| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Coppa (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver inbounds the ball | 31-15 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses long on a floater from the left side | 31-17 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | James Coppa grabs the offensive board | 31-17 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Ryan - foul #1 on Louis Ryan, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the 2nd free throw | 32-17 |
| 18:52 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno snags the defensive board | 32-17 |
| 18:36 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Martin Bueno | 32-20 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Mark Weesner makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Nicholas Childers | 34-20 |
| 17:53 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Bueno | 34-22 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers loses the ball out of bounds | 34-22 |
| 17:18 | Northern Illinois University | Mark Weesner takes the ball from Cole Oliver | 34-22 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Mark Weesner buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Childers | 37-22 |
| 17:04 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Timothy Levron | 37-24 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | David Cotton scores on a shot from the left side set up by James Coppa | 39-24 |
| 16:23 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | James Coppa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-24 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers tips it in | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coppa (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Bilbo | 41-27 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-27 |
| 15:27 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 15:25 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Jared Dunlap (SG), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Bernard Watts (SG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Andrew Bilbo, Timothy Levron, Cole Oliver, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 15:04 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Terry Thompson | 41-27 |
| 14:59 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky travels with the ball | 41-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins (SG) Andrew Womac | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Jenkins | 44-27 |
| 14:21 | Northern Illinois University | Leonard Jenkins picks off the pass by Fred Orlowsky | 44-27 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Fred Orlowsky picks off the pass by Leonard Jenkins | 44-27 |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Orlowsky | 44-29 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Terry Thompson steals it from James Coppa | 44-29 |
| 13:29 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ringer | 44-31 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap hits the follow up shot | 46-31 |
| 13:19 | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Fred Orlowsky steps in front of the Frank Hayes pass | 46-34 |
| 12:37 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky is called for 3 seconds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG), Andrew Womac (SF), Nicholas Childers (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Leonard Jenkins, Jared Dunlap, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Timothy Levron (SG), Cole Oliver (SF), Louis Ryan (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Cecil Smith, Bernard Watts, Fred Orlowsky, Terry Thompson, Robert Ringer | |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Andrew Bilbo picks off the pass by Mark Weesner in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 12:32 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo lays it up and in | 46-36 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| 11:52 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-36 |
| 11:50 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan tips it in | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coppa (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Levron (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Bueno (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-38 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | David Cotton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:03 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo grabs the board | 46-38 |
| 10:51 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan is denied on a layup by Andrew Womac | 46-38 |
| 10:50 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 10:49 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 10:47 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:29 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by David Cotton and he's hacked by Cole Oliver - foul #2 on Cole Oliver, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson (SF), Robert Ringer (C) Cole Oliver, Martin Bueno | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:55 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Womac takes the ball from Louis Ryan | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Mark Weesner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Womac | 51-41 |
| 09:35 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson misses the jumper from the right side | 51-41 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | James Coppa grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers can't throw it down | 51-41 |
| 09:08 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 09:03 | Northern Illinois University | David Cotton steals the ball from Timothy Levron | 51-41 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | David Cotton lays it up and in | 53-41 |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Weesner - foul #1 on Mark Weesner, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Jared Dunlap (SG), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, David Cotton, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Bernard Watts (SG) Andrew Bilbo, Timothy Levron | |
| 08:41 | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Frank Hayes pulls down the rebound | 53-43 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin's pass is intercepted by Louis Ryan | 53-43 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses the floater from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Frank Hayes tips it home | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Dunlap (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Coppa (tiring) 9 reb. C - Frank Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bernard Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Ringer misses short on a 3 from straight away | 55-46 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Womac | 58-46 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Hayes - foul #2 on Frank Hayes, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Cole Oliver (SF), Fred McKenna (PF), Martin Bueno (C) Cecil Smith, Terry Thompson, Louis Ryan, Robert Ringer | |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | David Cotton buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jared Dunlap | 61-48 |
| 06:30 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 61-48 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | David Cotton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Dunlap | 61-48 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | David Cotton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Weesner | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:48 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Childers | 64-48 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Martin Bueno steals the ball from Nicholas Childers | 64-48 |
| 05:07 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno is called for a backcourt violation | 64-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF) Jared Dunlap | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo (PG), Terry Thompson (PF) Bernard Watts, Fred McKenna | |
| 04:46 | Louisville | David Cotton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 04:45 | Northern Illinois University | Martin Bueno snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:38 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | David Cotton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-51 |
| 04:09 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Cole Oliver | 64-51 |
| 04:04 | Northern Illinois University | Cole Oliver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-51 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Louisville | David Cotton is called for 5 seconds | 64-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (PG), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (SG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Robert Ringer (C) Timothy Levron, Cole Oliver, Martin Bueno | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Coppa (tired) 9 reb. C - Frank Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Andrew Bilbo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Orlowsky (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Terry Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ringer (fresh) | |
| 03:36 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-54 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | David Cotton is hacked by Terry Thompson - foul #1 on Terry Thompson, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SG) David Cotton | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Louis Ryan (PF) Fred Orlowsky | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap is hacked by Cecil Smith - foul #2 on Cecil Smith, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Womac | 67-54 |
| 02:59 | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), David Cotton (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF) Jeffrey Pipkin, Jared Dunlap, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron (SG), Cole Oliver (SF), Martin Bueno (C) Cecil Smith, Terry Thompson, Robert Ringer | |
| 02:46 | Northern Illinois University | Timothy Levron lays it up and in set up by Louis Ryan | 67-56 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | David Cotton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Womac | 70-56 |
| 02:16 | Northern Illinois University | Andrew Bilbo is called for traveling | 70-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Cecil Smith (PG), Bernard Watts (SG), Fred Orlowsky (SF), Terry Thompson (PF), Robert Ringer (C) Andrew Bilbo, Timothy Levron, Cole Oliver, Louis Ryan, Martin Bueno | |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 70-56 |
| 01:54 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 01:47 | Northern Illinois University | Bernard Watts is fouled on the floor by James Coppa - foul #3 on James Coppa, team foul #3 | 70-56 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-56 |
| 01:32 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ringer | 70-56 |
| 01:10 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Watts | 70-59 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Womac | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Northern Illinois University | Fred Orlowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-59 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers grabs the defensive rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | David Cotton drills a jumper in the paint | 74-59 |
| 00:08 | Northern Illinois University | Terry Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 74-59 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Andrew Womac gets the rebound | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Mark Weesner runs out the clock | 74-59 |