| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is fouled on the floor by Steven Hunt - foul #3 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 32-29 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | David Brooks hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington banks in the wide open layup | 36-29 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Tamura | 36-29 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Leo Paxton pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is open and buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 38-29 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane set up by Douglas Wegner | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Leo Paxton blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hahn | 38-31 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner hits the finger roll | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Paxton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Anthony Harrington is blocked by Luther Simone | 38-33 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's hacked by Leo Paxton - foul #2 on Leo Paxton, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart | |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner makes the 3rd free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Hunt | 38-36 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Luther Simone denies the turnaround by Billy Tucker | 38-38 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn can't connect on a runner from the right block | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle tips it home | 38-40 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Joseph Mickle is called for the reach on Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Joseph Mickle, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Gilliam | 40-40 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 40-40 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Steven Hunt snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Luther Simone - foul #2 on Luther Simone, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Edward Rose (PF), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Luther Simone, Ronald Hahn | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Gregory Caldwell, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SF) Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart (SG) Joseph Mickle | |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 41-42 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #4 on Steven Hunt, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF) Douglas Wegner | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 41-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose banks in the layup on a great pass from Antonio Griffith | 41-45 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carlos Dupree - foul #1 on Carlos Dupree, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luther Simone (PF) Edward Rose | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is hacked by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Douglas Wegner (SF) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Carlos Dupree | |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington loses the dribble to Ronald Hahn | 42-47 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Billy Tucker (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gahuj Afshari, Anthony Harrington, Andrew Tamura, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG), Harold Weedman (C) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle, Ronald Hahn | |
| 09:20 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam hits a 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell is whistled for traveling | 45-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), Anthony Harrington (SF) Leo Paxton, Gregory Caldwell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carlos Dupree (SF), Edward Rose (PF) Douglas Wegner, Luther Simone | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman scores on a shot from the right block | 45-49 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Tucker | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlos Dupree (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Weedman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Edward Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Andrew Tamura (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Billy Tucker, Daniel Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Aubrey Hampton (PG), Joseph Mickle (SG), Ronald Hahn (C) Antonio Griffith, Paul Stewart, Harold Weedman | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Paul Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Anthony Harrington | 50-49 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Wegner (SF), Luther Simone (PF) Carlos Dupree, Edward Rose | |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Tamura | 53-49 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone comes up short on the floater from close range | 53-49 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Mickle tips it but misses | 53-49 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Steven Hunt | 53-49 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-49 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it in | 55-49 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone misses short on a floater near the basket | 55-49 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Steven Hunt grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 58-49 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith (PG), Paul Stewart (SG) Aubrey Hampton, Joseph Mickle | |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 58-49 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 04:49 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari's pass is intercepted by Paul Stewart in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Steven Hunt - foul #5 on Steven Hunt, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Steven Hunt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | David Brooks is alone and drills a jumper from the baseline | 60-53 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Luther Simone is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Luther Simone, team foul #4 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF) Leo Paxton, Anthony Harrington | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Antonio Griffith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Wegner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luther Simone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Hahn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Luther Simone - foul #4 on Luther Simone, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith is hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SF), Billy Tucker (PF) Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Harold Weedman (C) Ronald Hahn | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Paul Smith, Billy Tucker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn (C) Harold Weedman | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | David Brooks is hacked by Douglas Wegner - foul #2 on Douglas Wegner, team foul #6 | 62-55 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Paul Stewart steals the ball from David Brooks | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Stewart comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Brooks | 62-55 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-55 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it in | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Cincinnati | David Brooks denies the turnaround by Douglas Wegner | 64-55 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the board | 64-55 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Douglas Wegner | 64-55 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Antonio Griffith | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gahuj Afshari | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Antonio Griffith hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Antonio Griffith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Griffith, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (SG), Billy Tucker (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Leo Paxton, Andrew Tamura, David Brooks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Ronald Hahn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-59 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Gilliam | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari runs out the clock | 69-59 |