| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Young (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers inbounds the ball | 24-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:52 | Louisville | Micheal Hause buries a shot from the left wing | 26-50 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 26-53 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is hacked by Gregory Coronel - foul #3 on Gregory Coronel, team foul #1 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (C) Gregory Coronel | |
| 19:05 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-53 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the tip | 26-53 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers hits the follow up shot | 28-53 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Anthony Akers is blocked by Carl Banks | 28-53 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the follow up shot | 28-55 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is denied on a layup by Douglas Lowrey | 28-55 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the defensive rebound | 28-55 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-55 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson gets the rebound | 28-55 |
| 18:12 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is hacked by Douglas Lowrey - foul #1 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #2 | 28-55 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Lowrey - foul #2 on Douglas Lowrey, team foul #3 | 28-55 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the 1st free throw | 28-55 |
| 18:01 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 28-55 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal grabs the board | 28-55 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 28-55 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-55 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Hause, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, David Young | |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-55 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the follow up shot | 28-57 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 28-57 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Marc Melton pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Anthony Akers - foul #1 on Anthony Akers, team foul #4 | 28-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Frederick Rogers, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Young (PF) Douglas Lowrey | |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 29-57 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-57 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | David Young misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-57 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-57 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | William Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Carl Banks (PF) Micheal Peterson, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Akers | 30-59 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | David Young is called for the reach on Carl Banks - foul #1 on David Young, team foul #5 | 30-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SF), Gregory Coronel (C) Darell Carneal, David Young | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marc Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Banks (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Spears (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 30-59 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | William Spears comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 30-59 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the board | 30-59 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Micheal Hause steps in front of the Craig Helzer pass | 30-59 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses long on a jumper in the lane | 30-59 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Posey | 30-59 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carl Banks - foul #3 on Carl Banks, team foul #1 | 30-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Thomas Jones, Micheal Hause, Marc Melton, William Spencer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Young (PF) Craig Helzer | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey misses the 1st free throw | 30-59 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-60 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 30-60 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers tips it but misses | 30-60 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | William Spears snags the defensive board | 30-60 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 30-60 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel hits the follow up shot | 30-62 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is called for traveling | 30-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Douglas Lowrey (SF) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | David Young misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 30-62 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses the tip | 30-62 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson gets the rebound | 30-62 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the jump hook from the right block | 30-62 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-62 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | David Young knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Eisele and he's fouled by Carl Banks - foul #4 on Carl Banks, team foul #2 | 30-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Peterson, Jerry Polson, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Gregory Coronel | |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | David Young makes the free throw | 30-65 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Thomas Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 30-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer (PF) David Young | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Andrew Privalsky steps in front of the Douglas Lowrey pass | 30-65 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 30-65 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 30-65 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Hause - foul #2 on Micheal Hause, team foul #3 | 30-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), Kenneth Posey (SG) Andrew Eisele, William Spears | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the 1st free throw | 30-65 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 30-66 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Marc Melton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (C) Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Craig Helzer | 30-68 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Rogers | 32-68 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | William Spencer steals the ball from Anthony Akers | 32-68 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Frederick Rogers | 35-68 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-68 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-68 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is whistled for traveling | 35-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Andrew Privalsky (C) Micheal Peterson, Micheal Hause, Marc Melton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), William Spears (SF), David Young (PF), Gregory Coronel (C) Anthony Akers, Darell Carneal, Craig Helzer, Douglas Lowrey | |
| 09:59 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Coronel | 35-71 |
| 09:44 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the dunk attempt | 35-71 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 35-71 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jones steals it from Andrew Eisele in the backcourt | 35-71 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Jerry Polson banks in the layup set up by Thomas Jones | 37-71 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is hacked by William Spencer - foul #2 on William Spencer, team foul #4 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (PF) William Spencer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | David Young knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Spears | 37-73 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Thomas Jones scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frederick Rogers | 39-73 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | Frederick Rogers is called for the reach on David Young - foul #3 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #5 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Frederick Rogers, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey (SF), Craig Helzer (PF) Kenneth Posey, David Young | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-73 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the offensive rebound | 39-73 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jones takes the ball from William Spears | 39-73 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the finger roll | 41-73 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-73 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Spencer | 41-73 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Howard Hagan loses the dribble to Craig Helzer | 41-73 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marc Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Spencer (fairly fresh) C - Howard Hagan (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Spears (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Marc Melton is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Marc Melton, team foul #6 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Gregory Coronel | |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jones | 41-73 |
| 06:55 | Louisville | Jerry Polson's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Helzer | 41-73 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-73 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-73 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the board | 41-73 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | William Spencer lays it in set up by Jerry Polson | 43-73 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-73 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Thomas Jones snags the defensive board | 43-73 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Craig Helzer steals it from Marc Melton | 43-73 |
| 05:31 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the easy layup | 43-73 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the offensive board | 43-73 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer drills a shot from the right wing set up by William Spears and he's hacked by William Spencer - foul #3 on William Spencer, team foul #7 | 43-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Darell Carneal | |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the free throw | 43-75 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Howard Hagan gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | William Spencer loses the dribble to Douglas Lowrey | 43-75 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Douglas Lowrey is denied by William Spencer | 43-75 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marc Melton | 43-75 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 43-75 |
| 04:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey snags the defensive board | 43-75 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-75 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #6 | 43-75 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 1st free throw | 43-75 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-75 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Andrew Eisele | 44-77 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Thomas Jones buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marc Melton and the foul's on Craig Helzer - foul #3 on Craig Helzer, team foul #7 | 46-77 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the free throw | 47-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | William Spears hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Spencer - foul #4 on William Spencer, team foul #8 | 47-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the 1st free throw | 47-77 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | William Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 47-77 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | William Spencer pulls down the rebound | 47-77 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Polson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marc Melton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Spencer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Hagan (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Spears (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Craig Helzer (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Douglas Lowrey (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Marc Melton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 50-77 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #9 | 50-77 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-79 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | William Spears grabs the board | 50-79 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele is whistled for traveling | 50-79 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | William Spencer misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Craig Helzer - foul #4 on Craig Helzer, team foul #8 | 50-79 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | William Spencer misses the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | William Spencer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-79 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | William Spencer picks off the pass by Andrew Eisele | 51-79 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Jerry Polson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-79 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SG) Darell Carneal | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Andrew Eisele - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #10 | 51-79 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 51-80 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | William Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Helzer | 51-81 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | William Spencer tips it but misses | 51-81 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the offensive board | 51-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Andrew Eisele - foul #1 on Andrew Eisele, team foul #9 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal (SF) Kenneth Posey | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-81 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | William Spears pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-81 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele loses the dribble to Jerry Polson | 53-81 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | The short jumper by William Spencer is denied by Douglas Lowrey | 53-81 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 53-81 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Jones steps in front of the Craig Helzer pass | 53-81 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | William Spencer lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 55-81 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 55-81 |