| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Paul Weber inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Frederick Turner out of the doubleteam | 32-21 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Kent Pittman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-21 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-21 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Malcolm Hamilton | 32-21 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-21 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle tips it but misses | 32-21 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | John Tope tips it back up and in | 32-23 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it home | 32-25 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by John Tope - foul #2 on John Tope, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SF), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses short on a shot from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Bush | 34-25 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | John Tope misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell | |
| 16:01 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | John Tope misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | John Boyd gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Frederick Turner | 37-26 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | John Tope's floater is tipped away by Kurt Beard | 37-26 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kurt Beard | 37-26 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Kudyauku Albarazi takes the ball from Kurt Beard | 37-26 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Paul Hicks jams it on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 37-28 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | John Small is called for the reach on Paul Weber - foul #1 on John Small, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Hulse (C) John Tope | |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Dale Hulse blocks the jumper by Lawrence Lamar | 37-28 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Frederick Turner hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Edward Scheiber blocks the short jumper by Dale Hulse | 39-28 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't tip it in | 39-28 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Dale Hulse dunks the ball on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 39-30 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar knocks in the runner from close range set up by Frederick Turner | 41-30 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Dale Hulse jams it on a nice dish by Kudyauku Albarazi | 41-32 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber's pass is intercepted by Paul Hicks | 41-32 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle is denied on a layup by Terry Bush | 41-32 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar is hacked by Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #2 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Steve Collado (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF), Kurt Beard (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Terry Bush, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks, John Small, Kenneth Castle, Dale Hulse | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert blows the layup | 41-32 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Steve Collado snags the offensive board | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Collado (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) C - Kurt Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Illinois | The jumper by Lawrence Lamar is denied by Jamie Howell | 41-32 |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Kurt Beard swats the short shot by Jamie Howell | 41-32 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Steve Collado grabs the board | 41-32 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Steve Collado buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:21 | Louisville | John Tope misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 44-32 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-32 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Steve Collado steps in front of the Jamie Howell pass | 46-32 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Boyd | 48-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Jamie Howell is whistled for a carry | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Boyd Bailey (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell, John Tope | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | John Boyd is hacked by Dale Hulse - foul #3 on Dale Hulse, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Kenneth Castle (PF) Gary Sutton, Boyd Bailey | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-32 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG) Kent Pittman | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Steve Collado's layup is rejected by Dale Hulse | 48-34 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Terry Bush hits the follow up shot | 50-34 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Dale Hulse's floater is tipped away by Edward Scheiber | 50-34 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 50-34 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-34 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | John Small snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Terry Bush (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Dale Hulse's layup is rejected by Terry Bush | 50-34 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | John Small grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Dale Hulse drills a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Hicks | 50-36 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Castle - foul #3 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #5 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks, John Small, Kenneth Castle, Dale Hulse | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 52-36 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Gary Sutton connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 52-38 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-38 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 53-40 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Terry Bush tips it home | 55-40 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | John Tope hits a wide open jumper near the basket | 55-42 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | John Tope is called for the reach on Edward Scheiber - foul #3 on John Tope, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Kenneth Castle (PF) Kent Pittman, Jamie Howell | |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton scores on a shot in the paint set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 57-44 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Paul Weber is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #3 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Terry Bush (PF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses long on a floater from the baseline | 57-44 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Paul Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Dale Hulse hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kudyauku Albarazi | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Dale Hulse - foul #4 on Dale Hulse, team foul #8 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Paul Hicks | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Louisville | Kent Pittman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kudyauku Albarazi | 59-49 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | John Boyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Hebert | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Dale Hulse comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Jerry Hebert, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Kurt Beard (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Kudyauku Albarazi, John Small | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Dale Hulse makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Dale Hulse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Malcolm Hamilton picks off the pass by Kurt Beard | 62-51 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Gary Sutton lays it up and in set up by Malcolm Hamilton | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar travels with the ball | 62-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Edward Scheiber, Kurt Beard | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Tope (C) Dale Hulse | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 62-56 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Frederick Turner slams it home on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 64-56 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Terry Bush is hacked by Kent Pittman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 64-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Paul Weber in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Sutton, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Terry Bush is hacked by Kent Pittman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kent Pittman, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Terry Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Sutton - foul #3 on Gary Sutton, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (C) Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Castle | 66-59 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton is called for traveling | 66-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Bush (C) Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner runs out the clock | 66-59 |