| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dewei Ximines (fresh) SG - David Charles (fresh) SF - Charles Moyer (fresh) PF - William Beus (fresh) C - Ronald Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dexter Tanner (fresh) SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) C - Darren Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Moyer steals it from Joel Harwood | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Charles Moyer lays it up and in | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Charles Moyer steps in front of the Joel Harwood pass | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Dewei Ximines can't throw it down | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Moyer - foul #1 on Charles Moyer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | William Beus clanks a floater in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wendell Shehan | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | William Beus steals the ball from Darren Brooks | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | William Beus misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wendell Shehan - foul #1 on Wendell Shehan, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), Thomas Langton (SG), Lee Connor (SF), David Mullinix (C) Dewei Ximines, David Charles, Charles Moyer, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF), Darnell Gravel (C) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Joel Harwood, Wendell Shehan, Darren Brooks | |
| 17:52 | Louisville | William Beus makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | William Beus misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:24 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dannie Alberts | 3-5 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Lee Connor makes the runner from the right block set up by Thomas Buckley | 5-5 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel buries a shot from the right wing and the foul's on David Mullinix - foul #1 on David Mullinix, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Charles (SG), Robert Childers (PF) Thomas Langton, William Beus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Joel Harwood (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF) Herman Nida, Dannie Alberts, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Lee Connor is hacked by Mark Kang - foul #1 on Mark Kang, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Langton (SG) David Charles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Darren Brooks (C) Chuck Snell, Wendell Shehan | |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Robert Childers blows the layup | 5-8 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Herman Nida is hacked by Robert Childers - foul #1 on Robert Childers, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG), David Charles (SG), Ronald Schwartz (C) Thomas Buckley, Thomas Langton, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Wendell Shehan (PF) Herman Nida, Mark Kang, Darren Brooks | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dewei Ximines (fresh) SG - David Charles (fresh) SF - Lee Connor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Childers (fresh) C - Ronald Schwartz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dexter Tanner (fresh) SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wendell Shehan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darnell Gravel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Childers - foul #2 on Robert Childers, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), William Beus (PF) Dewei Ximines, Robert Childers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | David Charles hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Ronald Schwartz tips it home | 7-9 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | Lee Connor grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | David Charles misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dexter Tanner - foul #1 on Dexter Tanner, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG), David Mullinix (C) Thomas Buckley, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Darren Brooks (C) Dexter Tanner, Joseph Alberty, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 14:38 | Louisville | David Charles makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | David Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan lays it in on a nice dish by Chuck Snell | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Lee Connor misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Kang - foul #2 on Mark Kang, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Langton (SG), Ronald Schwartz (C) David Charles, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Joseph Alberty (SG), Joel Harwood (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF), Darnell Gravel (C) Chuck Snell, Mark Kang, Dannie Alberts, Wendell Shehan, Darren Brooks | |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Lee Connor misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Lee Connor misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses the lay-in | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow tips it home | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Lee Connor connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dewei Ximines and the foul's on Dexter Tanner - foul #2 on Dexter Tanner, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), David Charles (SG), Charles Moyer (SF), David Mullinix (C) Dewei Ximines, Thomas Langton, William Beus, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Wendell Shehan (PF), Darren Brooks (C) Dexter Tanner, Frederick Goodrow, Darnell Gravel | |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Lee Connor makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks tips it in | 11-15 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | David Charles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on David Charles, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Beus (PF), Ronald Schwartz (C) Charles Moyer, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Darnell Gravel (PF) Herman Nida, Wendell Shehan | |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Beus | 11-15 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Lee Connor's layup is rejected by Darnell Gravel | 11-15 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley tips it in | 13-15 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | William Beus pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Charles (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Lee Connor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Beus (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Schwartz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Chuck Snell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fresh) SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darnell Gravel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darren Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG), Thomas Langton (SG), Charles Moyer (SF), David Mullinix (C) Thomas Buckley, David Charles, Lee Connor, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Wendell Shehan (PF) Chuck Snell, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty is fouled on the floor by Charles Moyer - foul #2 on Charles Moyer, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Charles (SG), Lee Connor (SF), Ronald Schwartz (C) Thomas Langton, Charles Moyer, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (C) Herman Nida, Dannie Alberts, Darren Brooks | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Ronald Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Lee Connor banks in the layup | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Beus | 15-15 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Dewei Ximines buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Connor | 18-15 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan knocks in the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on William Beus - foul #1 on William Beus, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), Thomas Langton (SG), David Mullinix (C) Dewei Ximines, David Charles, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF), Darren Brooks (C) Chuck Snell, Joseph Alberty, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:07 | Louisville | William Beus's layup is rejected by Frederick Goodrow | 18-18 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | William Beus pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Lee Connor shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Wendell Shehan - foul #2 on Wendell Shehan, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Charles (SG) Thomas Langton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty (SG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (PF) Wendell Shehan, Dannie Alberts, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Lee Connor misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Lee Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses short on a runner from close range | 19-18 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | David Mullinix gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Herman Nida is called for the reach on David Mullinix - foul #1 on Herman Nida, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Langton (SG), Ronald Schwartz (C) David Charles, William Beus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frederick Goodrow (PF) Darnell Gravel | |
