| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 reb. C - David South (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Karl Pettit (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Richard Cottrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Cormier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Neville Mann inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Robert Compton is hacked by Rodney Joy - foul #1 on Rodney Joy, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Rodney Joy pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Karl Pettit knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 30-48 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Robert Compton hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Bivona | 32-48 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Robert Compton clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-48 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Antonio Cormier | 32-48 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Karl Pettit's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses long on a floater from the left block | 32-48 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | John Wood gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | John Wood hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | David McNicholas is hacked by John Wood - foul #3 on John Wood, team foul #2 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (SG), Morris Hilt (SF), Milton Bigham (PF) Joseph Courtois, Neville Mann, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Drumheller (PG), Frank Blevins (SF), Nicholas Ashe (PF), Robert Kelly (C) John Wood, Richard Cottrell, Antonio Cormier, Rodney Joy | |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-51 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe snags the defensive board | 32-51 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | David McNicholas is called for the reach on William Drumheller - foul #2 on David McNicholas, team foul #1 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (PF) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | William Drumheller misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-51 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | David South snags the defensive board | 32-51 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Kelly - foul #1 on Robert Kelly, team foul #3 | 32-51 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt makes the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-51 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 33-51 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Frank Blevins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Karl Pettit and he's fouled by Morris Hilt - foul #2 on Morris Hilt, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Frank Blevins misses the free throw | 33-53 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | David South grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-53 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Kelly | 33-53 |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Pettit | 33-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Morris Hilt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 4 pts. C - David South (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Drumheller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Pettit (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham is called for traveling | 33-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), Neville Mann (SF), Malcolm Bivona (PF) Morris Hilt, Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wood (PG), Richard Cottrell (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF), Rodney Joy (C) William Drumheller, Frank Blevins, Nicholas Ashe, Robert Kelly | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Robert Compton steps in front of the Rodney Joy pass | 33-55 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Richard Cottrell is called for the reach on Joseph Courtois - foul #2 on Richard Cottrell, team foul #4 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) Kevin Booth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Karl Pettit picks off the pass by Neville Mann | 33-55 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Malcolm Bivona steals the ball from Rodney Joy | 33-55 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Antonio Cormier | 33-55 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Karl Pettit is hacked by Malcolm Bivona - foul #2 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #3 | 33-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (PG) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Drumheller (SG), Robert Kelly (C) Karl Pettit, Rodney Joy | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Malcolm Bivona steals the ball from Richard Cottrell | 33-55 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | David McNicholas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-55 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona grabs the offensive board | 33-55 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Antonio Cormier picks off the pass by David McNicholas | 33-55 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-55 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona pulls down the rebound | 33-55 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Neville Mann | 36-55 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | William Drumheller misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Courtois - foul #3 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #4 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG), Kevin Booth (SG), Milton Bigham (PF), David South (C) Joseph Courtois, Neville Mann, Malcolm Bivona, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Karl Pettit (SG), Frank Blevins (SF), Nicholas Ashe (PF) John Wood, Richard Cottrell, Antonio Cormier | |
| 12:37 | Louisville | William Drumheller makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | William Drumheller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Joy (C) Robert Kelly | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe loses the ball out of bounds | 36-57 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Joy - foul #2 on Rodney Joy, team foul #5 | 36-57 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Robert Compton picks off the pass by Frank Blevins | 38-57 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-57 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Rodney Joy gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Morris Hilt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 6 pts. C - David South (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Drumheller (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Pettit (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Karl Pettit is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | David South grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Rodney Joy gets the rebound | 38-57 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | Rodney Joy drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Drumheller | 38-59 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Robert Compton buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Nicholas Ashe - foul #2 on Nicholas Ashe, team foul #6 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), Malcolm Bivona (PF), David McNicholas (C) Morris Hilt, Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wood (PG), Richard Cottrell (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF), Robert Kelly (C) William Drumheller, Frank Blevins, Nicholas Ashe, Rodney Joy | |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the free throw | 41-59 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier loses the dribble to Robert Compton | 41-59 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-59 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | John Wood knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth's pass is intercepted by Karl Pettit | 44-62 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Karl Pettit dunks the ball | 44-64 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-64 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier grabs the board | 44-64 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Karl Pettit scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Wood | 44-66 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | David McNicholas scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Malcolm Bivona | 46-66 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | John Wood hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Kelly | 46-68 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the easy layup | 46-68 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Antonio Cormier snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Richard Cottrell is hacked by David McNicholas - foul #3 on David McNicholas, team foul #5 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (PG), Milton Bigham (SG), Neville Mann (SF), David South (C) Robert Compton, Joseph Courtois, Kevin Booth, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Drumheller (SG), Frank Blevins (SF), Nicholas Ashe (PF), Rodney Joy (C) Karl Pettit, Richard Cottrell, Antonio Cormier, Robert Kelly | |
