| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Evan Wojcik (fresh) SF - Salvador Gonzales (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fresh) C - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik is whistled for a carry | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), Wayne Warner (SF), Vasily Gavinski (PF), Robert Harrell (C) Darren Davis, Ronald Maynard, Michael Davis, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 19:28 | Kent State | Charles Smith grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Vasily Gavinski - foul #2 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Steven Bushong (C) Frank Keese, Wayne Warner, Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:10 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:28 | Kent State | Charles Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Maynard | 40-32 |
| 18:26 | Kent State | Winston Smolen gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | The jumper by Damek Kaniewski is denied by Darren Davis | 40-32 |
| 18:07 | Kent State | Charles Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 17:51 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski is hacked by Vasily Gavinski - foul #3 on Vasily Gavinski, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), Wayne Warner (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Robert Harrell (C) Darren Davis, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG) Winston Smolen | |
| 17:32 | Kent State | Charles Smith is whistled for a carry | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (C) Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Noel Bradley (SG), Romeo Hernandez (SF) Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales | |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Noel Bradley takes the ball from Matthew Goodman | 40-32 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Charles Smith drills a runner from the left block | 40-34 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:33 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Matthew Goodman steals the ball from Romeo Hernandez | 40-34 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | The jump hook by Matthew Goodman is blocked by Charles Smith | 40-34 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Charles Smith | 40-34 |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Frank Keese takes the ball from Danny Kramer in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Chase Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Keese | 42-34 |
| 16:00 | Kent State | Matthew Goodman steps in front of the Charles Smith pass | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Frank Keese (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Warner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-34 |
| 15:46 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:22 | Kent State | Matthew Goodman is called for the reach on Romeo Hernandez - foul #2 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Ronald Maynard (SG), Vasily Gavinski (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Frank Keese, Chase Brown, Wayne Warner, Michael Davis, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Perry Ikeda (C) Danny Kramer, Romeo Hernandez, Damek Kaniewski, Charles Smith | |
| 15:13 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 15:12 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales gets the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:53 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 42-34 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Steven Bushong grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Darren Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski (PF) Noel Bradley | |
| 14:34 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski's pass is intercepted by Darren Davis | 42-34 |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Darren Davis hits the follow up shot | 44-34 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-37 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Robbins | 44-37 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Perry Ikeda swats the layup by Steven Bushong | 44-37 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzales - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzales, team foul #1 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chase Brown (SG) David Robbins | |
| Subs | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez (PF) Damek Kaniewski | |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Winston Smolen's layup is rejected by Steven Bushong | 46-37 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Darren Davis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Vasily Gavinski | 49-37 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez's 3 pointer is rejected by Steven Bushong | 49-37 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Chase Brown grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Chase Brown is hacked by Perry Ikeda - foul #4 on Perry Ikeda, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PG), Michael Davis (PF), Robert Harrell (C) Darren Davis, Vasily Gavinski, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Noel Bradley (SG), Charles Smith (PF), Jonathan Gary (C) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales, Perry Ikeda | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman is hacked by Danny Kramer - foul #2 on Danny Kramer, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Vasily Gavinski (SF) Matthew Goodman, Ronald Maynard | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Darren Davis is hacked by Noel Bradley - foul #1 on Noel Bradley, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Maynard (SF) Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard tips it in | 51-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Harrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Danny Kramer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noel Bradley (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez is called for traveling | 51-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PG), Vasily Gavinski (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Darren Davis, Ronald Maynard, Michael Davis, Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG) Romeo Hernandez | |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Steven Bushong | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:47 | Kent State | Steven Rogers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | David Robbins grabs the board | 54-37 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman can't throw it down but the foul's on Danny Kramer - foul #3 on Danny Kramer, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (SG), Wayne Warner (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Robert Harrell (C) Chase Brown, Vasily Gavinski, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | Winston Smolen (PG), Evan Wojcik (SG), Salvador Gonzales (SF), Damek Kaniewski (PF) Steven Rogers, Danny Kramer, Noel Bradley, Jonathan Gary | |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 10:05 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-37 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Michael Davis grabs the board | 56-37 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Darren Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), David Robbins (PF) Matthew Goodman, Frank Keese, Wayne Warner, Michael Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez (C) Charles Smith | |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Salvador Gonzales throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Bushong (C) Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard is hacked by Damek Kaniewski - foul #2 on Damek Kaniewski, team foul #6 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SF), Michael Davis (PF), Robert Harrell (C) Chase Brown, David Robbins, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-37 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Damek Kaniewski | 56-37 |
