| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Silver (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Starr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Robert Jordan steals the ball from Louis Reaves | 35-34 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled on the floor by Keith Matthews - foul #3 on Keith Matthews, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Silver | 35-37 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matt Wynn and he's fouled by John Starr - foul #3 on John Starr, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) John Starr | |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Steven Silver is denied by Frederick Byrd | 38-37 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a shot from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Jimmy Kifer, Robert Jordan | |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Patrick Rowley steals the ball from Ryan Rine | 40-41 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 40-41 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 40-41 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Matt Wynn drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 43-41 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Louis Reaves steals the ball from Gus Duca | 43-41 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Steven Silver is denied by Frederick Byrd | 43-41 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 45-41 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | William Phan lays it in and he's fouled by Sean Sowders - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Keith Matthews (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Steven Silver | |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Starr (C) William Phan | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | John Starr can't finish the layup | 46-44 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | David Harvey snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Keith Matthews blows the layup | 46-44 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | John Starr misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Keith Matthews pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | David Harvey misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Patrick Rowley - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | David Harvey misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 47-44 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Leonel Lundin picks off the pass by Timothy Thompson | 47-44 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | David Harvey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Keith Matthews tips it in | 49-44 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 49-46 |
| 13:14 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Jordan travels with the ball | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Keith Matthews, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (SF), William Phan (C) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, John Starr | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 49-46 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #1 on Matt Wynn, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Frederick Byrd is called for the reach on Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the lay-in | 49-47 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Louis Choe steps in front of the Sean Sowders pass | 49-48 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Choe | 49-50 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 49-50 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 49-50 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-50 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Louis Reaves banks in the layup on a nice dish by Matt Wynn | 51-50 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Keith Matthews (PF) Matt Wynn, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Robert Jordan (SF), John Starr (C) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Keith Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Steven Silver | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | David Harvey swats the short shot by John Starr | 51-50 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | John Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Timothy Thompson | 51-52 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Arthur Yutzy | 54-52 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Keith Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Keith Matthews buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | John Starr scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Jordan | 56-54 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Keith Matthews connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Yutzy | 58-54 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins double dribbles | 58-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG), Steven Silver (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Gus Duca, Robert Jordan, Seth Watkins | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses short on a shot from the right block | 58-54 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Leonel Lundin steps in front of the John Starr pass | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Starr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Louisville | Patrick Rowley steals it from Leonel Lundin | 58-54 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | John Starr hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 58-54 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leonel Lundin | 58-54 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Matt Wynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 61-54 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Rodney Heller is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, John Starr | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd pulls down the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:41 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Steven Silver | 61-55 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Rine - foul #2 on Ryan Rine, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the turnaround in the paint | 63-55 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver loses the dribble to Sean Sowders | 63-55 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-55 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #9 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF) Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Robert Jordan (SF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Steven Silver | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | David Harvey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Harvey | 66-57 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Rowley | 66-59 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley's pass is intercepted by Frederick Byrd | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frederick Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Silver (PF), John Starr (C) Patrick Rowley, William Phan | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver can't tip it in | 66-59 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 66-59 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Matt Wynn gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Keith Matthews connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Matt Wynn and he's hacked by John Starr - foul #4 on John Starr, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SG) Gus Duca | |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Keith Matthews makes the free throw | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | John Starr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 69-61 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Timothy Thompson takes the ball from Sean Sowders in the backcourt | 69-61 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer dunks the ball on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 69-63 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-63 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Keith Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | John Starr gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Jimmy Kifer - foul #4 on Keith Matthews, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Sean Sowders steals the ball from Jimmy Kifer | 72-65 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the lay-in | 72-65 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Steven Silver misses badly on a shot in the paint | 72-65 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| 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 and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Jimmy Kifer is called for the reach on Ryan Rine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #6 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is hacked by Steven Silver - foul #3 on Steven Silver, team foul #7 | 72-65 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Starr | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (PF) David Harvey, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Jimmy Kifer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #8 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF) Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the offensive board | 73-66 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-66 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd is hacked by Steven Silver - foul #4 on Steven Silver, team foul #9 | 73-66 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn is hacked by Jimmy Kifer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #10 | 75-69 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | John Starr snags the defensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #11 | 76-69 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Jimmy Kifer | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Jimmy Kifer is called for the reach on Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #12 | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-72 |