| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Byrd (fresh) SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) SF - Joe Toliver (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) C - Juan Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Lawley (fresh) SG - Michael Donner (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) PF - Sean Fahy (fresh) C - David Barton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Louisville | David Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Michael Donner clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Sean Fahy tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | David Barton hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Thompson | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | David Barton snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Barton | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Juan Garcia is called for the reach on Michael Donner - foul #1 on Juan Garcia, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Michigan | Bobby Lawley steals the ball from Joe Toliver | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley lays it in | 0-6 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Juan Garcia | 3-6 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-6 |
| 18:01 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:42 | Eastern Michigan | David Barton picks off the pass by Joe Toliver | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Michael Donner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Emmett Osborne (PF), Raymond Harrington (C) Thomas Byrd, Gabriel Benard, Joe Toliver, Jeffrey Coldiron, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Carl Barker (SF), Robert Edwards (C) Bobby Lawley, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, David Barton | |
| 17:09 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne makes the jumper from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Robert Edwards knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Carl Barker | 5-8 |
| 16:45 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses short on a floater from the right block | 5-8 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sean Fahy | 5-8 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Robert Edwards's pass is intercepted by Mo Allard | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | Carl Barker is called for the reach on Emmett Osborne - foul #1 on Carl Barker, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Lawley (PG), Jared Wilt (C) Francis Griffin, Sean Fahy | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #1 on Robert Edwards, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Barton (C) Jared Wilt | |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:56 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) SG - Troy Moore (fresh) SF - Mo Allard (fresh) PF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymond Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Lawley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Willie Carr (fresh) SF - Carl Barker (fresh) PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Willie Carr connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 15:34 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-11 |
| 15:32 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington tips it home | 8-11 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Allen - foul #1 on Paul Allen, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd (PG), Joe Toliver (SF), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Robert White (C) Paul Allen, Troy Moore, Emmett Osborne, Raymond Harrington | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Francis Griffin (SF) Willie Carr, Carl Barker | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:28 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 15:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Donner is called for the reach on Mo Allard - foul #1 on Michael Donner, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Juan Garcia (C) Mo Allard, Robert White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Jared Wilt (PF) Francis Griffin, Robert Edwards | |
| 14:49 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Jared Wilt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Juan Garcia - foul #2 on Juan Garcia, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (PG), Emmett Osborne (C) Thomas Byrd, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (PG), William Seibert (SG), Sean Fahy (PF) Bobby Lawley, Michael Donner, David Barton | |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Jared Wilt makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Jared Wilt misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard (SF) Joe Toliver | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Robert Edwards (C) William Seibert, Jared Wilt | |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Willie Carr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG) Troy Moore | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:39 | Eastern Michigan | Willie Carr picks off the pass by Paul Allen | 10-13 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-13 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron grabs the defensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gabriel Benard | 13-13 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Paul Allen is called for the reach on Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Paul Allen, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd (PG), Joe Toliver (SF), Raymond Harrington (PF), Robert White (C) Paul Allen, Gabriel Benard, Jeffrey Coldiron, Emmett Osborne | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Lawley (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Carl Barker (SF), David Barton (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Frederick Thompson, Robert Edwards | |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Joe Toliver steals it from Michael Donner | 13-13 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver hits the finger roll | 15-13 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Raymond Harrington steals it from Bobby Lawley | 15-13 |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver lays it in and he's hacked by Carl Barker - foul #2 on Carl Barker, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (SG) Mo Allard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Robert Edwards (PF) Carl Barker, Sean Fahy | |
| 12:03 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Thomas Byrd steals it from Frederick Thompson | 18-13 |
| 11:41 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Byrd | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Thomas Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Moore (fresh) SF - Joe Toliver (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Lawley (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Barton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Donner | 20-15 |
| 11:10 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Byrd | 22-15 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | David Barton drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 22-17 |
| 10:37 | Eastern Michigan | Frederick Thompson takes the ball from Raymond Harrington | 22-17 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley banks in the layup on a great pass from Frederick Thompson | 22-19 |
| 10:17 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington hits a jumper from the left block set up by Robert White | 24-19 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Thomas Byrd is called for the reach on Bobby Lawley - foul #1 on Thomas Byrd, team foul #5 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard (SG), Mo Allard (SF), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Emmett Osborne (C) Troy Moore, Joe Toliver, Raymond Harrington, Robert White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Sean Fahy (PF), Jared Wilt (C) Bobby Lawley, Michael Donner, Robert Edwards, David Barton | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gabriel Benard - foul #1 on Gabriel Benard, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (SG) Frederick Thompson | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 09:27 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron tips it home | 26-21 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Gabriel Benard steps in front of the Willie Carr pass | 26-21 |
