| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 1 pts. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Thayer swats the layup by Paul Dunneback | 21-35 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | William Lavoie connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jesse Lawley | 24-35 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Thayer swats the short shot by Paul Dunneback | 24-35 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | William Lavoie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Lavoie - foul #3 on William Lavoie, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | William Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-36 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | William Wallace tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 26-39 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF) William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Donald Stark misses the 3 from straight away | 29-39 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Lamont Mallory (C) Warren Schneider, Jesse Lawley, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) PF - Donald Stark (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lamont Mallory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) SG - James Vernon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Luis Williams is hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the runner from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | James Vernon's pass is intercepted by William Lavoie | 31-42 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | William Lavoie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Bojan Wolinski is blocked by Robert Whittle | 31-42 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Luis Williams misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Xiaoping Huang - foul #1 on Xiaoping Huang, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF), Eddie Thomas (C) Robert Whittle, Donald Stark, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 33-44 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas buries a shot from the right side set up by William Lavoie | 35-44 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken tips it home | 35-46 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | William Wallace is hacked by James Vernon - foul #2 on James Vernon, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is denied on a layup by Maurice Lokken | 35-46 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Eddie Thomas - foul #2 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) James Vernon | |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 35-47 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Thayer | 37-47 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is fouled on the floor by Eddie Thomas - foul #3 on Eddie Thomas, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Thayer takes the ball from Xiaoping Huang | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Michael Thayer comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 37-47 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Thayer | 37-47 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF) William Lavoie, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Maurice Lokken | |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas snags the offensive board | 37-47 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Paul Dunneback steals the ball from Robert Whittle | 37-47 |
| 09:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 37-49 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF) Warren Schneider, Jesse Lawley, Robert Whittle, Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the easy layup | 37-49 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | William Lavoie scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 3 from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Michael Thayer can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 39-52 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Luis Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Abdullah and he's hacked by William Lavoie - foul #4 on William Lavoie, team foul #5 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lawley (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Donald Stark (PF), Lamont Mallory (C) Luis Williams, William Wallace, Michael Thayer, Eddie Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) James Vernon, Maurice Lokken | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | William Lavoie drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Lawley | 44-55 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Robert Zentz | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory misses the dunk but the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #5 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (PF) Robert Whittle, Donald Stark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | James Vernon tips it but misses | 46-55 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the jumper from the baseline | 48-55 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by James Vernon | 48-57 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Lavoie (PG), Eddie Thomas (C) Warren Schneider, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) James Vernon | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 50-60 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses short on a turnaround from close range | 50-60 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Eddie Thomas hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Lavoie (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Lawley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Thayer (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 52-62 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer drills a floater from close range | 54-62 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-64 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Michael Thayer slams it home on a nice dish by William Wallace | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | William Wallace is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #6 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF) William Wallace | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Xiaoping Huang | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | James Vernon loses the ball out of bounds | 56-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF) Robert Whittle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Bojan Wolinski, James Vernon | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | William Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 56-64 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Jesse Lawley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-64 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 56-64 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't throw it down | 56-64 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the defensive board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | William Lavoie can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled in the backcourt by William Lavoie - foul #5 on William Lavoie, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG) William Lavoie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #4 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is fouled in the backcourt by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Xiaoping Huang | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Bojan Wolinski is called for the reach on Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Lawley - foul #3 on Jesse Lawley, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | James Vernon makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer travels with the ball | 59-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski runs out the clock | 59-69 |