| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas double dribbles | 35-33 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Dibiase | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is fouled on the floor by Gene Dycus - foul #3 on Gene Dycus, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Jones (C) Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Robert Beers drills a driving attempt from close range | 36-37 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas and he's fouled by Troy Barrie - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gerald Greene - foul #1 on Gerald Greene, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SF) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Adam Little misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Gerald Greene - foul #2 on Gerald Greene, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Gunn (PF) Rudy Spencer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | David Gunn hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Greene | 41-40 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Casey Landis | 41-40 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Adam Little clanks a floater in the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | David Gunn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-40 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Dibiase | 41-40 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Adam Little comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 41-40 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Henry Moritz pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Greene - foul #3 on Gerald Greene, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Gerald Greene, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Rickey Parsley (C) Merrill Koga, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Henry Moritz misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Henry Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Casey Landis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dino Winski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Troy Barrie snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Rudy Spencer denies the turnaround by Rickey Parsley | 41-41 |
| 15:15 | Louisville | Henry Moritz tips it back up and in | 41-43 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a shot from the right side | 43-43 |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi travels with the ball | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG) Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Henry Moritz | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas buries a runner in the lane | 45-43 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Adi | 45-46 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Adam Little clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 45-46 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Gerald Greene, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 47-46 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Henry Moritz is hacked by Charles Ray - foul #4 on Charles Ray, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Casey Landis (SF) Charles Ray, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Henry Moritz knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Beers | 47-48 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Beers steps in front of the Thomas Musso pass | 47-48 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Henry Moritz knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Landis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Robert Beers comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-50 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (SF), Rickey Parsley (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Henry Moritz | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Dino Winski knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Merrill Koga | 48-52 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Adam Little (SF) Ronald Dibiase, Robert Beers | |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Thomas | 53-52 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas is fouled on the floor by Adam Little - foul #2 on Adam Little, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 53-52 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the shot from the left block | 53-52 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it home | 53-54 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | David Gunn's pass is intercepted by Troy Barrie | 53-54 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Adam Little banks in the layup set up by Troy Barrie | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Musso (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Greene (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Casey Landis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Jones | 53-56 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Greene | 56-56 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the shot in the paint | 56-58 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso misses the jumper from the right side | 56-58 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | David Gunn tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 06:00 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase blows the layup | 58-58 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | John Jones gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Ray (PG), Stephen Thomas (SF), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas lays it in set up by Gerald Greene | 60-58 |
| 05:28 | Louisville | Stephen Thomas steals the ball from Troy Barrie | 60-58 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses badly on a shot near the basket | 60-58 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Adam Little scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Stephen Thomas - foul #3 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Rickey Parsley takes the ball from Charles Ray | 60-61 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Little | 60-61 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Troy Barrie | 60-64 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Casey Landis (SG) Gerald Greene | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 03:45 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 60-67 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Ray | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Casey Landis (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Thomas (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Rudy Spencer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Gene Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Downs (fresh) PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Thomas Downs loses the ball out of bounds | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), David Gunn (PF), John Jones (C) Stephen Thomas, Rudy Spencer, Gene Dycus | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF) Thomas Downs | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Casey Landis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Musso (SG), Rudy Spencer (PF), Gene Dycus (C) Gerald Greene, David Gunn, John Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (C) Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Adam Little misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-67 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase tips it home | 62-69 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Greene (SG), Stephen Thomas (SF) Thomas Musso, Casey Landis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Adam Little - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-69 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus's pass is intercepted by Ronald Dibiase | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Robert Beers snags the offensive board | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Beers is hacked by Gene Dycus - foul #4 on Gene Dycus, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 67-69 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Gene Dycus grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Stephen Thomas misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase snags the defensive board | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is hacked by Gerald Greene in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Greene, team foul #8 | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Rudy Spencer gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Ray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 67-70 |