| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart inbounds the ball | 19-20 |
| 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) | |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Zachery Baker | 21-20 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Michael Yang tips it home | 21-22 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Houston and he's fouled by Glenn Troutt - foul #3 on Glenn Troutt, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (PG) Glenn Troutt | |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the free throw | 24-22 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Stephen Warren hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Baumgardner | 24-24 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-24 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffery Green | 24-24 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | Daniel Barton connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Warren | 24-27 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | William Houston drills a floater from the left side | 26-27 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Daniel Barton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-27 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart loses the dribble to Daniel Barton | 26-27 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Daniel Barton dunks the ball | 26-29 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti scores on a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Jeffery Green - foul #1 on Jeffery Green, team foul #2 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Smith (PF) Jeffery Green | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Baumgardner, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo (C) Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Tory Sullivan (SG) Jeffrey Baumgardner, Stephen Warren | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - William Reid (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Yang - foul #1 on Michael Yang, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Russell (SF) Daniel Barton | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Leonardo | 29-29 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-29 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | William Reid tips it back up and in | 31-29 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Michael Yang's pass is intercepted by William Houston | 31-29 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | William Houston throws it down | 33-29 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Robert Hale loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) William Houston, Robert Hale, William Reid | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF), Jeffery Green (PF) Tory Sullivan, Robert Russell, Michael Yang | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Marlon Everhart is called for the reach on Daniel Barton - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Keith Zhanel snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 12:50 | Illinois | Glenn Troutt steals it from Keith Zhanel | 33-32 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt lays it up and in | 33-34 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Jeffery Green grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't finish the layup | 33-34 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Brian Smith is called for the reach on Christopher Rossetti - foul #2 on Brian Smith, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Robert Hale (SF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Baumgardner (PG), Michael Yang (C) Glenn Troutt, Brian Smith | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Baumgardner (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by Jeffrey Baumgardner - foul #3 on Jeffrey Baumgardner, team foul #6 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Reid (PF) Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Leonardo | 35-34 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Michael Yang drills a shot from the right side | 35-36 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo is fouled on the floor by Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #7 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF) Zachery Baker, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Jeffery Green hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Warren | 37-38 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | William Houston blows the layup | 37-38 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | William Reid hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Jeffery Green drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Baumgardner | 39-40 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | William Reid misses the easy layup | 39-40 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Reid | 39-40 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Michael Yang grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Reid - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Keith Zhanel, Marlon Everhart, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Troutt (PG), Tory Sullivan (SG), Robert Russell (SF), Brian Smith (C) Jeffrey Baumgardner, Stephen Warren, Daniel Barton, Michael Yang | |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti's pass is intercepted by Robert Russell | 39-41 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan lays it up and in set up by Robert Russell | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hale (fresh) PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Russell (fresh) PF - Jeffery Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier knocks in the jumper from the right block | 41-43 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) William Houston | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Jeffery Green | |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Hale knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Keith Zhanel | 43-45 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses long on a shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Warren (SG), Daniel Barton (SF) Tory Sullivan, Robert Russell | |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Stephen Warren | 43-48 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti comes up short on the shot in the paint | 43-48 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Christopher Rossetti picks off the pass by Stephen Warren | 45-48 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Brian Smith steals the ball from Christopher Rossetti | 45-48 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Glenn Troutt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Barton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti tips it home | 47-48 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Daniel Barton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Michael Yang is hacked by Micheal Fortier - foul #1 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #4 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (PF) Brian Smith | |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-48 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | William Houston gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, William Reid | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Glenn Troutt steps in front of the Kevin Leonardo pass | 47-48 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt can't finish the layup | 47-48 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | Michael Yang gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Jeffery Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Jeffery Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Daniel Barton drills a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeffery Green - foul #2 on Jeffery Green, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Glenn Troutt's pass is intercepted by Marlon Everhart | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William Houston misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 49-51 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Daniel Barton gets the rebound | 49-51 |