| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Monks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Casson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson inbounds the ball | 37-16 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Steven Yates is denied by Paul Lehmann | 37-16 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the defensive rebound | 37-16 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-16 |
| 19:27 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson pulls down the rebound | 37-16 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-16 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-16 |
| 18:55 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson grabs the board | 37-16 |
| 18:36 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Dick Bristow | 37-19 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | George Monks misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Casson - foul #2 on Joshua Casson, team foul #1 | 37-19 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lee | 39-21 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | George Monks misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 17:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joshua Casson | 39-21 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 17:17 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson gets the offensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Lee and he's fouled by Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #1 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Scott King (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Richard Lee, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 16:56 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Larry Penrose is fouled on the floor by Craig Richardson - foul #3 on Craig Richardson, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan (SF) Craig Richardson | |
| 16:34 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann double dribbles | 39-24 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-27 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 41-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Bohan (fresh) PF - Scott King (fresh) 3 reb. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson blows the layup | 41-27 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | James Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy lays it up and in and he's hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Craig Richardson (SF) Dick Bristow, Bill Bohan | |
| 15:39 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski's pass is intercepted by Scott King | 41-30 |
| 14:56 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson is denied on a layup by Larry Penrose | 41-30 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski and he's hacked by Scott King - foul #1 on Scott King, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee (SG), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) James Jackson, Scott King, Troy Reedy | |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:15 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee buries a 3 from straight away | 44-33 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Larry Penrose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-33 |
| 14:10 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:51 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-33 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson tips it but misses | 44-33 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 44-33 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann banks in the layup on a great pass from Willis Williams | 46-33 |
| 13:13 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 12:57 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-35 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Larry Penrose buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 51-35 |
| 12:36 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Radomil Lakowski, George Monks | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), Scott King (PF), Troy Reedy (C) Derrick Kline, Joshua Casson, Steven Yates | |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | Scott King snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 11:57 | Southern Illinois | Willis Williams steals it from Craig Richardson | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claud Zagen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dick Bristow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Scott King (fresh) 4 reb. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Wolfram | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:33 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-35 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Larry Penrose pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Willis Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Larry Penrose | 56-35 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses the shot from close range | 56-35 |
| 11:03 | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow tips it but misses | 56-35 |
| 11:01 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott King | 56-35 |
| 10:54 | Southern Illinois | Scott King is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), George Monks (PF) Willis Williams, Larry Penrose, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Jackson (SG), Bill Bohan (SF), Joshua Casson (PF), Steven Yates (C) Richard Lee, Craig Richardson, Scott King, Troy Reedy | |
| 10:41 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from James Jackson | 56-37 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Casson - foul #3 on Joshua Casson, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | George Monks grabs the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Claud Zagen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 60-37 |
| 09:45 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Paul Lehmann (C) Benjamin Byram, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson (SF) Bill Bohan | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann can't finish the layup | 60-37 |
| 09:31 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates pulls down the rebound | 60-37 |
| 09:26 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses the floater from the right wing | 60-37 |
| 09:25 | Southern Illinois | Steven Yates tips it home | 60-39 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann jams it on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 62-39 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Lehmann - foul #4 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #4 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Richard Lee (SG), Scott King (C) Dick Bristow, James Jackson, Steven Yates | |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:57 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Larry Penrose grabs the board | 62-40 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Scott King denies the turnaround by Claud Zagen | 62-40 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Willis Williams | 62-40 |
| 08:29 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 08:28 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 08:17 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 08:16 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson grabs the offensive board | 62-40 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Larry Penrose tips it in | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Radomil Lakowski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Penrose (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SG - Richard Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Richardson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Casson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott King (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram loses the dribble to Richard Lee | 64-43 |
| 06:59 | Southern Illinois | Joshua Casson connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-45 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Claud Zagen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski gets the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Larry Penrose misses the shot from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 06:27 | Southern Illinois | Craig Richardson gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:11 | Southern Illinois | Matthew Wolfram swats the short shot by Joshua Casson | 64-45 |
| 06:10 | Southern Illinois | Scott King gets the offensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Richard Lee is hacked by Radomil Lakowski - foul #3 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Benjamin Byram (SG), George Monks (PF), Paul Lehmann (C) Willis Williams, Radomil Lakowski, Larry Penrose, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dick Bristow (PG), James Jackson (SG), Bill Bohan (SF), Steven Yates (C) Derrick Kline, Richard Lee, Craig Richardson, Joshua Casson | |
| 05:46 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-45 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Claud Zagen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (PF) Scott King | |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Lehmann swats the layup by Troy Reedy | 64-45 |
| 05:04 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy hits the follow up shot | 64-47 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Henry Blunt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 64-47 |
| 04:57 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it back up and in | 66-47 |
| 04:33 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-47 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 66-47 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | George Monks makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Larry Penrose and he's hacked by Dick Bristow - foul #1 on Dick Bristow, team foul #5 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF) Henry Blunt, Larry Penrose | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline (PG), Scott King (PF) Dick Bristow, Steven Yates | |
| 04:07 | Louisville | George Monks makes the free throw | 69-47 |
| 03:42 | Southern Illinois | Scott King is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Scott King, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Derrick Kline (fresh) SG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Bohan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott King (fresh) 6 reb. C - Troy Reedy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 69-47 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 69-47 |
| 03:15 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 02:57 | Southern Illinois | Bill Bohan is hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #5 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #6 | 69-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lamont Hrabovsky (PG) Troy Reedy | |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Scott King misses badly on a jumper from close range | 69-47 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Claud Zagen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-47 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | George Monks drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Claud Zagen | 71-47 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Scott King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-47 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | George Monks pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is denied on a layup by Bill Bohan | 71-47 |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Scott King gets the rebound | 71-47 |
| 01:51 | Southern Illinois | Scott King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lamont Hrabovsky | 71-49 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is whistled for a carry | 71-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Penrose (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy (C) Lamont Hrabovsky | |
| 01:24 | Southern Illinois | Scott King's pass is intercepted by Larry Penrose | 71-49 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Willis Williams banks in the layup set up by Larry Penrose | 73-49 |
| 01:07 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy is whistled for a carry | 73-49 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | The 3pt attempt by Willis Williams is denied by Bill Bohan | 73-49 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Larry Penrose clanks a runner in the lane | 73-49 |
| 00:25 | Southern Illinois | Scott King snags the defensive board | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Illinois | Troy Reedy misses the easy layup | 73-49 |
| 00:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott King gets the offensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 00:14 | Southern Illinois | Derrick Kline misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-49 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 73-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willis Williams runs out the clock | 73-49 |