (SG), Milton Swanson (SF), Alfred Barrett (PF), Drew Mathis (C) Edward Thomas, John Knight, Herman Brewer, David Riley | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett is hacked by Howard Hagan - foul #2 on Howard Hagan, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG) Christopher Matos | |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Brandon Holguin gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | John Clem is called for the reach on Milton Swanson - foul #4 on John Clem, team foul #6 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (PG) Brandon Holguin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Jay Blazer (PF) Richard Phillips, Lawrence Ridley, Milton Swanson, Drew Mathis | |
| 06:19 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | John Clem buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas's dunk attempt is rejected by John Clem | 63-49 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Willie Lewis can't finish the layup | 63-49 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Micheal Hause grabs the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:31 | Louisville | Willie Lewis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 63-49 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Edward Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-49 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett tips it in | 63-51 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Christopher Matos is called for the reach on Micheal Hause in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Matos, team foul #10 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Troy Kersten (C) John Clem, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Milton Swanson (SF), David Riley (C) Edward Thomas, Phillip Mangold, Jay Blazer | |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Barrett | 64-53 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips scores on a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Troy Kersten - foul #2 on Troy Kersten, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Micheal Hause | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley (SG), John Knight (SF) Christopher Matos, Milton Swanson | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips misses the free throw | 64-55 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Troy Kersten gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Jerry Polson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herman Brewer (PF) David Riley | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett misses the dunk attempt | 64-55 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Troy Kersten gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-55 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Troy Kersten tips it home | 66-55 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | John Knight hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Phillips and he's hacked by Troy Kersten - foul #3 on Troy Kersten, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF) Willie Lewis, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Swanson (SF), Drew Mathis (PF) Richard Phillips, Herman Brewer | |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | John Knight misses the free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Secrist | 66-57 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Milton Swanson steals the ball from Jerry Polson in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson blows the layup | 66-57 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Milton Swanson snags the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Alfred Barrett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Alfred Barrett, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Thomas (PG), Christopher Matos (SG), David Riley (C) Lawrence Ridley, John Knight, Alfred Barrett | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | John Clem scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Phillip Slomski and he's fouled by Milton Swanson - foul #2 on Milton Swanson, team foul #12 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jay Blazer (PF) Milton Swanson | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | John Clem makes the free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Harold Barnhart blocks the jumper by Edward Thomas | 69-57 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Micheal Hause snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - John Clem (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Curtis Secrist (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Matos (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Drew Mathis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Blazer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - David Riley (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | John Clem is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 71-57 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Micheal Hause steps in front of the David Riley pass | 71-57 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | John Clem connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Secrist | 74-57 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Jay Blazer travels with the ball | 74-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Willie Lewis (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Micheal Hause, John Clem, Curtis Secrist, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Phillips (PG), Lawrence Ridley (SG), Phillip Mangold (SF), Herman Brewer (PF) Edward Thomas, Christopher Matos, Jay Blazer, David Riley | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Phillip Mangold picks off the pass by Phillip Slomski in the backcourt | 74-57 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-57 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Willie Lewis buries a runner from the baseline set up by Brandon Holguin | 76-57 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Lawrence Ridley scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Phillips | 76-59 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-59 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Willie Lewis grabs the offensive board | 76-59 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Howard Hagan hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 78-59 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Richard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 78-59 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the defensive rebound | 78-59 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Willie Lewis is hacked by Phillip Mangold - foul #3 on Phillip Mangold, team foul #13 | 78-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), John Clem (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) Brandon Holguin, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Knight (SG) Richard Phillips | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | John Knight's pass is intercepted by Willie Lewis | 79-59 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | John Clem misses the easy layup | 79-59 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Herman Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Phillip Mangold misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-59 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | John Knight tips it home | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 79-61 |