| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear lays it in despite the doubleteam and he's hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #1 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (C) Stephen Catalano | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 17-34 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the layup against the doubleteam | 17-34 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 17-34 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-34 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits the follow up shot | 19-34 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson loses the dribble to Scott Carnegie | 19-34 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is hacked by Paul Read - foul #2 on Paul Read, team foul #2 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #3 | 19-34 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley's layup is rejected by Stephen Catalano | 19-36 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | David Broderick is hacked by Michael Platt - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #4 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Broderick | 19-38 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Jones | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Read - foul #3 on Paul Read, team foul #5 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 22-39 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson can't tip it in | 22-39 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the offensive rebound | 22-39 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 24-39 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-39 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-39 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Raymond Rolon steals it from Rolando Ramos out of a doubleteam | 24-39 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #1 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt misses the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 24-39 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 24-39 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the rebound | 24-39 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the easy layup | 24-39 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #2 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Raymond Rolon (C) Paul Read, Stephen Heal, Michael Platt, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dennis Jones | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Florentino Lombardi | 27-42 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits the follow up shot | 27-44 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is fouled on the floor by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Clifford Henderson, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear, Scott Carnegie | |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Jones | 30-44 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on David Broderick - foul #2 on David Broderick, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (PF) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG) George Stevens | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 31-44 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is called for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Michael Platt, Clifford Henderson, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG) Rolando Ramos | |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Read loses the dribble to Stephen Catalano | 31-44 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Read | 34-44 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 34-44 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 34-44 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Ward - foul #3 on Kevin Ward, team foul #6 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Dennis Jones (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Stephen Heal, Kevin Ward, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF) David Broderick, George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Boyce Usher is blocked by Ryan Page | 34-46 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. C - Boyce Usher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sam Kelley | 34-46 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF) William Grullon, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page | |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear slams it home over the doubleteam set up by Florentino Lombardi | 34-48 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Rolando Ramos steals the ball from Boyce Usher | 34-48 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | David Broderick is fouled on the floor by Paul Read - foul #4 on Paul Read, team foul #7 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 05:23 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 05:23 | Louisville | David Broderick misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-49 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Michael Platt steals the ball from Rolando Ramos | 36-49 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Rolando Ramos is called for the reach on Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Sam Kelley, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Ryan Page (PF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Gary Kinnear | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a 3 from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Malcolm Hamilton, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jones | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Read (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is hacked by Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (C) Joaquin Jensen, Paul Read, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG) William Grullon | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-49 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 41-49 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos's pass is intercepted by Donny Green | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (PF) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by William Grullon and he's fouled by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG) William Grullon, George Stevens | |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen double dribbles | 42-51 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clifford Henderson | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Rolando Ramos steals the ball from Raymond Rolon | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | David Broderick is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Jensen - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #9 | 42-51 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | David Broderick clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Joaquin Jensen - foul #4 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #10 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Read knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifford Henderson and he's fouled by George Stevens - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) David Broderick | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Grullon runs out the clock | 45-55 |