| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Allen Harris (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) C - Luther Simone (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-23 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Richard Anderson drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Anthony Harrington | 29-23 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose scores on a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Luther Simone blocks the short jumper by Allen Harris | 29-26 |
| 18:40 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Linwood Coffman | 29-28 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Long Tang is fouled on the floor by Linwood Coffman - foul #1 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Allen Harris is hacked by Edward Rose - foul #3 on Edward Rose, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (PF) Edward Rose | |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the fadeaway in the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 29-28 |
| 17:27 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-28 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 29-28 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Harrington | 31-28 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Jesus Macias scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Long Tang | 34-30 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on Jesus Macias - foul #2 on Jesus Macias, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG) Linwood Coffman | |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura blows the layup | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Paul Stewart and he's hacked by Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF) Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman blows the layup | 37-36 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it back up and in | 37-38 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Edward Rose (PF), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Gregg Roberts, Ronald Hahn, Harold Weedman | |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Long Tang is hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Long Tang is whistled for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Anthony Harrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| 13:32 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Mickle | 37-38 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Edward Rose, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Ronald Hahn (PF) Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Allen Harris buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jesus Macias | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Linwood Coffman | 39-40 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Allen Harris knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Anderson | 41-40 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman knocks in the floater from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Allen Harris drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Billy Tucker | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Long Tang steals it from Gregg Roberts | 43-42 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Billy Tucker lays it in on a nice dish by Long Tang | 45-42 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn knocks in the turnaround from close range | 45-44 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Douglas Wegner | 45-46 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-46 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Long Tang gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Allen Harris comes up short on the shot from close range | 45-46 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Long Tang tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-46 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 45-46 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Long Tang misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-48 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Billy Tucker tips it back up and in | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Harris (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Hahn (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Simone (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald Hahn | 47-50 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the dunk attempt | 47-50 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregg Roberts | 47-50 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Anderson blocks the jumper by Douglas Wegner | 47-50 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman gets the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone scores on a floater from the left block | 47-52 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Richard Anderson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Jesus Macias hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn tips it home | 50-54 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Jesus Macias is hacked by Gregg Roberts - foul #3 on Gregg Roberts, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Long Tang, Jesus Macias, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (PG), Carl Jensen (SG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Linwood Coffman, Gregg Roberts, Douglas Wegner, Ronald Hahn, Luther Simone | |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hayes | 53-54 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Edward Rose is blocked by Daniel Hayes | 53-54 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose tips it back up and in | 53-56 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the floater from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Jensen (fresh) SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Caldwell | 56-56 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman lays it in | 56-58 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Weedman - foul #1 on Harold Weedman, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Gregg Roberts (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (C) Paul Stewart, Carl Jensen, Joseph Mickle, Harold Weedman | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Luther Simone | 56-58 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner double dribbles | 56-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Anderson (PF) Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Luther Simone is called for the reach on Allen Harris - foul #1 on Luther Simone, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Douglas Wegner and the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the runner near the basket | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Long Tang is called for the reach on Douglas Wegner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Long Tang is called for the reach on Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Long Tang, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Anderson | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 58-60 |