| 08:53 | Eastern Michigan | Willie Carr steals the ball from Thomas Byrd | 26-21 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | William Seibert drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 08:25 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses short on a shot in the paint | 26-23 |
| 08:24 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | William Seibert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (PG) Thomas Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Robert Edwards (C) William Seibert, Jared Wilt | |
| 08:00 | Eastern Michigan | Willie Carr steps in front of the Jeffrey Coldiron pass | 28-23 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Troy Moore steps in front of the Sean Fahy pass | 28-23 |
| 07:40 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard banks in the layup set up by Troy Moore | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Troy Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Benard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mo Allard (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Osborne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Francis Griffin (fairly fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Fahy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Sean Fahy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-23 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Sean Fahy hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 07:00 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard clanks a shot from the right block | 30-25 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | Emmett Osborne tips it back up and in | 32-25 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Robert Edwards knocks in the shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 06:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Thompson | 32-27 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Gabriel Benard is called for the reach on Willie Carr - foul #2 on Gabriel Benard, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd (PG), Joe Toliver (SF), Raymond Harrington (PF), Robert White (C) Troy Moore, Gabriel Benard, Jeffrey Coldiron, Emmett Osborne | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Lawley (PG), Michael Donner (SG), David Barton (C) Francis Griffin, Frederick Thompson, Sean Fahy | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 06:09 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Bobby Lawley | 32-29 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | David Barton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 05:58 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard is hacked by David Barton - foul #1 on David Barton, team foul #5 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Thompson (SF), Jared Wilt (PF) Willie Carr, Robert Edwards | |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Frederick Thompson - foul #1 on Frederick Thompson, team foul #6 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Troy Moore (PG) Thomas Byrd | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Fahy (PF) Jared Wilt | |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Thompson | 33-29 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Sean Fahy is hacked by Raymond Harrington - foul #1 on Raymond Harrington, team foul #8 | 33-29 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Sean Fahy makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Sean Fahy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Sean Fahy snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | David Barton can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 04:36 | Eastern Michigan | Mo Allard grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 04:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | David Barton snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Mo Allard steps in front of the Bobby Lawley pass | 33-31 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Michigan | Robert White clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 33-31 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | David Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley is hacked by Raymond Harrington - foul #2 on Raymond Harrington, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG), Gabriel Benard (SG), Emmett Osborne (SF), Jeffrey Coldiron (PF), Juan Garcia (C) Troy Moore, Mo Allard, Joe Toliver, Raymond Harrington, Robert White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SG), Carl Barker (SF), Robert Edwards (C) Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, David Barton | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Bobby Lawley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:40 | Eastern Michigan | Gabriel Benard loses the dribble to Bobby Lawley | 33-33 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Francis Griffin lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Lawley | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Paul Allen (fresh) SG - Gabriel Benard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmett Osborne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Coldiron (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Juan Garcia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Bobby Lawley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Francis Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carl Barker (fresh) PF - Sean Fahy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-35 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Sean Fahy grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Francis Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (SG), Jared Wilt (C) Bobby Lawley, Sean Fahy | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Edwards swats the short shot by Jeffrey Coldiron | 33-35 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Jared Wilt grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Robert Edwards knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Barker | 33-37 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Michigan | Jeffrey Coldiron misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 02:16 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Coldiron | 33-37 |
| 02:09 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Coldiron and the foul's on Francis Griffin - foul #1 on Francis Griffin, team foul #7 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd (PG), Troy Moore (SG), Joe Toliver (SF) Paul Allen, Gabriel Benard, Emmett Osborne | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), David Barton (C) Francis Griffin, Jared Wilt | |
| 02:09 | Eastern Michigan | Juan Garcia makes the free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses the shot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 01:49 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Edwards - foul #2 on Robert Edwards, team foul #8 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington (PF), Robert White (C) Jeffrey Coldiron, Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SF), Sean Fahy (PF) Carl Barker, Robert Edwards | |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 01:36 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Troy Moore - foul #1 on Troy Moore, team foul #10 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Bobby Lawley (PG) William Seibert | |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Michigan | Raymond Harrington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Byrd | 40-39 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | David Barton clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Byrd - foul #2 on Thomas Byrd, team foul #11 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen (PG), Emmett Osborne (PF) Thomas Byrd, Robert White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SF) Michael Donner | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | David Barton makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | David Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:24 | Eastern Michigan | Joe Toliver scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Troy Moore | 42-41 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Emmett Osborne blocks the jumper by Willie Carr | 42-41 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Allen misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-41 |