| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Cory Dyar inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Cory Dyar travels with the ball | 23-35 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | William Simone misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 23-35 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave can't finish the layup | 25-35 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman is fouled on the floor by Cory Dyar - foul #2 on Cory Dyar, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Raff | 25-35 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled on the floor by Daniel Crossman - foul #1 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Kyle Olson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Daniels | 30-35 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Charles Raff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Hampton (PF) William Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Richard Saxon misses long on a shot from the right block | 33-35 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Richard Saxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Hampton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Dyar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Curtis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Saxon (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Kyle Olson lays it in | 33-37 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Richard Saxon grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Cory Dyar loses the ball out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Gary Joy, Andrew Hampton, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott is hacked by William Rayford - foul #1 on William Rayford, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Gray - foul #1 on Larry Gray, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Michael Dennis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Crossman - foul #2 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:36 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Rayford | 34-39 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the contested 3 from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | William Rayford is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on William Rayford, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) John Daves | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Michael Dennis | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 37-39 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Gray | 37-42 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Kyle Olson takes the ball from Robert Daniels | 37-42 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Lance Hargrave | 37-42 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Kyle Olson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave tips it home | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Daniel Crossman (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | William Simone clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled on the floor by Robert Daniels - foul #2 on Robert Daniels, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Glenn Biondi (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Robert Daniels, Daniel Crossman, William Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Joy - foul #2 on Gary Joy, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gary Joy out of the doubleteam and the foul's on Mike Curtis - foul #1 on Mike Curtis, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Cory Dyar clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Glenn Biondi - foul #1 on Glenn Biondi, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Daves (C) Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Mike Curtis grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 08:53 | Louisville | William Rayford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | John Daves grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Cory Dyar steps in front of the Gary Joy pass | 42-48 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Glenn Biondi is called for the reach on Richard Saxon - foul #2 on Glenn Biondi, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Daniel Crossman (SF), William Simone (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Glenn Biondi, Andrew Hampton, John Daves | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Michael Dennis (SF), Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Kyle Olson, Cory Dyar, Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is denied on a layup by William Simone | 42-48 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Larry Gray clanks a floater from the right side | 42-48 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | William Simone grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rayford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Michael Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | William Rayford connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Larry Gray | 42-53 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels scores on a floater from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Michael Dennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Gary Joy (SG), Glenn Biondi (SF), Andrew Hampton (PF) Robert Daniels, Michael Scott, Daniel Crossman, William Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Olson (SG), Cory Dyar (SF) William Rayford, Michael Dennis | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles Raff - foul #1 on Charles Raff, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Kyle Olson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-53 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Kyle Olson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi is fouled on the floor by Kyle Olson - foul #2 on Kyle Olson, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Daniels (PG), William Simone (PF), John Daves (C) Christopher Olson, Andrew Hampton, Roy Stewart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Hooser (PG), Mike Curtis (PF), Richard Saxon (C) Larry Gray, Charles Raff, Lance Hargrave | |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Kyle Olson travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman (SF) Glenn Biondi | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Timothy Hooser | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | William Simone buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Daniels and he's hacked by Kyle Olson - foul #3 on Kyle Olson, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | William Simone makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | William Rayford clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Daniels - foul #3 on Robert Daniels, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Raff (PF), Lance Hargrave (C) Mike Curtis, Richard Saxon | |
| 03:13 | Louisville | William Rayford makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | William Rayford misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crossman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Simone (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Daves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Rayford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Olson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cory Dyar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Raff (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Hargrave (fresh) 18 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | John Daves is whistled for traveling | 53-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart (C) John Daves | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) William Rayford | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Robert Daniels steals it from Larry Gray | 53-57 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Stewart | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Larry Gray is fouled on the floor by Daniel Crossman - foul #3 on Daniel Crossman, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Charles Raff gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Kyle Olson is fouled on the floor by Gary Joy - foul #3 on Gary Joy, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Kyle Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Raff blocks the short jumper by William Simone | 55-59 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Charles Raff pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Daniels - foul #4 on Robert Daniels, team foul #10 | 55-59 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | William Simone gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is fouled on the floor by Lance Hargrave - foul #1 on Lance Hargrave, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Robert Daniels is called for the reach on Lance Hargrave in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Daniels, team foul #11 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Robert Daniels | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | William Simone snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Raff | 55-60 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Christopher Olson is called for the reach on Charles Raff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Olson, team foul #12 | 55-60 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | William Simone snags the defensive board | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart snags the offensive board | 55-60 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Cory Dyar gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Joy - foul #4 on Gary Joy, team foul #13 | 55-60 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Cory Dyar misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Raff | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | William Simone is called for the reach on Charles Raff - foul #1 on William Simone, team foul #14 | 55-61 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Charles Raff makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Charles Raff misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crossman snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy is hacked by Cory Dyar - foul #3 on Cory Dyar, team foul #10 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) William Rayford | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave is hacked by Gary Joy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Joy, team foul #15 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Scott (SG) Gary Joy | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Rayford (PG) Larry Gray | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Lance Hargrave makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses the halfcourt shot | 57-63 |