| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-39 |
| 19:43 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Sullivan | 32-39 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Blunt | 34-39 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Henry Blunt pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Ralph Choe misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Erlandson - foul #3 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SG) Henry Blunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF) Joseph Erlandson | |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Ralph Choe makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Ralph Choe misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Mark Curry grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Scott Lakey is called for the reach on Mark Curry - foul #3 on Scott Lakey, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (PF), Charles Taranto (C) John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Henry Blunt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-39 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Frank Brumback gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Frank Brumback travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan, Jesse Ortegon | |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF) Charles Taranto | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Colin Musgrave, Warren Witherspoon | |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Gibbens (fresh) 3 pf. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Henry Blunt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-41 |
| 15:39 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram tips it home | 37-41 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Richard Stiltner is called for the reach on Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF) Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG) Felton Robillard, Gary Tellez | |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey is called for a backcourt violation | 37-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon (PF) John Mowery | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it home | 39-41 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan knocks in the floater from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 39-43 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Sullivan and the foul's on Jerry Underwood - foul #2 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Henry Blunt, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Ralph Choe's pass is intercepted by Scott Lakey | 39-46 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-48 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Richard Stiltner, Ralph Choe, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), John Mowery (PF), Charles Taranto (C) James Sullivan, Warren Witherspoon, Scott Lakey | |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jesse Ortegon | 40-50 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Frank Brumback comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the rebound | 40-50 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Underwood | 40-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Taranto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood travels with the ball | 40-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Ralph Choe (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback, Jerry Underwood, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Charles Taranto | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-50 |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | John Mowery tips it back up and in | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson drills a floater from the right wing set up by John Mowery | 40-54 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 43-54 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Mark Curry snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Henry Blunt | 46-54 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner is hacked by Joseph Erlandson - foul #4 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SG), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Henry Blunt, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Charles Taranto (C) James Sullivan, Felton Robillard, Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Richard Stiltner | 48-57 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Warren Witherspoon is blocked by Jerry Underwood | 48-57 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 48-57 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner loses the ball out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG) Ralph Choe | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon clanks a floater in the paint | 48-57 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon tips it home | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Frank Brumback is hacked by Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (SG) Henry Blunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Charles Taranto | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-59 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Underwood | 50-59 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Ortegon | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-61 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is hacked by Scott Lakey - foul #4 on Scott Lakey, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF) Thomas Nusbaum, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Colin Musgrave (SG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), John Mowery (PF), Charles Taranto (C) James Sullivan, Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez, Warren Witherspoon, Scott Lakey | |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave is hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #1 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #4 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Erlandson | 52-66 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Frank Brumback, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto | |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-66 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | John Mowery pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson drills a floater in the lane set up by Jesse Ortegon | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (tiring) 23 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Blunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Choe (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-68 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan clanks a runner in the paint | 55-68 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jerry Underwood | 55-68 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | James Sullivan steals it from Richard Stiltner | 55-68 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon can't finish the layup | 55-68 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | John Mowery tips it in | 55-70 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-70 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Stiltner - foul #3 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #5 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Brumback (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF) Ralph Choe, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Charles Taranto (C) Jesse Ortegon, Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Wolfram | 55-71 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Tellez and he's hacked by Frank Brumback - foul #3 on Frank Brumback, team foul #6 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-74 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Underwood (PF) Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Underwood - foul #3 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Felton Robillard | 58-76 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 58-76 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 58-76 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the offensive rebound | 58-76 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #8 | 58-76 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the 2nd free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram is whistled for a carry | 58-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard runs out the clock | 58-77 |