| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clinton Englund (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Galligan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Wallace inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Galligan - foul #1 on Donald Galligan, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF) John Crosby, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) Marc Lutz | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a jumper near the basket | 32-40 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Robert Wallace tips it in | 32-42 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Danny Booth picks off the pass by Clinton Englund | 32-42 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Larry Rose is called for the reach on William Shiver - foul #1 on Larry Rose, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Justin Mullin, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Danny Booth | |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Crosby - foul #2 on John Crosby, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Danny Booth (SG) Peter Alexander | |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses the lay-in | 32-44 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Robert Wallace hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 34-44 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Danny Booth - foul #1 on Danny Booth, team foul #1 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Matthew Billings (PF) Clinton Englund, Joseph Burdett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (C) Danny Booth | |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan misses the 3rd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | William Shiver grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses short on a shot in the lane | 36-44 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is open and buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Timothy Colburn | 36-46 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Peter Alexander is called for the reach on Larry Rose - foul #3 on Peter Alexander, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), Justin Mullin (SG), Joseph Burdett (PF), David Thomas (C) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Delaney (C) Peter Alexander | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Colburn picks off the pass by David Thomas | 36-46 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clinton Englund (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Galligan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wallace (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Shiver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Clinton Englund | 39-48 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | William Shiver is open but can't throw it down | 39-48 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Joseph Burdett | 41-48 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marc Lutz | 41-50 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | David Thomas lays it in | 43-50 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Delaney and the foul's on David Thomas - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), Larry Rose (C) Clinton Englund, Justin Mullin, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), Peter Alexander (PF) Marc Lutz, William Shiver | |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Jeremiah Church | 45-53 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), William Shiver (PF) Fred Butler, Peter Alexander | |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Marc Lutz steps in front of the Larry Rose pass | 45-53 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett (PF) Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) William Shiver | |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Wallace is called for the reach on Joseph Burdett - foul #1 on Robert Wallace, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG) Jeremiah Church | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Shiver (PF) Peter Alexander | |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Joseph Burdett is blocked by Robert Delaney | 45-53 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 45-53 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Robert Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Matthew Billings (PF) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Joseph Burdett | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 45-53 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Galligan - foul #2 on Donald Galligan, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Donald Galligan, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), Peter Alexander (PF) Robert Wallace, William Shiver | |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose is fouled on the floor by Robert Delaney - foul #4 on Robert Delaney, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan (SF) Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF), William Shiver (C) Marc Lutz, Robert Delaney | |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clinton Englund (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Galligan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fred Butler (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Wallace (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Shiver (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Burdett | 47-55 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund is hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #2 on Robert Wallace, team foul #5 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Matthew Billings (PF) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Donald Galligan, Joseph Burdett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Peter Alexander pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Donald Galligan (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), David Thomas (C) Jeremiah Church, Dima Smialowski, Matthew Billings, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG) Robert Wallace | |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Butler | 47-57 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry is called for traveling | 47-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Larry Rose (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Donald Galligan, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF) Fred Butler | |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Smialowski - foul #1 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | Marc Lutz hits a jumper near the basket | 47-59 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett buries a jumper from the left wing set up by John Crosby and he's hacked by William Shiver - foul #2 on William Shiver, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Donald Galligan (SF) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | William Shiver gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 49-59 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremiah Church | 51-59 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Jeremiah Church in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeremiah Church, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Matthew Billings (PF), David Thomas (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Joseph Burdett, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG) Peter Alexander | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | David Thomas misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 09:20 | Louisville | William Shiver pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | David Thomas steps in front of the Timothy Colburn pass in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | David Thomas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Shiver - foul #3 on William Shiver, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Donald Galligan, Matthew Billings | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | William Shiver is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Rose (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 53-61 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Fred Butler | 53-61 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Larry Rose is called for the reach on Fred Butler - foul #2 on Larry Rose, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Donald Galligan (SF) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Clifford Thomas (SF) Robert Wallace, Peter Alexander | |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 53-62 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Clinton Englund | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clinton Englund (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Galligan (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Burdett (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Rose (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Clifford Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Shiver (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Butler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Clifford Thomas is hacked by John Crosby in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Crosby, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Matthew Billings (PF) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF), Robert Delaney (C) William Shiver, Fred Butler | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Clifford Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Burdett snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremiah Church | 58-62 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | The jump hook by Timothy Colburn is blocked by Matthew Billings | 58-62 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Church and the foul's on Robert Wallace - foul #3 on Robert Wallace, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Joseph Burdett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), William Shiver (PF) Marc Lutz, Clifford Thomas | |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan makes the free throw | 61-62 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Fred Butler tips it in | 61-64 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Clinton Englund and the foul's on Timothy Colburn - foul #3 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (SF), David Thomas (C) Donald Galligan, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Joseph Burdett (PF), Larry Rose (C) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Matthew Billings, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church is hacked by Marc Lutz - foul #1 on Marc Lutz, team foul #10 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), David Thomas (C) Richard Perry, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Smialowski - foul #2 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Wallace - foul #4 on Robert Wallace, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (C) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), Peter Alexander (PF) Fred Butler, William Shiver | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Thomas | 66-66 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Marc Lutz - foul #2 on Marc Lutz, team foul #12 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), William Shiver (PF) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Burdett - foul #2 on Joseph Burdett, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Donald Galligan (SF), Matthew Billings (PF), David Thomas (C) Clinton Englund, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Joseph Burdett, Larry Rose | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Peter Alexander (PF) Fred Butler, William Shiver | |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 68-68 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Robert Wallace connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Delaney | 68-70 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-70 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the rebound | 68-70 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Galligan (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Billings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (very tired) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Lutz (tiring) 24 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Wallace (very tired) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Delaney (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Donald Galligan steals it from Robert Wallace in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Richard Perry | 71-70 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses long on a jumper near the basket | 71-70 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Richard Perry - foul #4 on Richard Perry, team foul #12 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clinton Englund (PG), John Crosby (SG), Dima Smialowski (SF), Joseph Burdett (PF), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Donald Galligan, Matthew Billings, David Thomas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (SG), William Shiver (PF) Robert Wallace, Peter Alexander | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Marc Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | John Crosby is hacked by William Shiver - foul #4 on William Shiver, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan (SF) Dima Smialowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (SF) Timothy Colburn | |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace is hacked by Donald Galligan - foul #3 on Donald Galligan, team foul #13 | 73-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Marc Lutz | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Robert Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Galligan scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Burdett | 76-74 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Robert Delaney comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 76-74 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | John Crosby gets the rebound | 76-74 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | John Crosby buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Clinton Englund | 78-74 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) Fred Butler | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Robert Delaney lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Wallace | 78-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by John Crosby | 80-76 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 80-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 80-76 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Robert Delaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Robert Wallace misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-76 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | William Shiver gets the offensive rebound | 80-76 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | The clock runs out | 80-76 |