| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wright swats the short shot by Edward Chapman | 32-30 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Duane Russell picks off the pass by Douglas Wright | 32-30 |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Douglas Wright - foul #3 on Douglas Wright, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SF) Douglas Wright | |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell makes the free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Frank Matthews, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (C) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-32 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 38-32 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jeffery Golinski is denied by Joshua Parks | 38-32 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is hacked by James Bohon - foul #2 on James Bohon, team foul #2 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (SG), John Conklin (PF), Carl Crouch (C) James Carlson, Frank Reppert, Nathan Bullock | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Carl Crouch is called for the reach on Wayne Wright - foul #1 on Carl Crouch, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Douglas Wright (SF) James Bohon, Jeffery Golinski | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Douglas Wright | 38-32 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | John Conklin tips it in | 38-34 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Crouch steals the ball from Trevor Stone | 38-34 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | John Conklin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-34 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Douglas Wright hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 40-36 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Carl Crouch's floater is tipped away by Frank Matthews | 40-36 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | John Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Edward Drayton is blocked by Frank Matthews | 40-36 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 45-36 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Edward Drayton knocks in the floater from close range | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Conklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Crouch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Drayton - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG), Edward Chapman (SF), Joshua Parks (PF) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frank Reppert (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Carl Crouch | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is called for traveling | 47-38 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | James Carlson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joshua Parks | 49-38 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks misses the lay-in | 49-38 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski is fouled on the floor by Joshua Parks - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Douglas Wright (SF) James Bohon, Jeffery Golinski | |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the tip | 49-38 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Kevin Regina pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Douglas Wright hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock gets the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell jams it | 51-38 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 51-41 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donnie Nelson | 53-41 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | James Carlson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock takes the ball from Duane Russell | 53-41 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Donnie Nelson takes the ball from Douglas Wright | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Reppert - foul #1 on Frank Reppert, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman, Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), John Conklin (PF), Carl Crouch (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Douglas Wright, Frank Reppert, Nathan Bullock | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Carl Crouch grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Louisville | John Conklin jams it and he's hacked by Wayne Wright - foul #3 on Wayne Wright, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:28 | Louisville | John Conklin misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks can't finish the layup | 53-43 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith tips it home | 55-43 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | James Bohon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by James Bohon - foul #3 on James Bohon, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Edward Drayton snags the defensive board | 56-43 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | John Conklin can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 56-43 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | James Bohon gets the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski's floater is tipped away by Joshua Parks | 56-43 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski tips it back up and in | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone blows the dunk | 56-45 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Edward Drayton grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), James Carlson (SG), Douglas Wright (SF), Frank Reppert (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Bohon, Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin, Carl Crouch | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Russell (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock steals it from Duane Russell | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Joshua Parks steals the ball from Frank Reppert | 56-47 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Regina - foul #4 on Kevin Regina, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) Joshua Parks | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Duane Russell - foul #1 on Duane Russell, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell, Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | James Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Wright - foul #4 on Douglas Wright, team foul #9 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Duane Russell (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #4 on Frank Matthews, team foul #5 | 59-48 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-48 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 59-48 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Wayne Wright | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Douglas Wright clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Duane Russell is denied by Nathan Bullock | 62-50 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Frank Reppert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #5 on Frank Matthews, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson runs out the clock | 62-52 |