| 08:25 | Louisville | David Mullinix makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | David Mullinix makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schwartz is called for the reach on Darren Brooks - foul #1 on Ronald Schwartz, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG), David Charles (SG), William Beus (PF) Thomas Buckley, Thomas Langton, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Darnell Gravel (PF) Herman Nida, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | William Beus snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | William Beus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Charles and he's hacked by Darnell Gravel - foul #1 on Darnell Gravel, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), David Mullinix (C) Dewei Ximines, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:45 | Louisville | William Beus makes the free throw | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Charles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lee Connor (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Beus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Chuck Snell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Alberty (fairly fresh) SF - Joel Harwood (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darnell Gravel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darren Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley pulls down the rebound | 24-18 |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Lee Connor shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by David Charles and he's fouled by Joseph Alberty - foul #1 on Joseph Alberty, team foul #9 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG), Thomas Langton (SG), Ronald Schwartz (C) Thomas Buckley, David Charles, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Dannie Alberts (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF) Chuck Snell, Joseph Alberty, Joel Harwood, Darnell Gravel | |
| 06:57 | Louisville | Lee Connor makes the free throw | 27-18 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-18 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Lee Connor snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Dewei Ximines is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dewei Ximines, team foul #9 | 27-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Charles (SG) Thomas Langton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty (SG), Joel Harwood (SF), Darnell Gravel (PF) Mark Kang, Dannie Alberts, Frederick Goodrow | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Alberty | 27-21 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | David Charles is fouled on the floor by Darren Brooks - foul #1 on Darren Brooks, team foul #10 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Buckley (PG), Thomas Langton (SG) Dewei Ximines, Lee Connor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chuck Snell (PG), Mark Kang (SG) Herman Nida, Joseph Alberty | |
| 06:00 | Louisville | David Charles makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | David Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Charles - foul #2 on David Charles, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lee Connor (SF), David Mullinix (C) David Charles, Ronald Schwartz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts (SF), Frederick Goodrow (PF) Mark Kang, Darren Brooks | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | William Beus connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Connor | 30-23 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 05:24 | Louisville | Dannie Alberts swats the shot by Lee Connor | 30-23 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frederick Goodrow | 30-25 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Dannie Alberts steals it from William Beus | 30-25 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Lee Connor gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Lee Connor works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 30-25 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley tips it home | 32-25 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | William Beus swats the shot by Darnell Gravel | 32-25 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Dannie Alberts grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood's layup is rejected by William Beus | 32-25 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | William Beus gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Thomas Langton (fresh) SF - Lee Connor (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Beus (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Mullinix (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Chuck Snell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Harwood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dannie Alberts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frederick Goodrow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Darnell Gravel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-25 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | David Mullinix grabs the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | David Mullinix clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 32-25 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Joel Harwood gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Darnell Gravel's floater is tipped away by David Mullinix | 32-25 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | David Mullinix grabs the defensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Chuck Snell - foul #1 on Chuck Snell, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Charles (SG), Charles Moyer (SF), Robert Childers (PF), Ronald Schwartz (C) Thomas Langton, Lee Connor, William Beus, David Mullinix | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner (PG), Mark Kang (SG), Wendell Shehan (PF), Darren Brooks (C) Chuck Snell, Joel Harwood, Frederick Goodrow, Darnell Gravel | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Thomas Buckley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Wendell Shehan loses the ball out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dewei Ximines (PG) Thomas Buckley | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:33 | Louisville | David Charles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Robert Childers grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Charles Moyer is fouled on the floor by Mark Kang - foul #3 on Mark Kang, team foul #12 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Alberty (SG), Joel Harwood (SF) Mark Kang, Dannie Alberts | |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Charles Moyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Charles Moyer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | David Charles takes the ball from Dexter Tanner | 34-25 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Dewei Ximines hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-25 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Dewei Ximines is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herman Nida (PG) Joseph Alberty | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Dexter Tanner misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Darren Brooks snags the offensive board | 37-28 |