| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is hacked by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes double dribbles | 36-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dennis Jones | 36-30 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 38-30 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Coughlan | 38-30 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Gary Kinnear swats the dunk try by Manuel Coughlan | 38-30 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes buries a shot from close range | 40-30 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the runner from the baseline | 40-32 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Davidson - foul #1 on Kevin Davidson, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (C) Dennis Jones | |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo loses the dribble to Kenneth Holt | 43-34 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse can't throw it down | 43-34 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the tip | 43-34 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is hacked by Manuel Coughlan - foul #2 on Manuel Coughlan, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG), Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is whistled for a carry | 43-34 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance can't finish the layup | 43-34 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Stephen Heal (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker lays it up and in | 43-36 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the contested floater from the left side on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 45-36 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse connects on the fadeaway from close range | 45-38 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Darryl Lee tips it but misses | 45-38 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo tips it in | 47-38 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Brooks | 49-38 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | John Wright is whistled for traveling | 49-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks tips it but misses | 49-38 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 12:16 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Brooks | 53-41 |
| 11:56 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt connects on the jumper from close range | 53-43 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Holt - foul #3 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Dennis Jones | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 12 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Shawn Rose, team foul #2 | 53-43 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Rolon | 53-45 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Matthew Breault misses the jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse's dunk attempt is rejected by Darryl Lee | 53-45 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Piao China gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Piao China knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Darryl Lee | 56-45 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Matthew Breault - foul #3 on Matthew Breault, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG), Rafael Barnes (C) Matthew Breault, Piao China, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Kenneth Holt, Manuel Coughlan, Raymond Rolon | |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Dennis Jones steps in front of the Jeffrey Job pass | 56-47 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Christopher Brooks - foul #2 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #4 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Shawn Rose (SF) Piao China, Jeffrey Job | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse buries a fadeaway from the left block | 56-50 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it but misses | 56-50 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks tips it in | 58-50 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-50 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Heal - foul #3 on Stephen Heal, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Piao China (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Stephen Heal, Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Piao China can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-50 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Piao China (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 17 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Coughlan (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse tips it home | 58-52 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Darryl Lee misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Matthew Breault, Jeffrey Job, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG) Marvin Wyse | |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Darryl Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Platt | 60-54 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Piao China misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Rolon - foul #3 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Job (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | John Wright buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 61-56 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Platt - foul #2 on Michael Platt, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Kevin Davidson (SG) Christopher Brooks, Piao China | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG) Michael Platt | |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Breault - foul #4 on Matthew Breault, team foul #5 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Shawn Rose (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Jeffrey Job, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SG) John Wright | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | The 3pt attempt by Christopher Brooks is denied by Manuel Coughlan | 62-58 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse double dribbles | 62-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (PG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo's floater is tipped away by Manuel Coughlan | 62-58 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse buries a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Lowrance | 62-60 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Rolon - foul #4 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Matthew Breault, Kevin Davidson, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (SG), Antonio Walker (PF) Stephen Heal, Manuel Coughlan | |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Lowrance comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 62-60 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 23 pts. SG - John Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Lowrance (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Piao China hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits a shot from the right block set up by Marvin Wyse | 62-62 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Piao China misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Shawn Rose tips it home | 64-62 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (SG), Jeffrey Job (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Gary Kinnear, Darryl Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Manuel Coughlan (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Jeffery Lowrance, Antonio Walker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Christopher Brooks is called for the reach on Marvin Wyse in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Brooks, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 64-62 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job clanks a floater from the right block | 64-62 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes tips it home | 66-62 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Wright | 66-64 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 66-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF) Jeffrey Job | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | John Wright is fouled on the floor by Shawn Rose - foul #2 on Shawn Rose, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | John Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the dunk over the doubleteam but the foul's on John Wright - foul #2 on John Wright, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 67-66 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan can't tip it in | 67-66 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it home | 67-68 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo knocks in the runner from the baseline | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Manuel Coughlan gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |