| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the contested jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Piao China | 32-27 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker clanks a shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones tips it home | 32-29 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Shawn Rose splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Shawn Rose shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Rodney Washington and he's fouled by Kenneth Holt - foul #1 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Donny Green (SG), Michael Platt (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Marvin Wyse, Joaquin Jensen, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | John Wright steals it from Gary Kinnear out of a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Donny Green lays it in on a great pass from John Wright | 34-31 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to George Barker | 34-31 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | George Barker hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-33 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 36-33 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Rodney Washington is called for the reach on Donny Green - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Joaquin Jensen (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF) John Wright, Donny Green, Michael Platt, George Barker | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Shawn Rose splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Rodney Washington, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Kenneth Holt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Marvin Wyse takes the ball from Gary Kinnear | 38-37 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse lays it up and in | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joaquin Jensen - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 38-39 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Piao China is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Jensen - foul #4 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Donny Green (SG), Kenneth Holt (SF) Marvin Wyse, Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal | |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Shawn Rose | 40-39 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Holt | 40-41 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | George Stevens knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker snags the offensive board | 43-41 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Ryan Page (PF) George Stevens, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Michael Platt (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Donny Green, Kenneth Holt, Dennis Jones | |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Antonio Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Stephen Catalano (C) Piao China, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF) Antonio Walker | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt slams it home on a nice dish by Stephen Heal | 43-45 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | David Broderick knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Rodney Washington - foul #2 on Rodney Washington, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), George Stevens (SF) David Broderick, Shawn Rose | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Piao China drills a 3 from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Stephen Catalano swats the layup by Dennis Jones | 48-47 |
| 10:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 48-47 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Piao China is whistled for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 10:26 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 48-47 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits a floater from the free throw line set up by George Barker | 48-49 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-49 |
| 09:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is fouled on the floor by Rodney Washington - foul #3 on Rodney Washington, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF) Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Marvin Wyse, Donny Green, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses short on a shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Shawn Rose splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from close range | 48-49 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | John Wright tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | The jump hook by Shawn Rose is blocked by Dennis Jones | 48-51 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Rafael Barnes takes the ball from Michael Platt | 48-51 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Antonio Walker - foul #3 on Antonio Walker, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) Piao China, George Stevens, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Joaquin Jensen (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Michael Platt, Kenneth Holt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled on the floor by David Broderick - foul #1 on David Broderick, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | George Barker connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 50-53 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen Heal - foul #2 on Stephen Heal, team foul #5 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Stephen Heal, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse misses long on a jumper in the paint | 52-53 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses the 3 from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Shawn Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on Shawn Rose - foul #5 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Rafael Barnes (C) Shawn Rose, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Wright (PG), Donny Green (SG), Michael Platt (SF) Marvin Wyse, Joaquin Jensen, Kenneth Holt | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Piao China misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Donny Green snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Donny Green - foul #1 on Donny Green, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse (PG), Kenneth Holt (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) John Wright, Donny Green, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes clanks a runner in the lane | 53-56 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it but misses | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | George Barker pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Barnes | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Piao China (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Marvin Wyse (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Platt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Barker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | George Stevens is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Holt - foul #2 on Kenneth Holt, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Piao China, Rafael Barnes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Kenneth Holt, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Stevens - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), George Barker (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Stephen Heal, Antonio Walker, Dennis Jones | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (PG), Rodney Washington (SG) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Kenneth Holt | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | George Barker snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-58 |
| 02:20 | Louisville | Piao China snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the contested jumper from close range on a nice dish by Rodney Washington | 57-58 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Rodney Washington grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Raymond Rolon takes the ball from Rodney Washington | 57-58 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Donny Green scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Wyse | 57-61 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-61 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Shawn Rose gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Shawn Rose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt (SF), Antonio Walker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, George Barker, Raymond Rolon | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse is fouled in the backcourt by Piao China - foul #1 on Piao China, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Marvin Wyse makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gary Kinnear | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Holt knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Antonio Walker | 60-65 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Rose | 63-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Donny Green is hacked by Rodney Washington in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rodney Washington, team foul #9 | 63-65 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-67 |