| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines inbounds the ball | 22-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-28 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke tips it back up and in | 22-30 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the floater from the right side | 22-30 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it home | 24-30 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #2 | 24-30 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 26-32 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Marcus Stradford denies the turnaround by Donald Quinn | 26-32 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Eric Lee snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Quinn | 26-32 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a floater from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 26-32 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it but misses | 26-32 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Yarnell is called for the reach on Jimmy Finke - foul #3 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Allen Sines | 28-34 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford travels with the ball | 28-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG) Allen Sines | |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Zlatko Zukowsky steals it from Jimmy Finke in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Zlatko Zukowsky steps in front of the Edgar Davis pass | 28-34 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky | 30-34 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke's pass is intercepted by Donald Fuhr | 30-34 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Theodore Robinson | 32-34 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jimmy Finke | 32-36 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 35-36 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jesse Ricca | 35-38 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Fuhr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) SF - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | James Wilson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Fusco | 37-40 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 37-42 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 37-42 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 37-42 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Sines | 37-44 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-44 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn | |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Eric Lee is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Stradford | 37-45 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor grabs the offensive board | 37-45 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines is hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (C) Robert Fusco, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | James Wilson buries a floater from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SF) Allen Sines | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Carl Plum is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn tips it back up and in | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Eric Lee steals the ball from Jimmy Finke in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric Lee and the foul's on Donald Quinn - foul #3 on Donald Quinn, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF) Donald Quinn | |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the free throw | 41-50 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #4 on James Wilson, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Jimmy Finke steals the ball from Eric Lee in the backcourt | 41-51 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-51 |
| 03:54 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | The jumper by Robert Fusco is denied by Ralph Anderson | 41-51 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford tips it home | 43-51 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson buries a floater from the left side set up by Jimmy Finke | 43-53 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Robert Fusco is fouled on the floor by Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 02:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid is called for traveling | 43-53 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Raymond Reid snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #10 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Raymond Reid comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the offensive board | 43-55 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 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 (+5) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled in the backcourt by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #11 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a driving attempt from the left block | 48-57 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #12 | 48-57 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #4 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is hacked by Zlatko Zukowsky in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #13 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Finke - foul #1 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-60 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Vernon Harris can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke runs out the clock | 50-60 |