| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (fresh) PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 27-39 |
| 19:19 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG), Gary Land (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Archie Kane, Joshua Schober, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Fitzpatrick and the foul's on Robert Whittle - foul #1 on Robert Whittle, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 18:43 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn double dribbles | 30-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Gary Land | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Bunn - foul #3 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF) Joshua Schober | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 18:09 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed misses the free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 32-42 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #3 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Joshua Schober (SF) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Gary Land | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 3rd free throw | 32-45 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector slams it home set up by Ivan Brent | 34-45 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Warren Schneider | 34-47 |
| 16:45 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Robert Whittle snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Warren Schneider and the foul's on Tom Sneed - foul #2 on Tom Sneed, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (SF), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the free throw | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:07 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 16:06 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector tips it back up and in | 36-50 |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Daryl Sheldon | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) SF - Gary Land (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Spector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Shivers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 36-52 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | James Kostka can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | James Kostka misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Louie Chavira | 36-52 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Ivan Brent is called for the reach on Louie Chavira - foul #1 on Ivan Brent, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Eric Goodman (SG), Joshua Schober (SF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Archie Kane, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee's pass is intercepted by Joshua Schober | 36-52 |
| 13:55 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober hits the finger roll | 38-52 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Warren Schneider knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 13:22 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 38-55 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Warren Schneider | 38-55 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-55 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee tips it but misses | 38-55 |
| 13:06 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 12:46 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is fouled on the floor by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #4 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG), Jerry Cahoon (SG), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Patrick Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Brent - foul #2 on Ivan Brent, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector grabs the board | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:55 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-56 |
| 11:53 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Ivan Brent (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Cahoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joshua Schober (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Richard Harden swats the layup by Christopher Bunn | 41-56 |
| 11:20 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden gets the rebound | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden throws it down on a nice dish by Ivan Brent | 43-56 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | The short jumper by Robert Whittle is denied by Richard Harden | 43-56 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 10:10 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Cahoon | 46-56 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Robert Whittle connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 46-58 |
| 09:37 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Paul Spector | 49-58 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Warren Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane (SG), Gary Land (PF), Tom Sneed (C) Ivan Brent, Paul Spector, Richard Harden | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:59 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman (SG) Archie Kane | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-58 |
| 08:44 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:17 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 08:16 | Western Kentucky | Tom Sneed tips it back up and in | 51-58 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Jerry Cahoon (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Goodman (fresh) SF - Joshua Schober (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Land (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Sneed (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Kostka (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Shivers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Jerry Cahoon | 53-58 |
| 07:09 | Louisville | Larry Shivers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Larry Shivers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 07:02 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Eric Goodman misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | James Kostka grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | James Kostka hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Shivers | 53-61 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Lee steals it from Joshua Schober | 53-61 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick (PG), Archie Kane (SF), Paul Spector (PF), Richard Harden (C) Eric Goodman, Joshua Schober, Gary Land, Tom Sneed | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Joseph Brennan, Kenneth Lee | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Patrick Fitzpatrick steals the ball from Daryl Sheldon | 53-61 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits the finger roll | 55-61 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Jerry Cahoon steps in front of the Robert Whittle pass | 55-61 |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick lays it in set up by Jerry Cahoon | 57-61 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 03:55 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick is whistled for traveling | 57-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gary Land (SF) Jerry Cahoon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Daryl Sheldon | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Patrick Fitzpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Archie Kane (fresh) SF - Gary Land (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Spector (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Harden (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn tips it in | 57-65 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Fitzpatrick | 60-65 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Bunn | 60-68 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Ronald Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-71 |
| 02:10 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden hits the follow up shot | 62-71 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Warren Schneider buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Smith | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:38 | Western Kentucky | Gary Land drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Harden | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Ronald Smith travels with the ball | 65-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober (SF) Gary Land | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:00 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Fitzpatrick misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-74 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Fitzpatrick - foul #5 on Patrick Fitzpatrick, team foul #6 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent (PG) Patrick Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is hacked by Archie Kane - foul #1 on Archie Kane, team foul #7 | 65-74 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:53 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Spector | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky 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 (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Whittle - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #3 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), James Kostka (SG), Larry Shivers (SF) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle | |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Joshua Schober makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Ivan Brent is called for the reach on Louie Chavira in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Brent, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) James Kostka, Larry Shivers | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:44 | Western Kentucky | Paul Spector snags the defensive board | 67-75 |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden is hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #3 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #4 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Christopher Bunn (PF), Kenneth Lee (C) Louie Chavira, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-75 |
| 00:33 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent grabs the offensive rebound | 67-75 |
| 00:30 | Western Kentucky | Archie Kane is hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 67-75 |
| 00:28 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Brent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Whittle | 67-75 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Brent - foul #4 on Ivan Brent, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Whittle makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Richard Harden loses the dribble to Joseph Brennan | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Warren Schneider runs out the clock | 67-77 |