| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | John Lafon inbounds the ball | 18-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-31 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kerry Windham | 18-31 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Walter Holland picks off the pass by Joseph Boyd | 18-31 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is called for traveling | 18-31 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | A charge is called on Kerry Windham - foul #1 on Kerry Windham, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #2 | 18-31 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson is hacked by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 18-31 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | David Colby knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Ralph Anderson | 18-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:15 | Louisville | Mark Boyce buries a fadeaway from the right block | 20-34 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | John Lafon buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Colby | 20-37 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Mark Boyce travels with the ball | 20-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (SF), Peter Jenkins (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Charles Thomas, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (SG), Donald Quinn (SF), David Hollie (PF) David Colby, Willy Schell, John Lafon, Walter Holland | |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a floater near the basket set up by David Getchell | 20-39 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-39 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the offensive board | 20-39 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-39 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins tips it back up and in | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Hollie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by David Getchell and the foul's on Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #4 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (PF) David Getchell, James Bowers, Ralph Anderson | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the free throw | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #1 on Donald Quinn, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-42 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland can't tip it in | 22-42 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the fadeaway from the left block | 22-42 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 22-42 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-42 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | David Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins lays it in set up by Keith Lorentz | 24-42 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-42 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 24-42 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Keith Lorentz | 27-42 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | David Colby snags the offensive board | 27-42 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | David Colby is fouled on the floor by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #5 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) David Roberts, Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), John Lafon (SF), James Bowers (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Colby, Donald Quinn, Walter Holland, David Hollie | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses badly on a shot from the left block | 27-42 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Lawrence Abernethy (fresh) SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Getchell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Kerry Windham lays it in | 29-42 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson connects on the turnaround from the right block | 29-44 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 29-44 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the offensive board | 29-44 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Charles Thomas knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Boyce and he's hacked by James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Robert Hyslop (PF) Lawrence Abernethy, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (PF) Willy Schell | |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | David Hollie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Charles Thomas | 32-44 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Ralph Anderson steals it from Joseph Boyd | 32-44 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on John Lafon - foul #2 on John Lafon, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Peter Jenkins (C) Keith Lorentz, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Walter Holland (PF) David Getchell, James Bowers, David Hollie | |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 08:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | David Colby scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Donald Quinn | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-47 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins tips it in | 34-47 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland gets the offensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-47 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Mark Boyce connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 37-47 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland double dribbles | 37-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Charles Thomas, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), David Hollie (C) John Lafon, Ralph Anderson | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 6 reb. C - David Hollie (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Holland - foul #2 on Walter Holland, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG) James Bowers | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | David Colby loses the ball out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (SG), Kerry Windham (PF) Mark Boyce, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), James Bowers (PF) David Colby, Walter Holland | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #2 on Donald Quinn, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Lafon (SF) Donald Quinn | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | David Hollie comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | David Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | David Hollie pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | David Hollie banks in the layup on a great pass from Willy Schell and he's hacked by Joseph Boyd - foul #2 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) David Roberts, Kerry Windham, Joseph Boyd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Walter Holland (PF), Ralph Anderson (C) David Getchell, John Lafon, James Bowers | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Mark Boyce pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | David Colby is called for the reach on Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Willy Schell | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz is fouled on the floor by David Colby - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson banks in the layup set up by David Colby and he's fouled by Robert Hyslop - foul #4 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Aubrey Bell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins is called for traveling | 42-52 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the easy layup | 42-52 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Walter Holland | 42-55 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Charles Thomas | 44-55 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | David Hollie drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Walter Holland (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Walter Holland - foul #3 on Walter Holland, team foul #8 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Aubrey Bell (SF) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Getchell (PG), Willy Schell (SG), John Lafon (SF), James Bowers (PF) David Colby, Donald Quinn, David Hollie, Walter Holland | |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Jenkins - foul #2 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #8 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy (PG), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Keith Lorentz, Robert Hyslop, Peter Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Lafon - foul #3 on John Lafon, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Bowers | 47-61 |
| 01:34 | Louisville | Xavier Willis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Xavier Willis tips it back up and in | 49-61 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-61 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | John Lafon can't tip it in | 49-61 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it in | 49-63 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Xavier Willis clanks a shot from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell grabs the board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-63 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Xavier Willis pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the fadeaway in the paint | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | David Getchell runs out the clock | 51-63 |