| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lacey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Robert Williams inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | John Matthews misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayavong - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayavong, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Ryan Somers (SG), Connie Curry (PF) Paul Wyatt, Robert West, Cheng-Gong Xayavong | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Connie Curry scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Colgan | 26-22 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Richard Cook splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Williams | 29-22 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Ryan Somers misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | John Matthews can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Connie Curry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison snags the offensive board | 29-22 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Lacey - foul #3 on Ronald Lacey, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Reese (C) Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Robert West (SG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (SF), Edgar Wingate (PF) James Colgan, Ryan Somers, Daniel Ugarte, Connie Curry | |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | John Matthews dunks the ball on a nice dish by Richard Cook and the foul's on Edgar Wingate - foul #1 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:32 | Illinois | John Matthews drills a shot from the right wing | 34-24 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | The short jumper by Leonard Harrison is denied by John Matthews | 34-24 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | John Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 34-24 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | The short jumper by Dennis Moore is denied by Leonard Harrison | 34-24 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Robert West gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) SG - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Paul Wyatt | 34-26 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Allan Reese is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Allan Reese, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Brock Lozada (PF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Dennis Moore, John Matthews, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Daniel Ugarte (SF), Connie Curry (C) Paul Wyatt, Edgar Wingate, Leonard Harrison | |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Connie Curry misses the dunk attempt | 34-26 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Connie Curry tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Daniel Ugarte denies the turnaround by Brock Lozada | 34-28 |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Robert West gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Brock Lozada steps in front of the Connie Curry pass | 34-28 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Brock Lozada comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-28 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | David Hollier is called for the reach on Daniel Ugarte - foul #1 on David Hollier, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Cook (SG), John Matthews (PF) David Hollier, Brock Lozada | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Ryan Somers (SG), Edgar Wingate (PF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Robert West, Cheng-Gong Xayavong, Connie Curry | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Ryan Somers's pass is intercepted by John Matthews | 34-28 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | John Matthews is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edgar Wingate - foul #2 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Reese (C) Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert West (SG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (PF) Ryan Somers, Edgar Wingate | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | John Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | John Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong is hacked by Ruben Mauricio - foul #1 on Ruben Mauricio, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edgar Wingate (PF), Connie Curry (C) Cheng-Gong Xayavong, Leonard Harrison | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Robert West is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Ugarte out of a doubleteam | 35-31 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Richard Cook loses the dribble to Paul Wyatt | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Allan Reese (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 4 reb. C - Connie Curry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Connie Curry clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Allan Reese - foul #4 on Allan Reese, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Dennis Moore (SF), Ronald Lacey (C) Ruben Mauricio, Robert Williams, Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (SF) Paul Wyatt, Daniel Ugarte | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Ricky Wright can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey tips it home | 37-33 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Connie Curry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | John Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 10:38 | Illinois | Richard Cook misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Edgar Wingate | 37-33 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Robert West hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Colgan | 37-36 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Richard Cook is hacked by Robert West - foul #3 on Robert West, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), David Hollier (SG), Robert Williams (SF), Brock Lozada (PF) Ricky Wright, Richard Cook, Dennis Moore, John Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Ryan Somers (SG), Daniel Ugarte (SF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Robert West, Edgar Wingate, Connie Curry | |
| 09:56 | Illinois | David Hollier misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 37-36 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | David Hollier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Lacey | 40-36 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong's pass is intercepted by Ronald Lacey | 40-36 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Brock Lozada misses the floater from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Robert Williams tips it in | 42-36 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Ryan Somers | 42-38 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | David Hollier clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Robert Williams can't tip it in | 42-38 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ruben Mauricio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hollier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brock Lozada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lacey (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Paul Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Somers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cheng-Gong Xayavong (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Leonard Harrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Ronald Lacey is called for a charge - foul #4 on Ronald Lacey, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), John Matthews (PF), Allan Reese (C) Ruben Mauricio, David Hollier, Robert Williams, Brock Lozada, Ronald Lacey | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Robert West (SG), Edgar Wingate (PF), Connie Curry (C) Paul Wyatt, Ryan Somers, Cheng-Gong Xayavong, Leonard Harrison | |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the fadeaway in the lane | 42-40 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | John Matthews comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 42-40 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Allan Reese can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Richard Cook is called for the reach on Robert West - foul #2 on Richard Cook, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (PF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Daniel Ugarte, Connie Curry | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Robert West makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Robert West makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | John Matthews lays it in on a nice dish by Ricky Wright | 44-42 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Robert West can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Ricky Wright - foul #1 on Ricky Wright, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Robert Williams (SF) Ricky Wright, Dennis Moore | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Daniel Ugarte (SF), Connie Curry (C) Paul Wyatt, Cheng-Gong Xayavong, Leonard Harrison | |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Robert West makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Robert West makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Richard Cook works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ruben Mauricio | 47-44 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Edgar Wingate | 47-46 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | John Matthews scores on a shot from the left side | 49-46 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Connie Curry misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Allan Reese - foul #5 on Allan Reese, team foul #9 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Lacey (C) Allan Reese | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (SF), Leonard Harrison (C) James Colgan, Daniel Ugarte, Edgar Wingate | |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Connie Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Richard Cook works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Robert West knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Robert Williams is hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayavong - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayavong, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Wright (PG), David Hollier (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Brock Lozada (PF) Ruben Mauricio, Richard Cook, Robert Williams, John Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Colgan (PG), Daniel Ugarte (SF), Edgar Wingate (PF) Paul Wyatt, Cheng-Gong Xayavong, Leonard Harrison | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ricky Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Hollier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dennis Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brock Lozada (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Lacey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Colgan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert West (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Ugarte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edgar Wingate (fresh) 5 reb. C - Connie Curry (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Dennis Moore loses the dribble to Robert West | 49-51 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Robert West misses the dunk | 49-51 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Connie Curry misses the tip | 49-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Brock Lozada snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio (PG), Richard Cook (SG), Robert Williams (SF), John Matthews (PF) Ricky Wright, David Hollier, Dennis Moore, Brock Lozada | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Somers (SG), Cheng-Gong Xayavong (PF), Leonard Harrison (C) Robert West, Edgar Wingate, Connie Curry | |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Richard Cook's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Wyatt (PG), Robert West (SG), Edgar Wingate (PF) James Colgan, Ryan Somers, Cheng-Gong Xayavong | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Paul Wyatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-51 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | John Matthews misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Robert West gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison misses the lay-in | 49-51 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | John Matthews snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edgar Wingate - foul #3 on Edgar Wingate, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Cheng-Gong Xayavong (PF) Edgar Wingate | |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Robert Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Ruben Mauricio grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Richard Cook is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonard Harrison | 51-51 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Leonard Harrison hits the finger roll | 51-53 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Richard Cook is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Robert Williams grabs the offensive board | 51-53 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Leonard Harrison steps in front of the Ruben Mauricio pass | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Mauricio - foul #2 on Ruben Mauricio, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Daniel Ugarte makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Williams misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 51-55 |