| 08:58 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Michael Davis can't finish the layup | 56-40 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Evan Wojcik makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Harrell | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Darren Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wayne Warner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Davis (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Harrell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Winston Smolen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Evan Wojcik (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Salvador Gonzales (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Damek Kaniewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Romeo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Damek Kaniewski hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 59-42 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Darren Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Wayne Warner gets the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Davis | 62-42 |
| 06:58 | Kent State | Winston Smolen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Keese (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Vasily Gavinski (SF), David Robbins (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Darren Davis, Ronald Maynard, Wayne Warner, Michael Davis, Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG), Danny Kramer (SG), Noel Bradley (SF), Charles Smith (PF), Perry Ikeda (C) Winston Smolen, Evan Wojcik, Salvador Gonzales, Damek Kaniewski, Romeo Hernandez | |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Chase Brown drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Frank Keese | 64-42 |
| 06:37 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda is whistled for traveling | 64-42 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | David Robbins clanks a jump hook in the paint | 64-42 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Chase Brown hits the follow up shot | 66-42 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Chase Brown - foul #1 on Chase Brown, team foul #4 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PG), Robert Harrell (C) Chase Brown, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Perry Ikeda makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-44 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Robert Harrell grabs the offensive board | 66-44 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Steven Rogers is called for the reach on Matthew Goodman - foul #1 on Steven Rogers, team foul #7 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SF) Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Jonathan Gary (C) Perry Ikeda | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 05:22 | Kent State | Noel Bradley grabs the board | 66-44 |
| 05:12 | Kent State | Steven Rogers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 66-44 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman gets the rebound | 66-44 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Wayne Warner comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 66-44 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Noel Bradley | 66-44 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Charles Smith can't connect on a floater near the basket | 66-44 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | David Robbins pulls down the rebound | 66-44 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Gary - foul #2 on Jonathan Gary, team foul #8 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Harrell (C) Wayne Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allen Ponte (PG), Romeo Hernandez (SF) Steven Rogers, Danny Kramer | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to David Robbins | 66-44 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Frank Keese comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-44 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman hits the follow up shot | 68-44 |
| 03:50 | Kent State | Frank Keese takes the ball from Charles Smith | 68-44 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Frank Keese banks in the layup | 70-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Frank Keese (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vasily Gavinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Robbins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Harrell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Allen Ponte (fresh) SG - Noel Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. SF - Romeo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Gary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Kent State | Allen Ponte is hacked by Frank Keese - foul #1 on Frank Keese, team foul #5 | 70-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SF) Robert Harrell | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (SG) Noel Bradley | |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 70-44 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman snags the defensive board | 70-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vasily Gavinski | 72-44 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Danny Kramer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Frank Keese - foul #2 on Frank Keese, team foul #6 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Harrell (C) Wayne Warner | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Rogers (PG) Allen Ponte | |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Danny Kramer makes the 1st free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:53 | Kent State | Danny Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-45 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Robbins | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Frank Keese and the foul's on Steven Rogers - foul #2 on Steven Rogers, team foul #9 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Allen Ponte (SG), Noel Bradley (PF) Danny Kramer, Jonathan Gary | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman misses the free throw | 74-45 |
| 02:32 | Kent State | Noel Bradley grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | Romeo Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-45 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Robert Harrell snags the defensive board | 74-45 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the 3 from straight away | 74-45 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman hits the follow up shot | 76-45 |
| 01:38 | Kent State | Steven Rogers misses the jumpshot from the right side | 76-45 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | David Robbins grabs the board | 76-45 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman misses short on a jumper in the paint | 76-45 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Noel Bradley grabs the board | 76-45 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Charles Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Harrell - foul #2 on Robert Harrell, team foul #7 | 76-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wayne Warner (SF) Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Kramer (PG), Jonathan Gary (C) Steven Rogers, Allen Ponte | |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 76-45 |
| 01:03 | Kent State | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 76-45 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Robert Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 76-45 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Frank Keese connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wayne Warner | 79-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Kent State | Danny Kramer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-45 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Jonathan Gary hits the follow up shot | 79-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Noel Bradley - foul #2 on Noel Bradley, team foul #10 | 79-47 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Frank Keese misses the 1st free throw | 79-47 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Frank Keese makes the 2nd free throw | 80-47 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Noel Bradley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-47 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | David Robbins pulls down the rebound | 80-47 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski runs out the clock | 80-47 |