| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) SG - Paul Read (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Clifford Henderson takes the ball from George Stevens | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Dennis Jones swats the layup by Florentino Lombardi | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Raymond Rolon | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from George Stevens | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson hits a jump hook in the paint | 2-7 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-7 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Dennis Jones is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Stephen Heal, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-10 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Michael Platt steps in front of the Scott Carnegie pass | 3-10 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #1 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Catalano denies the turnaround by Boyce Usher | 3-10 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 3-10 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the jumper from the left side | 5-10 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 5-10 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Boyce Usher (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Raymond Rolon | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Ward - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) Rolando Ramos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward | |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | George Stevens steals it from Raymond Rolon | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Louisville | Dennis Jones is called for the reach on Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Dennis Jones, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a runner in the lane | 8-12 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Sam Kelley | 8-14 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-14 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt pulls down the rebound | 8-14 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is hacked by George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 8-16 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-16 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | David Broderick is called for traveling | 8-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (PF) Michael Platt | |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | George Stevens steps in front of the Paul Read pass | 8-16 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | George Stevens lays it in | 10-16 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Ward | 10-19 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | William Grullon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-19 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Donny Green grabs the board | 10-19 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page steals the ball from Donny Green | 10-19 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos travels with the ball | 10-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (PF) William Grullon, Rolando Ramos, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (C) Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Raymond Rolon | |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Clifford Henderson | 10-22 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is hacked by Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #5 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Michael Platt, Boyce Usher | |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses badly on a shot from close range | 10-22 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 10-22 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #6 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Donny Green (SF) Joaquin Jensen, Clifford Henderson | |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #6 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Rolando Ramos, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Michael Platt (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Sam Kelley, Donny Green, Kevin Ward, Raymond Rolon | |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Michael Platt, Boyce Usher | |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-23 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 11-23 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-23 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF) David Broderick, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Michael Platt (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward | |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from George Stevens | 14-23 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-23 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Platt (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the contested jumpshot from the right side set up by George Stevens | 16-23 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read clanks a 3 from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 16-25 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 16-25 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt pulls down the rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 16-27 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a jump hook from close range | 16-27 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it home | 18-27 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley's pass is intercepted by Stephen Catalano | 18-27 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ryan Page is fouled on the floor by Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Paul Read, Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 20-29 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the turnaround near the basket | 22-29 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits the follow up shot | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Boyce Usher (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | The jump hook by Ryan Page is blocked by Kevin Ward | 22-31 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Ryan Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 03:03 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-31 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 22-31 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-31 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 22-31 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | David Broderick misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-31 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Ryan Page's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Ward | 22-31 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | David Broderick pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 22-31 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Donny Green grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Victor steals the ball from Donny Green | 22-31 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Florentino Lombardi | 25-31 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 25-31 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt can't tip it in | 25-31 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 27-31 |