| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Gibbs | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #3 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (C) Marcus Stradford | |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Vernon Harris gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines's pass is intercepted by Vernon Harris | 31-25 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | James Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:53 | Louisville | James Wilson connects on the jump hook from the left block | 31-29 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Vernon Harris steps in front of the Allen Sines pass | 31-29 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #3 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco | |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Vernon Harris is called for the reach on Allen Sines - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Allen Sines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Theodore Robinson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) James Wilson, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Ralph Anderson | 33-30 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Jimmy Finke, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Vernon Harris | |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Marcus Stradford picks off the pass by Donald Quinn | 33-30 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Zlatko Zukowsky | 33-33 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Donald Quinn - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #3 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Theodore Robinson, Raymond Reid | |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a driving attempt near the basket | 35-33 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Carl Plum is called for the reach on Eric Lee - foul #1 on Carl Plum, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell connects on the fadeaway from close range | 35-35 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (SG) Robert Fusco | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), Vernon Harris (PF), Theodore Robinson (C) Raymond Reid, Nicholas Yarnell, Marcus Stradford | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the shot near the basket | 35-35 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Eric Lee gets the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Finke - foul #1 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF) Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Theodore Robinson | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Marcus Stradford - foul #4 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Marcus Stradford | |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell lays it up and in set up by Robert Fusco | 38-39 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Kelly Taylor - foul #1 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson | |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it home | 40-41 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it back up and in | 42-41 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Carl Plum - foul #2 on Carl Plum, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF) Nicholas Yarnell, Vernon Harris | |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Raymond Reid pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Reid (fresh) 5 pts. C - Theodore Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Finke | 44-46 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | James Wilson is called for 3 seconds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Ralph Anderson, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson | |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | James Wilson swats the layup by Ernest Gibbs | 46-46 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Gibbs - foul #3 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #8 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Edgar Davis (PF) Jimmy Finke, Donald Quinn, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson | |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Yarnell blocks the short jumper by Edgar Davis | 46-48 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 46-48 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Robinson - foul #1 on Theodore Robinson, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Wilson (SF) Theodore Robinson | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Eric Lee travels in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG) Raymond Reid | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs throws it down | 49-48 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Ernest Gibbs steals the ball from Marcus Stradford | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | James Wilson is called for the reach on Allen Sines - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Edgar Davis (C) Kelly Taylor, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 01:57 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Quinn | 53-50 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 53-50 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Vernon Harris | |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | James Wilson steps in front of the Allen Sines pass | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell is hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is hacked by Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | James Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |