| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) SF - Don Jordan (fresh) PF - Kenneth Wynn (fresh) C - David Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) C - Delbert Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | David Dunn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Don Jordan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Wynn - foul #1 on Kenneth Wynn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn is hacked by Robert Boyer - foul #1 on Robert Boyer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | David Dunn comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Delbert Wilson - foul #1 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Pipes - foul #1 on Edward Pipes, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Don Jordan gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | David Dunn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Don Jordan pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-2 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Don Jordan takes the ball from Robert Boyer | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn knocks in the jumper from the right side | 7-2 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-2 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it back up and in | 7-4 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the dunk attempt | 7-4 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wynn | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fairly fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fairly fresh) SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's pass is intercepted by Donald Brand | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Boyer | 7-7 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | The jump hook by Edward Pipes is blocked by Delbert Wilson | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Delbert Wilson | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer drills a floater in the paint | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's pass is intercepted by Donald Brand | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds can't finish the layup | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Delbert Wilson tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | David Dunn misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Delbert Wilson - foul #2 on Delbert Wilson, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), Ricky Nelson (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, Don Jordan, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer, Delbert Wilson | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | David Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 9-13 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Shane Callas takes the ball from David Dunn | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turkowski - foul #1 on Thomas Turkowski, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson clanks a floater in the paint | 9-13 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | The jump hook by Ricky Nelson is blocked by Anthony Lynch | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | David Dunn hits the follow up shot | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch misses long on a jumper from the right side | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Williams | 11-13 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Williams | 13-13 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-13 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch tips it but misses | 13-13 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Freddie Robinson | 13-13 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Kenneth Wynn (C) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Doug Moore, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 13-13 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Ferdinand | 13-13 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jason Ferdinand | 13-15 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Edward Pipes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) SF - Chris Gerken (fresh) PF - Ricky Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Lynch (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Edward Pipes misses the jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #1 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF), David Dunn (C) Chris Gerken, Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Robert Boyer (PF), Garland Hipps (C) Donald Brand, Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Don Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Doug Moore picks off the pass by Edward Pipes | 13-15 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore throws it down | 13-17 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | David Dunn connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Edward Pipes | 15-17 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds is hacked by Don Jordan - foul #1 on Don Jordan, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF) Doug Moore, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds | |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Shane Callas | 15-20 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | David Dunn is fouled on the floor by Garland Hipps - foul #1 on Garland Hipps, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (PG) Paul Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Robert Boyer, Garland Hipps | |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Anthony Lynch takes the ball from David Dunn | 15-20 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | David Dunn grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski's pass is intercepted by Donald Brand | 15-20 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch is hacked by David Dunn - foul #1 on David Dunn, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Kenneth Wynn (C) Thomas Turkowski, Don Jordan, David Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Jason Ferdinand (SG), Erik Hammonds (SF) Donald Brand, Joe Jacobs, Shane Callas | |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 15-23 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Chris Gerken, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Chris Gerken | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF), Garland Hipps (C) Freddie Robinson, Anthony Lynch | |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Doug Moore | 15-26 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn's floater is knocked away by Garland Hipps | 15-26 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Doug Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hammonds (fresh) PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Doug Moore | 15-28 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Don Jordan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Doug Moore | 15-31 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses long on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Doug Moore - foul #1 on Doug Moore, team foul #7 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Don Jordan, Ricky Nelson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Anthony Lynch (C) Doug Moore, Jason Ferdinand, Erik Hammonds, Robert Boyer, Garland Hipps | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-31 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | David Dunn snags the defensive board | 16-31 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | Timothy Taylor loses the dribble to Donald Brand | 16-31 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Joe Jacobs double dribbles | 16-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG), Thomas Turkowski (SG) Timothy Taylor, Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joe Jacobs - foul #1 on Joe Jacobs, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Brand and he's hacked by David Dunn - foul #2 on David Dunn, team foul #7 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ricky Nelson (C) David Dunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the free throw | 18-33 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 18-33 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the dunk | 18-33 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch snags the offensive board | 18-33 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Anthony Lynch | 18-35 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erik Hammonds - foul #2 on Erik Hammonds, team foul #9 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG), Shane Callas (SF), Robert Boyer (PF) Joe Jacobs, Erik Hammonds, Freddie Robinson | |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Brand | 20-37 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Edward Pipes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-37 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Anthony Lynch pulls down the rebound | 20-37 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas is hacked by Chris Gerken - foul #2 on Chris Gerken, team foul #8 | 20-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Chris Gerken | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Donald Brand steals the ball from Don Jordan | 20-39 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Lynch is blocked by Timothy Taylor | 20-39 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand tips it back up and in | 20-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Don Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Wynn (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Jason Ferdinand (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Lynch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Shane Callas steals it from Kenneth Wynn | 20-41 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Taylor - foul #1 on Timothy Taylor, team foul #9 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Turkowski (SG), Chris Gerken (SF), David Dunn (C) Timothy Taylor, Ricky Nelson, Kenneth Wynn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds (SF), Freddie Robinson (PF), Delbert Wilson (C) Shane Callas, Robert Boyer, Anthony Lynch | |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand makes the 2nd free throw | 20-43 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Edward Pipes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-43 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | David Dunn tips it home | 22-43 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds knocks in the turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Don Jordan - foul #2 on Don Jordan, team foul #10 | 22-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Williams (PG) Edward Pipes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Doug Moore (PG), Joe Jacobs (SG) Donald Brand, Jason Ferdinand | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds makes the free throw | 22-46 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-46 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds grabs the defensive rebound | 22-46 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Doug Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Freddie Robinson | 22-49 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Don Jordan buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Thomas Turkowski | 25-49 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Taylor (PG), Edward Pipes (SG), Ricky Nelson (PF) Paul Williams, Thomas Turkowski, Don Jordan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Ferdinand (SG) Joe Jacobs | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Chris Gerken is whistled for traveling | 25-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Erik Hammonds hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Boyer | 25-51 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Ricky Nelson banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Gerken | 27-51 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer travels with the ball | 27-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Jordan (SF) Chris Gerken | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Anthony Lynch (C) Doug Moore, Erik Hammonds, Delbert Wilson | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Don Jordan hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Edward Pipes | 30-51 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses the halfcourt shot | 30-51 |