| 08:20 | Louisville | William Drumheller clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-68 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Neville Mann pulls down the rebound | 46-68 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-68 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt misses the tip | 46-68 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Frank Blevins gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | John Wood can't finish the layup | 46-68 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | David South snags the defensive board | 46-68 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Morris Hilt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) PF - Malcolm Bivona (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 stl. C - David South (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Wood (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Drumheller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Blevins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Joy (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt is fouled in the backcourt by John Wood - foul #4 on John Wood, team foul #7 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Louisville | Karl Pettit (SG) John Wood | |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt makes the 1st free throw | 47-68 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-68 |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | William Drumheller comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-68 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham gets the rebound | 47-68 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Ashe - foul #3 on Nicholas Ashe, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG) Morris Hilt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Kelly (C) Rodney Joy | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | William Drumheller misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-68 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | William Drumheller snags the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Karl Pettit misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | William Drumheller grabs the offensive rebound | 49-68 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Karl Pettit is whistled for a carry | 49-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (SF), Malcolm Bivona (PF), David McNicholas (C) Neville Mann, Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wood (PG), Richard Cottrell (SF), Antonio Cormier (PF), Rodney Joy (C) William Drumheller, Frank Blevins, Nicholas Ashe, Robert Kelly | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-68 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | John Wood grabs the board | 49-68 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | John Wood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-68 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Karl Pettit snags the offensive board | 49-68 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | David McNicholas steals the ball from Antonio Cormier | 49-68 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Morris Hilt | 52-68 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Karl Pettit misses short on a runner from the baseline | 52-68 |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Robert Compton loses the ball out of bounds | 52-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (PG), Neville Mann (SF), Milton Bigham (PF), David South (C) Robert Compton, Joseph Courtois, Malcolm Bivona, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Drumheller (SG), Nicholas Ashe (PF), Robert Kelly (C) Karl Pettit, Antonio Cormier, Rodney Joy | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe scores on a turnaround from close range | 52-70 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 52-70 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | John Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | John Wood can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 52-70 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe grabs the offensive board | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Morris Hilt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 8 pts. C - David South (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Wood (tiring) 17 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Drumheller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Cottrell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicholas Ashe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | William Drumheller is hacked by Morris Hilt - foul #3 on Morris Hilt, team foul #6 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Blevins (SF) Richard Cottrell | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-70 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Robert Kelly tips it home | 52-72 |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt is whistled for traveling | 52-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Neville Mann | |
| Subs | Louisville | Karl Pettit (SG) John Wood | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Robert Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-72 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Frank Blevins tips it but misses | 52-72 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe hits the follow up shot | 52-74 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-74 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth tips it home | 54-74 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Nicholas Ashe makes the jumpshot from the left side | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | David McNicholas connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Bigham | 57-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Frank Blevins misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Morris Hilt - foul #4 on Morris Hilt, team foul #7 | 57-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Neville Mann (SF) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Frank Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 57-77 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Frank Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Milton Bigham | 59-78 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Milton Bigham steals the ball from Nicholas Ashe | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | David McNicholas can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 59-78 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Karl Pettit grabs the board | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Karl Pettit connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Drumheller | 59-80 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-80 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt hits the follow up shot | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Drumheller runs out the clock | 61-80 |