| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fresh) SG - Gregg Roberts (fresh) SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Paul Smith inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Richard Anderson connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 31-20 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-20 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Harrington out of a doubleteam | 33-20 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts drills a 3 from the right corner | 33-23 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Luther Simone - foul #3 on Luther Simone, team foul #1 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Rose (PF) Luther Simone | |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Linwood Coffman - foul #2 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #2 | 33-23 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Richard Anderson connects on the open driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Anthony Harrington | 35-23 |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Allen Harris (PF) Paul Smith, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the jumper from the baseline | 37-25 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 37-25 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 37-25 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman is hacked by Gregory Caldwell - foul #2 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman drills a jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Allen Harris hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Linwood Coffman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Wegner and he's fouled by Allen Harris - foul #3 on Allen Harris, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Anderson (PF) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Douglas Wegner is called for the reach on Thomas Gilliam - foul #3 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (PF) Edward Rose | |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Richard Anderson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 41-30 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-32 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gahuj Afshari - foul #1 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 3rd free throw | 41-35 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gahuj Afshari | 43-35 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 43-35 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 43-35 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone lays it up and in and he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #4 on Richard Anderson, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Allen Harris (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gregory Caldwell, Richard Anderson, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Ronald Hahn | |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Anthony Harrington | 43-37 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Allen Harris is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone tips it in | 43-39 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Linwood Coffman - foul #3 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG), Andrew Tamura (C) Anthony Harrington, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Ronald Hahn (C) Linwood Coffman, Harold Weedman | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allen Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF) Joseph Mickle | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Allen Harris's layup is rejected by Ronald Hahn | 44-39 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Gregg Roberts takes the ball from Andrew Tamura | 44-41 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Billy Tucker, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Paul Stewart (SG) Antonio Griffith, Gregg Roberts | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the contested driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 46-41 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Wegner | 46-43 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Allen Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Hayes (PF) Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Paul Stewart, Ronald Hahn | |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is fouled on the floor by Gregory Caldwell - foul #3 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Paul Smith (SF) Gahuj Afshari, Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Allen Harris (PF) Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Paul Smith steals it from Gregg Roberts | 46-45 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam loses the dribble to Linwood Coffman in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SG) Anthony Harrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Edward Rose (PF) Linwood Coffman, Luther Simone | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Paul Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 46-45 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Allen Harris is called for the reach on Harold Weedman - foul #4 on Allen Harris, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes makes the driving attempt in the paint | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Tucker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Mickle (fresh) PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose travels with the ball | 48-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Billy Tucker, Paul Smith, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Gregg Roberts, Joseph Mickle, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Ronald Hahn swats the short shot by Gregory Caldwell | 48-45 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 50-45 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Douglas Wegner | 50-47 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #5 on Richard Anderson, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF), Allen Harris (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts (SG) Paul Stewart | |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Allen Harris gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Allen Harris | 50-48 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Allen Harris is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Allen Harris, team foul #10 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Billy Tucker (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Allen Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Joseph Mickle (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Linwood Coffman, Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Billy Tucker snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Gregg Roberts picks off the pass by Paul Smith | 50-48 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #11 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Harold Weedman (C) Joseph Mickle, Ronald Hahn | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gregg Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gregory Caldwell | 52-49 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman (PG), Luther Simone (PF), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Edward Rose, Harold Weedman | |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Gregg Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Linwood Coffman | 52-52 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the floater from the right side | 54-52 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Hayes - foul #1 on Daniel Hayes, team foul #12 | 54-52 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith is hacked by Linwood Coffman - foul #4 on Linwood Coffman, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-54 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura tips it back up and in | 56-54 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Linwood Coffman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Douglas Wegner | 56-57 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner is hacked by Gahuj Afshari in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #13 | 56-57 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-61 |