| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fresh) SG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Martens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Orville Heinz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Christopher Martens inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Illinois | Orville Heinz comes up short on the runner in the paint | 28-24 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Andrew Schoolcraft steals it from Michael Wilson | 28-24 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Christopher Martens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Schoolcraft | 30-24 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Michael Harper is called for the reach on Shilin Wang - foul #2 on Michael Harper, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield can't throw it down | 30-24 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Leo Henderson tips it but misses | 30-24 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield tips it in | 30-26 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Michael Harper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 30-26 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Michael Wilson tips it back up and in | 30-28 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Christopher Martens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald Comeau - foul #2 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (PF) Gerald Comeau | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Christopher Martens makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Christopher Martens misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Christopher Martens makes the 3rd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Christopher Martens makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Orville Heinz | 35-30 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by Orville Heinz - foul #1 on Orville Heinz, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Rusnak (SG), Stephen Morgan (SF), George Rosenzweig (PF), Frank Hill (C) Andrew Schoolcraft, Christopher Martens, Michael Harper, Orville Heinz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Michael Wilson | |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Joshua Hart takes the ball from Mark Parker | 35-30 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig gets the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Rusnak (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Rosenzweig (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) SG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Morgan - foul #2 on Stephen Morgan, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Gerald Comeau (PF) Leo Henderson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Shilin Wang makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Shilin Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Shilin Wang steps in front of the Joshua Hart pass in the backcourt | 35-32 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | John Madison can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan is whistled for a carry | 35-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG), Christopher Martens (SF), Michael Harper (PF), Orville Heinz (C) Richard Rusnak, Stephen Morgan, George Rosenzweig, Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | John Madison hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shilin Wang | 35-35 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Orville Heinz hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Schoolcraft and he's fouled by Mark Parker - foul #3 on Mark Parker, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) John Madison, Calvin Schatz, Mark Parker | |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Leo Henderson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-38 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Yates (PG) Joshua Hart | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Michael Wilson lays it in set up by Leo Henderson | 37-40 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Gary Yates knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew Schoolcraft | 40-40 |
| 12:59 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shilin Wang | 40-42 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Gary Yates drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Yates | 43-42 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Christopher Martens knocks in the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield's pass is intercepted by Orville Heinz | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Martens (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Michael Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Orville Heinz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Gary Yates clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Michael Harper tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 48-44 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Gary Yates is hacked by Marvin Lacefield - foul #2 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Richard Rusnak (SG), Stephen Morgan (SF), George Rosenzweig (PF), Frank Hill (C) Gary Yates, Andrew Schoolcraft, Christopher Martens, Michael Harper, Orville Heinz | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Mark Parker (PF) Leo Henderson, Michael Wilson, Gerald Comeau | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Joshua Hart | 50-44 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | John Madison is fouled on the floor by Richard Rusnak - foul #1 on Richard Rusnak, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Shilin Wang | 50-46 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG) John Madison | |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Frank Hill gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Leo Henderson - foul #1 on Leo Henderson, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Harper (PF) Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF), Gerald Comeau (C) Calvin Schatz, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Richard Rusnak misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Michael Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Frank Hill is fouled on the floor by Mark Parker - foul #4 on Mark Parker, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG) Richard Rusnak | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Parker - foul #5 on Mark Parker, team foul #6 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Mark Parker | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | George Rosenzweig makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield's floater is knocked away by Frank Hill | 53-46 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Leo Henderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-46 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Hart | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Rosenzweig (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Hill (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft clanks a floater from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Hill - foul #2 on Frank Hill, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Martens (SF), Orville Heinz (C) George Rosenzweig, Frank Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Michael Wilson snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Orville Heinz | 53-47 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Christopher Martens comes up short on the floater near the basket | 53-47 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Leo Henderson is hacked by Andrew Schoolcraft - foul #4 on Andrew Schoolcraft, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Yates (PG), Stephen Morgan (PF) Joshua Hart, Michael Harper | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF) Leo Henderson, Michael Wilson | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Schoolcraft | 53-47 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Christopher Martens drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Orville Heinz | 56-47 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 56-47 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Stephen Morgan grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Martens | 59-47 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau's layup is rejected by Orville Heinz | 59-47 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Christopher Martens snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Orville Heinz clanks a turnaround from the left block | 59-47 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Shilin Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Michael Harper (PF) Gary Yates, Stephen Morgan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF) John Madison, Calvin Schatz | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Leo Henderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Marvin Lacefield blocks the short jumper by Christopher Martens | 59-50 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Hart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Schoolcraft (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Martens (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Michael Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Orville Heinz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Shilin Wang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Orville Heinz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Harper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #3 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Rusnak (SG) Andrew Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Harper misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Michael Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Leo Henderson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Michael Harper snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Orville Heinz misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Marvin Lacefield - foul #3 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Orville Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield is hacked by Joshua Hart - foul #3 on Joshua Hart, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Schoolcraft (SG) Richard Rusnak | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (SG), Calvin Schatz (SF) Leo Henderson, Michael Wilson | |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Michael Harper hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Hart | 64-52 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Lacefield | 64-54 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Christopher Martens scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Hart | 66-54 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses the 3 from straight away | 66-54 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz tips it home | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Gerald Comeau is called for the reach on Michael Harper - foul #4 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Yates (PG), William Grimes (SG) Joshua Hart, Andrew Schoolcraft | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Michael Harper makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Michael Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Orville Heinz denies the turnaround by Marvin Lacefield | 68-56 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Harper | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | William Grimes can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 68-56 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Christopher Martens - foul #2 on Christopher Martens, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Hart (PG), Andrew Schoolcraft (SG) Gary Yates, William Grimes | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Hart runs out the clock | 68-57 |