| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) PF - William Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar inbounds the ball | 29-21 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Larry Gray | 31-21 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is fouled on the floor by Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Kyle Olson, team foul #1 | 31-21 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-21 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits the follow up shot | 31-23 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | William Simone slams it home | 31-25 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | The short jumper by Kyle Olson is denied by Daniel Crossman | 31-25 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Crossman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 31-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF) Daniel Crossman | |
| 17:13 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 31-25 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Cory Dyar scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 34-25 |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart's layup is rejected by Charles Raff | 34-25 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Kyle Olson grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses long on a shot near the basket | 34-25 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-28 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lance Hargrave (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Michael Dennis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF), John Daves (C) William Simone, Roy Stewart | |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | John Daves is open but misses the lay-in | 34-28 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | William Rayford grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Cory Dyar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Richard Saxon is hacked by John Daves - foul #1 on John Daves, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG) Timothy Hooser | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), Roy Stewart (C) Gary Joy, John Daves | |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Charles Raff (SF) William Rayford, Cory Dyar | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Richard Saxon makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton drills a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Richard Saxon - foul #1 on Richard Saxon, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lance Hargrave (C) Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Michael Scott | |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-31 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Charles Raff snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Andrew Hampton denies the turnaround by Michael Dennis | 36-31 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (SG), Mike Curtis (PF) Charles Raff, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Robert Daniels, Glenn Biondi, Andrew Hampton, Roy Stewart | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Olson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Simone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Clarence Patti is called for the reach on Kyle Olson - foul #1 on Clarence Patti, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Dyar (SF) Larry Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Daves - foul #2 on John Daves, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (SG) Kyle Olson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is hacked by William Rayford - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Mike Curtis, Lance Hargrave | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) John Daves | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | William Simone can't finish the layup | 37-31 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | Cory Dyar grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Charles Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SG), Michael Dennis (PF) William Rayford, Timothy Hooser, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Clarence Patti | |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roy Stewart, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Michael Dennis hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Gray | 39-31 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the easy layup | 39-31 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Saxon | 39-31 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't throw it down | 39-31 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Richard Saxon hits the follow up shot | 41-31 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | William Simone tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | William Simone clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Dennis - foul #4 on Michael Dennis, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Timothy Hooser (SG), Charles Raff (SF), Mike Curtis (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Larry Gray, Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Michael Dennis, Richard Saxon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Gary Joy (SG), John Daves (C) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Roy Stewart | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hooser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Raff (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Daves (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-34 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | John Daves buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by William Simone | 41-36 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Timothy Hooser misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | John Daves snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Kyle Olson (SF) Timothy Hooser, Mike Curtis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Christopher Olson, Glenn Biondi, William Simone, John Daves | |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it home | 43-36 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clarence Patti | 43-39 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Kyle Olson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by William Rayford | 46-39 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Daniels | 46-42 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Dyar (SF), Michael Dennis (PF) William Rayford, Charles Raff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SF), William Simone (PF) Clarence Patti, Andrew Hampton | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses the jumper from the left side | 46-42 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Daniels | 46-44 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Michael Dennis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Larry Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Glenn Biondi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Kyle Olson drills a floater in the paint | 48-44 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | William Simone drills a runner in the paint | 48-46 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Michael Dennis lays it up and in | 50-46 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Larry Gray is called for the reach on Gary Joy - foul #3 on Larry Gray, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Andrew Hampton (PF) Robert Daniels, William Simone | |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 50-46 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Michael Dennis snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the shot from just outside the lane | 50-46 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Andrew Hampton | 50-46 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) William Rayford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), William Simone (PF) Christopher Olson, Andrew Hampton | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart tips it home | 50-48 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Gray | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels is fouled on the floor by Larry Gray - foul #4 on Larry Gray, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Kyle Olson scores on a floater in the lane | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is hacked by Roy Stewart - foul #3 on Roy Stewart, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is hacked by Robert Daniels in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Daniels, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Charles Raff (PF) Larry Gray, Michael Dennis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-53 |