| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Hubbard (fresh) PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 27-31 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Louie Chavira and he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina tips it in | 29-34 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Glenn Williams is called for the reach on Louie Chavira in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-34 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Louie Chavira - foul #2 on Louie Chavira, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Smith - foul #2 on Ronald Smith, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (C) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (SF) Sam Hubbard | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee slams it home | 32-36 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | David Anderson's pass is intercepted by Louie Chavira | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) PF - Christopher Bunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 32-38 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Joseph Brennan is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #2 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Patrick Hake (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Heath Somers, Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG), Larry Shivers (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina misses the floater from the left block | 32-38 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | James Kostka grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | James Kostka misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Brennan - foul #3 on Joseph Brennan, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Larry Shivers is hacked by Israel Zambrana - foul #2 on Israel Zambrana, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Kenneth Lee (C) James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Joseph Brennan | |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Ronald Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Israel Zambrana | 36-38 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Wilfredo Molina is called for the reach on Ronald Smith - foul #3 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Daryl Sheldon | |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 36-38 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Anderson | 39-38 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Louie Chavira connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Smith | 39-40 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Ronald Smith takes the ball from Israel Zambrana | 39-40 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Ronald Smith throws it down | 39-42 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Louie Chavira snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sam Hubbard (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses long on an open shot from the left block | 39-42 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Ronald Smith | 39-44 |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-44 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Ronald Smith gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the jump hook in the paint | 39-44 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Louie Chavira snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Louie Chavira buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Ronald Smith and he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #4 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Joseph Nelson (PF), Patrick Hake (C) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Shivers (SG), Michael Glines (SF), Joseph Brennan (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, Sam Hubbard, Christopher Bunn, Kenneth Lee | |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Louie Chavira makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Patrick Hake connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Nelson | 41-47 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Joseph Brennan is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Kostka (PG) Louie Chavira | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Larry Shivers snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Larry Shivers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SF) Charles Simon, Heath Somers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Lee (C) Michael Glines | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | James Kostka hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Anderson | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Schultz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Kostka (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Shivers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | David Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-47 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson tips it home | 43-47 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee throws it down on a great pass from Larry Shivers | 43-49 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams is hacked by James Kostka - foul #1 on James Kostka, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bryan Schultz, Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Sam Hubbard (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) James Kostka, Larry Shivers, Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | David Anderson is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard misses the wide open floater in the lane | 43-49 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 05:13 | Louisville | Louie Chavira comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson is hacked by Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Bryan Schultz (SG), Heath Somers (SF) Glenn Williams, David Anderson, Joseph Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Kenneth Lee | |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 43-49 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 43-49 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn tips it home | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Bryan Schultz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina tips it in | 45-51 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn scores on a turnaround in the paint | 45-53 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 47-53 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Simon - foul #1 on Charles Simon, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams (PG), David Anderson (SG), Patrick Hake (PF) Charles Simon, Bryan Schultz, Israel Zambrana | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Brennan (SF), Kenneth Lee (C) Sam Hubbard, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 02:52 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lee (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | David Anderson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Heath Somers | 50-54 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson (PF) Wilfredo Molina | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nelson connects on the shot near the basket set up by David Anderson | 52-54 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina (C) Patrick Hake | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sam Hubbard (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Joseph Brennan, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 01:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-54 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is denied on a layup by Joseph Nelson | 52-54 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | David Anderson is called for the reach on Kenneth Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Kenneth Lee misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard is hacked by Heath Somers - foul #1 on Heath Somers, team foul #9 | 52-54 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Sam Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Ronald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Williams - foul #3 on Glenn Williams, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Ronald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | David Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Heath Somers | 58-58 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | David Anderson picks off the pass by Louie Chavira in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Anderson | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Louie Chavira misses the halfcourt shot | 60-58 |