| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski inbounds the ball | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #1 | 52-40 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses short on a runner in the paint | 53-40 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses the lay-in | 53-40 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 53-40 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Edward Drayton tips it but misses | 53-40 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Keith Matthews swats the short shot by Frank Matthews | 53-40 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | John Conklin snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Keith Matthews drills a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Jordan, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SF) Jeffery Golinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, Steven Silver | |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the free throw | 55-40 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-40 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler can't finish the layup | 55-40 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sherwood Rogan | 55-40 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-40 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Edward Drayton snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Keith Matthews is fouled on the floor by Frank Matthews - foul #2 on Frank Matthews, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, John Conklin, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SG), Steven Silver (PF) Donnie Nelson, Frank Matthews | |
| 16:23 | Louisville | James Bohon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 55-40 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Edward Drayton, team foul #1 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan (SF) Sherwood Rogan | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Wayne Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Jeffery Golinski - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Carl Spangler | |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski jams it on a nice dish by Frank Reppert | 57-42 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 57-45 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the lay-in | 57-45 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver blows the layup | 57-45 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson's pass is intercepted by James Bohon | 59-45 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | James Carlson hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Bohon | 61-45 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Frank Reppert can't finish the layup | 61-47 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 61-47 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright travels with the ball | 61-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Matt Wynn (SF), John Conklin (PF), Keith Matthews (C) James Bohon, Jeffery Golinski, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (SG), Sherwood Rogan (SF), John Starr (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Richard Smith, Robert Jordan, Steven Silver, Wayne Wright | |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Carlson | 63-47 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carl Spangler | 63-50 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Spangler - foul #1 on Carl Spangler, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF) Donnie Nelson | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | John Conklin takes the ball from John Starr | 65-50 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-50 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | James Carlson takes the ball from Sherwood Rogan | 65-50 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | James Carlson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 17 pts. SG - James Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Goforth (fresh) PF - John Starr (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews misses the dunk attempt | 65-50 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Kevin Regina hits a shot from the left wing set up by James Carlson | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-50 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan misses the tip | 67-50 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | David Goforth gets the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan knocks in the floater from the right side | 67-52 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | James Carlson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 67-52 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews knocks in the runner in the lane | 67-54 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | James Carlson is whistled for a carry | 67-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, James Carlson, Matt Wynn, John Conklin, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), Wayne Wright (C) Carl Spangler, Sherwood Rogan, David Goforth, John Starr, Frank Matthews | |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Frederick Byrd blocks the jumper by Donnie Nelson | 67-54 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is hacked by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #6 | 67-54 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Frank Reppert clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 67-54 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Jordan - foul #3 on Robert Jordan, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews (C) Wayne Wright | |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Edward Drayton is called for the reach on Richard Smith - foul #2 on Edward Drayton, team foul #3 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), John Conklin (PF) James Bohon, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 68-54 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | John Conklin snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Frank Reppert double dribbles | 68-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Regina (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Golinski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Conklin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherwood Rogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith is denied on a layup by Keith Matthews | 68-54 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Matthews | 68-54 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the rebound | 68-54 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski misses the lay-in | 68-54 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Edward Drayton snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 06:27 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 70-54 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 70-54 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Edward Drayton | 70-54 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski clanks a floater in the paint | 70-54 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 70-54 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is hacked by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #4 | 70-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Bohon (PG), James Carlson (SG), Matt Wynn (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Kevin Regina, Edward Drayton, Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), John Starr (C) Donnie Nelson, Richard Smith, Steven Silver, Frank Matthews | |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan is hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #5 | 70-54 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright's floater is tipped away by Frank Reppert | 70-54 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | James Bohon grabs the board | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:54 | Louisville | The jump hook by Matt Wynn is blocked by Robert Jordan | 70-54 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | James Carlson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-54 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | James Bohon steals the ball from Carl Spangler | 73-54 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-54 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright misses long on a floater from the right block | 73-54 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | James Carlson snags the defensive board | 73-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Bohon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Carlson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matt Wynn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Spangler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sherwood Rogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wayne Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Matt Wynn loses the dribble to Carl Spangler | 73-54 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler lays it up and in | 73-56 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | James Bohon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-56 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler loses the dribble to James Bohon in the backcourt | 76-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Frank Reppert knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Carlson | 78-56 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler buries a runner in the paint and he's fouled by James Carlson - foul #4 on James Carlson, team foul #6 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (PG), Edward Drayton (SG), Jeffery Golinski (SF), John Conklin (PF), Keith Matthews (C) James Bohon, James Carlson, Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Goforth (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the free throw | 78-59 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is hacked by Sherwood Rogan - foul #3 on Sherwood Rogan, team foul #8 | 78-59 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the 2nd free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Starr | 79-59 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Golinski - foul #2 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #7 | 79-59 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler misses the 1st free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Carl Spangler makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | John Conklin misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Goforth - foul #1 on David Goforth, team foul #9 | 79-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SG) Edward Drayton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:49 | Louisville | John Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | John Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Sherwood Rogan makes the shot from the right side set up by Carl Spangler | 80-62 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | James Carlson hits the finger roll set up by Kevin Regina | 82-62 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright makes the floater from the baseline set up by Sherwood Rogan | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | John Conklin scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Regina | 84-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 84-64 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Kevin Regina runs out the clock | 84-64 |