| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) SF - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benjamin Byram | 32-26 |
| 19:16 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra knocks in the shot from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram scores on a shot in the lane set up by Benjamin Byram and he's fouled by Stephen Manns - foul #1 on Stephen Manns, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:40 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the jump hook from the baseline | 35-30 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | Stephen Manns gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:01 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Byram - foul #1 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Guadalupe Medina | 35-33 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Radomil Lakowski | 37-33 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Manns | 37-36 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Byram (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Esteban Guerra (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Deshi Sun - foul #1 on Deshi Sun, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Claud Zagen (SG), Mark Curry (C) Willis Williams, Benjamin Byram, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Stephen Manns, Esteban Guerra | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:29 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:07 | Kent State | Radomil Lakowski picks off the pass by Lewis Fagundes | 41-39 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski lays it in | 43-39 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Fagundes and he's hacked by Claud Zagen - foul #3 on Claud Zagen, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-41 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it in | 45-41 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Mark Curry blocks the jumper by Guadalupe Medina | 45-41 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:21 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Fagundes | 45-44 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Claud Zagen hits the finger roll | 47-44 |
| 12:36 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-44 |
| 12:35 | Kent State | Swietomierz Bachinski tips it home | 47-46 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Guadalupe Medina picks off the pass by Mark Curry | 47-46 |
| 11:51 | Kent State | Mark Curry blocks the jumper by Guadalupe Medina | 47-46 |
| 11:49 | Kent State | Deshi Sun pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) SG - Claud Zagen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Curry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radomil Lakowski | 47-46 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner | 49-46 |
| 11:07 | Kent State | Radomil Lakowski steals the ball from Matthew Coyne | 49-46 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski lays it up and in | 51-46 |
| 10:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Radomil Lakowski | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Claud Zagen | 54-46 |
| 10:10 | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Benjamin Byram (SG), George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Claud Zagen, Radomil Lakowski, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Vyacheslav Szychowski (SG), Esteban Guerra (SF) Lewis Fagundes, Guadalupe Medina, Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Lehmann | 57-46 |
| 09:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:22 | Kent State | Deshi Sun hits the follow up shot | 57-48 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stephen Manns - foul #2 on Stephen Manns, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 08:54 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-48 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #3 on Stephen Manns, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Claud Zagen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-48 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | Vyacheslav Szychowski snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 08:09 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne snags the offensive board | 59-48 |
| 07:53 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-48 |
| 07:51 | Kent State | Deshi Sun tips it but misses | 59-48 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claud Zagen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Monks (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Stephen Manns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Vyacheslav Szychowski (fresh) SF - Esteban Guerra (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tired) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Wolfram | 62-48 |
| 07:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Benjamin Byram | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 06:43 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-48 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Stephen Manns steals it from George Monks | 65-48 |
| 06:23 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Manns | 65-50 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 06:08 | Kent State | Matthew Coyne gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 05:53 | Kent State | Stephen Manns knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-53 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Claud Zagen, George Monks | |
| Subs | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina (SG), Swietomierz Bachinski (SF) Vyacheslav Szychowski, Matthew Coyne | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Willis Williams | 68-53 |
| 05:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 68-55 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stephen Manns - foul #4 on Stephen Manns, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Esteban Guerra | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it back up and in | 72-55 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Byram - foul #2 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #4 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), Mark Curry (C) Benjamin Byram, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Kent State | Lewis Fagundes (PG) Stephen Manns | |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Matthew Coyne - foul #2 on Matthew Coyne, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-57 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the follow up shot | 74-57 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Deshi Sun | 74-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Lewis Fagundes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Guadalupe Medina (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Swietomierz Bachinski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Deshi Sun (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Coyne (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski tips it in | 76-59 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-62 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Kent State | Stephen Manns (PG), Esteban Guerra (PF) Lewis Fagundes, Matthew Coyne | |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 79-62 |
| 02:07 | Kent State | Stephen Manns misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 79-62 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Deshi Sun - foul #2 on Deshi Sun, team foul #7 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Matthew Coyne (C) Swietomierz Bachinski | |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 2nd free throw | 79-62 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Deshi Sun snags the defensive board | 79-62 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina is whistled for traveling | 79-62 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 79-62 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it but misses | 79-62 |
| 01:04 | Kent State | Esteban Guerra pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Guadalupe Medina can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 79-62 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram is hacked by Deshi Sun - foul #3 on Deshi Sun, team foul #8 | 79-62 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram makes the 1st free throw | 80-62 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram makes the 2nd free throw | 81-62 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Stephen Manns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 81-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Willis Williams runs out the clock | 81-62 |