| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Luther Simone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Richard Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Gregg Roberts - foul #1 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Long Tang | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Anderson swats the layup by Luther Simone | 0-4 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Long Tang is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #1 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Allen Harris is fouled on the floor by Gregg Roberts - foul #2 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG) Gregg Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Linwood Coffman | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman travels in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is whistled for traveling | 2-4 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Long Tang scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Anthony Harrington | 2-7 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the lay-in | 2-7 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Billy Tucker gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Long Tang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Harrington | 2-10 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is fouled on the floor by Billy Tucker - foul #1 on Billy Tucker, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Allen Harris | |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Luther Simone, team foul #5 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jesus Macias | 2-12 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is hacked by Long Tang - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #3 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF) Douglas Wegner, Edward Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Long Tang | |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 2-12 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Luther Simone (C) Linwood Coffman, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Mickle and he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3 from straight away | 5-15 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Long Tang is called for the reach on Paul Stewart - foul #2 on Long Tang, team foul #5 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SG), Edward Rose (PF) Carl Jensen, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Long Tang | |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone buries a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 7-15 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Billy Tucker swats the dunk try by Luther Simone | 7-15 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is hacked by Perry Stovall - foul #1 on Perry Stovall, team foul #6 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Perry Stovall, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam comes up short on the floater in the lane | 7-15 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harold Weedman | 7-15 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen tips it but misses | 7-15 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 7-15 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesus Macias (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the dunk but the foul's on Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #7 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG) Linwood Coffman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Allen Harris | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Billy Tucker steps in front of the Edward Rose pass | 7-15 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it up and in | 7-17 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Stewart | 9-17 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Harold Weedman is called for the reach on Jesus Macias - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #8 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF), Luther Simone (C) Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SG), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Andrew Tamura | |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Jesus Macias makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Jesus Macias clanks a 3 from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Perry Stovall | 9-18 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #7 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Tamura (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daniel Hayes | 10-18 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Paul Stewart is called for the reach on Jesus Macias in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Stewart, team foul #9 | 10-18 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Billy Tucker swats the shot by Paul Stewart | 10-18 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Perry Stovall - foul #2 on Perry Stovall, team foul #10 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (SG) Perry Stovall | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Allen Harris (C) Jesus Macias, Daniel Hayes | |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-18 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn tips it back up and in | 12-18 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Stewart - foul #2 on Paul Stewart, team foul #11 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Edward Rose (PF) Paul Stewart, Ronald Hahn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Gregory Caldwell | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone dunks the ball on a great pass from Douglas Wegner | 14-20 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Carl Jensen steals it from Billy Tucker | 14-20 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone's layup is rejected by Allen Harris | 14-20 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 14-22 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gilliam - foul #2 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Allen Harris | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Jensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Harold Weedman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesus Macias (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 16-22 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes hits the follow up shot | 16-24 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman loses the dribble to Jesus Macias | 16-24 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Linwood Coffman picks off the pass by Jesus Macias in the backcourt | 16-24 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Jesus Macias picks off the pass by Edward Rose | 16-24 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Jesus Macias slams it home | 16-26 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-26 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 16-26 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it home | 16-28 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #9 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF) Linwood Coffman, Joseph Mickle | |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Harris (C) Daniel Hayes | |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 16-28 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Gregory Caldwell is called for the reach on Carl Jensen - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #10 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Luther Simone (C) Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Anthony Harrington | |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-31 |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen scores on a jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jesus Macias - foul #1 on Jesus Macias, team foul #11 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG) Gregory Caldwell | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Jesus Macias connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Harrington | 21-34 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 21-34 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the offensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen hits a jumper from the right block | 23-34 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Jesus Macias comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington snags the offensive board | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Jensen (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jesus Macias (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Allen Harris hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Harrington | 23-36 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn's layup is rejected by Andrew Tamura | 23-36 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 3 from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Jesus Macias makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Tucker | 25-39 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the easy layup | 25-39 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Allen Harris snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the rebound | 25-39 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carl Jensen and the foul's on Andrew Tamura - foul #2 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #12 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Perry Stovall (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Carl Jensen, Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SG), Richard Anderson (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Jesus Macias, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura, Allen Harris | |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Billy Tucker knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Gregory Caldwell | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Anderson swats the short shot by Harold Weedman | 28-41 |