| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SG - Chase Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Frank Brumback inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Chase Brown | 33-38 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey tips it in | 33-40 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Frank Brumback knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Chase Brown | 36-40 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Jerry Underwood picks off the pass by Charles Taranto | 36-40 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Chase Brown is whistled for a carry | 36-40 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Chase Brown snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Chase Brown is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Chase Brown, team foul #1 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, Charles Taranto, Frank Boone, Scott Lakey | |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | James Button is hacked by Matthew Goodman - foul #1 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | John Mowery can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Chase Brown gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-42 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Bourn | 38-42 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Matthew Goodman - foul #2 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Boone (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Kevin Hardin, Richard Bourn | |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Matthew Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - James Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Mowery (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Frank Brumback misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by James Button - foul #1 on James Button, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Stephan Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Charles Taranto (SF) James Button, John Mowery | |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:51 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | William Ceja blows the layup but the foul's on Chase Brown - foul #3 on Chase Brown, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Matthew Goodman, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | William Ceja misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Chase Brown snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Chase Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Underwood | 42-44 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Thomas Nusbaum | 42-44 |
| 14:38 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses the easy layup | 42-44 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski tips it home | 44-44 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone is fouled on the floor by Frank Brumback - foul #2 on Frank Brumback, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Ronald Maynard (SF) Thomas Nusbaum, Frank Brumback | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), John Mowery (SF), Richard Bourn (PF) William Ceja, Charles Taranto, Frank Boone | |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey is fouled on the floor by Jerry Underwood - foul #3 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Steven Bushong (C) Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF) Joseph Erlandson, Scott Lakey | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Stephan Davis picks off the pass by Richard Bourn | 44-44 |
| 13:30 | Louisville | Chase Brown is hacked by James Button - foul #2 on James Button, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Goodman (PF) Vasily Gavinski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Stephan Davis misses the shot from the right side | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | John Mowery snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Ralph Choe (SG), Frank Brumback (SF), Jerry Underwood (PF) Stephan Davis, Chase Brown, Ronald Maynard, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (PG), William Ceja (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Nicholas Tryon, James Button, Kevin Hardin, John Mowery, Richard Bourn | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Frank Brumback can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | William Ceja is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Ceja, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski (PF) Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Frank Brumback clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood tips it home | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Vasily Gavinski blocks the short jumper by Joseph Erlandson | 46-44 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Ralph Choe pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Frank Brumback denies the turnaround by William Ceja | 46-44 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone tips it home | 46-46 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Frank Brumback makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Choe | 49-46 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Frank Brumback swats the short shot by Scott Lakey | 49-46 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Frank Brumback grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Ralph Choe drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Nusbaum | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Jerry Underwood - foul #4 on Jerry Underwood, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Ronald Maynard (SF), Matthew Goodman (PF), Steven Bushong (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ralph Choe, Frank Brumback, Vasily Gavinski, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, Charles Taranto, Frank Boone, Scott Lakey | |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Steven Bushong snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Bourn - foul #3 on Richard Bourn, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (PG) Joseph Erlandson | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Steven Bushong makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn is called for traveling | 54-47 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Steven Bushong misses the fadeaway in the lane | 54-47 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Bourn | 54-47 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon buries a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Stephan Davis - foul #2 on Stephan Davis, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG) James Button | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG) Stephan Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Matthew Goodman - foul #3 on Matthew Goodman, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski (PF) Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (SF) John Mowery | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:54 | Louisville | William Ceja is called for the reach on Thomas Nusbaum - foul #2 on William Ceja, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Boone (PF) Richard Bourn | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-53 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Nusbaum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chase Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Maynard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vasily Gavinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Bushong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - William Ceja (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Button (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Boone | 54-56 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Ronald Maynard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | James Button connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 54-58 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey scores on a floater from the right side | 54-60 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | William Ceja is called for the reach on Vasily Gavinski - foul #3 on William Ceja, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephan Davis (PG), Frank Brumback (SF), Matthew Goodman (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Thomas Nusbaum, Ronald Maynard, Vasily Gavinski, Steven Bushong | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (PG), Nicholas Tryon (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, James Button, Charles Taranto, Frank Boone, Scott Lakey | |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Frank Brumback can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | John Mowery gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood throws it down and the foul's on Richard Bourn - foul #4 on Richard Bourn, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG) Chase Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood misses the free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon misses the floater from the right side | 56-60 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Matthew Goodman grabs the board | 56-60 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Frank Brumback hits a 3 from straight away | 59-60 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Hardin | 59-62 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Kevin Hardin steals it from Stephan Davis | 59-62 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't finish the layup | 59-62 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Stephan Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Choe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Brumback (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerry Underwood (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Tryon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Frank Brumback drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 61-62 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum (PG), Chase Brown (SG), Vasily Gavinski (PF) Stephan Davis, Ralph Choe, Matthew Goodman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Charles Taranto (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Nicholas Tryon, Kevin Hardin, John Mowery, Richard Bourn | |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey drills a floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Erlandson | 61-64 |
| 02:42 | Louisville | Jerry Underwood clanks a runner in the paint | 61-64 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Chase Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joseph Erlandson | 61-64 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto misses short on a shot from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:46 | Louisville | Chase Brown connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-64 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Chase Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Ceja - foul #4 on William Ceja, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto blows the layup | 65-64 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski grabs the board | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Joseph Erlandson is called for the reach on Chase Brown - foul #3 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Chase Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Chase Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey clanks a jump hook from close range | 66-64 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't tip it in | 66-64 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vasily Gavinski | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski is hacked by William Ceja in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Ceja, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG) William Ceja | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Vasily Gavinski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Taranto | 67-64 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone is whistled for traveling | 67-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Choe (SG) Chase Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Thomas Nusbaum runs out the clock | 67-64 |