| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) C - Frank Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (fresh) C - John Starr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Reppert wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:51 | Louisville | Louis Reaves jams it set up by Matt Wynn | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Steven Silver is denied by Louis Reaves | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | John Starr tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver comes up short on the floater from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Sean Sowders pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | John Starr swats the short shot by Ryan Rine | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver lays it in and he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Sean Sowders steals it from Timothy Thompson in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Matt Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver is fouled on the floor by Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Frank Reppert (C) Edward Drayton, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frank Reppert | 5-6 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | David Harvey is fouled on the floor by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Frank Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) William Phan | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jordan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Steven Silver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Steven Silver is called for the reach on David Harvey - foul #1 on Steven Silver, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | David Harvey takes the ball from Steven Silver | 7-6 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Frederick Byrd (PF) Matt Wynn, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | John Starr makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Timothy Thompson | 9-8 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't tip it in | 9-8 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 9-8 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Yutzy - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Patrick Rowley (SF), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | Matt Wynn knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Harvey - foul #1 on David Harvey, team foul #6 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SF) Steven Silver | |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | David Harvey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the jumper from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Matt Wynn grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Edward Drayton scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Patrick Rowley is blocked by Frank Reppert | 13-11 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (tiring) PF - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Gus Duca (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| 11:04 | Louisville | David Harvey double dribbles | 13-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Edward Simmons, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | John Starr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-11 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-11 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | David Harvey hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Harvey | 15-11 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | David Harvey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 17-11 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | John Starr comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:16 | Louisville | John Starr blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Sean Sowders | 17-11 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frederick Byrd | 20-11 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Patrick Rowley (SF), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | William Phan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-14 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Matt Wynn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-14 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses long on a floater from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | William Phan tips it home | 20-16 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver comes up short on the shot from the right side | 20-16 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Harvey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) PF - Steven Silver (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Louisville | David Harvey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the follow up shot | 22-16 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-16 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Edward Drayton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Jimmy Kifer, Steven Silver, William Phan | |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Edward Drayton makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Jordan and he's fouled by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #7 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's fadeaway is rejected by John Starr | 23-19 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Keith Matthews double dribbles | 23-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (PF) Steven Silver | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews can't throw it down but the foul's on John Starr - foul #1 on John Starr, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SF) Robert Jordan | |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Timothy Thompson | 25-22 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Keith Matthews knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 27-22 |
| 03:51 | Cincinnati | Matt Wynn picks off the pass by Gus Duca | 27-22 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Keith Matthews scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons loses the dribble to Matt Wynn | 29-22 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | David Harvey dunks the ball on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 31-22 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 31-22 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses long on a 3 from straight away | 31-22 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Harvey (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gus Duca (fresh) PF - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | David Harvey's floater is knocked away by Edward Simmons | 31-22 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Matthews | 31-22 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Edward Simmons is called for the reach on Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Edward Simmons, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Louis Reaves, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), Steven Silver (PF), Patrick Rowley (C) Edward Simmons, Gus Duca, William Phan, John Starr | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is whistled for traveling | 32-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) Matt Wynn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Steven Silver is called for the reach on Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Steven Silver, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses long on a jumper in the lane | 34-22 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer tips it but misses | 34-22 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Louis Reaves (PF) Edward Drayton, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the offensive rebound | 34-22 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Jimmy Kifer is called for the reach on Arthur Yutzy - foul #2 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Patrick Rowley | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Robert Jordan is denied by Ryan Rine | 35-22 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the follow up shot | 35-24 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Jimmy Kifer steals it from Arthur Yutzy | 35-24 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-26 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-26 |