| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fresh) 15 pts. SF - John Wolf (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Peter Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Rose (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | John Wolf inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Wolf | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Marc Lutz - foul #2 on Marc Lutz, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), James Harper (SG) Timothy Colburn, Marc Lutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG) Justin Mullin | |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | John Wolf is whistled for traveling | 37-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Jared Sloan (PF) Jeremiah Church, David Thomas | |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose banks in the layup on a great pass from Dima Smialowski and he's fouled by Peter Alexander - foul #1 on Peter Alexander, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), James Harper (SG) Fred Butler, Marc Lutz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (PF) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, Jared Sloan | |
| 18:36 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Peter Alexander gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | David Thomas is called for the reach on Timothy Colburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG) James Harper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Robert Delaney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 37-37 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Rose | 39-40 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | John Wolf hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Marc Lutz | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Perry | 41-42 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Peter Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Fred Butler (SF) Marc Lutz, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SF), Jared Sloan (PF) Jeremiah Church, Dima Smialowski, David Thomas | |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from Justin Mullin | 41-44 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | John Crosby picks off the pass by Timothy Colburn in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Robert Delaney grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Butler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Delaney (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Crosby (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jared Sloan (fresh) C - Larry Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Robert Delaney hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-44 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose tips it but misses | 41-44 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | John Crosby tips it in | 41-46 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Fred Butler is called for 10 seconds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), William Shiver (PF) James Harper, Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (SF), Dima Smialowski (PF) Richard Perry, Larry Rose | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings is whistled for a carry | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG) Timothy Colburn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Fred Butler scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | William Shiver pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dima Smialowski - foul #2 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Thomas (PF), Larry Rose (C) Dima Smialowski, Jared Sloan | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Robert Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Robert Delaney misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | John Crosby buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn misses the easy open layup | 45-49 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | David Thomas snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by William Shiver - foul #4 on William Shiver, team foul #3 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) William Shiver | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (PF) Justin Mullin, John Crosby, David Thomas | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Peter Alexander misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Perry - foul #2 on Richard Perry, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) John Wolf | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), John Crosby (SG), David Thomas (PF) Jeremiah Church, Richard Perry, Dima Smialowski | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Peter Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Timothy Colburn - foul #2 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (SF) James Harper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Dima Smialowski (PF) Justin Mullin, David Thomas | |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | John Crosby makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is fouled on the floor by Matthew Billings - foul #4 on Matthew Billings, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (PF) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Matthew Billings | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Alexander | 49-53 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry loses the dribble to Robert Delaney | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delaney (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 10 pts. PF - David Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Larry Rose (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Marc Lutz is hacked by Richard Perry - foul #3 on Richard Perry, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Fred Butler (SF) Marc Lutz, John Wolf | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SG), Jared Sloan (C) Justin Mullin, Richard Perry, Larry Rose | |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Robert Delaney is open and buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Colburn | 51-53 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Timothy Colburn picks off the pass by John Crosby | 51-53 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn blows the layup | 51-53 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Colburn - foul #3 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), John Wolf (PF) James Harper, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, Dima Smialowski, Jared Sloan | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | David Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the dunk | 51-55 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Crosby | 51-58 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Fred Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | David Thomas pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin is whistled for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Alexander (PF) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dima Smialowski (SF), Jared Sloan (PF) John Crosby, David Thomas | |
| 08:58 | Louisville | John Wolf hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-58 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Wolf | 51-58 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG) Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), John Crosby (SF) Justin Mullin, Jared Sloan | |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church hits the finger roll set up by Dima Smialowski and he's fouled by Timothy Colburn - foul #4 on Timothy Colburn, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Shiver (PF) James Harper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings (SF), Jared Sloan (C) Richard Perry, Larry Rose | |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Robert Delaney connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Marc Lutz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolf (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Shiver (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Delaney (very tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremiah Church (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Crosby (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 10 pts. C - Jared Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | John Crosby connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dima Smialowski | 53-63 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Robert Delaney's fadeaway is rejected by Jared Sloan | 53-63 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | John Crosby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings gets the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | John Crosby can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church tips it in | 53-65 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | John Wolf is called for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Fred Butler (PG), James Harper (SG), Peter Alexander (C) Timothy Colburn, Marc Lutz, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Justin Mullin (PG), Richard Perry (SG), David Thomas (PF), Larry Rose (C) Jeremiah Church, John Crosby, Dima Smialowski, Jared Sloan | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | David Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SF), Robert Delaney (C) John Wolf, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:36 | Louisville | William Shiver is hacked by David Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Thomas, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG) Richard Perry | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Fred Butler is hacked by Justin Mullin - foul #1 on Justin Mullin, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Wolf (SF) James Harper | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (PF) John Crosby, David Thomas | |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Fred Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robert Delaney - foul #1 on Robert Delaney, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG) Fred Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), David Thomas (PF) Richard Perry, Dima Smialowski | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Larry Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | John Wolf hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | David Thomas misses short on a floater from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | John Crosby gets the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 55-67 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Timothy Colburn | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn travels in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Harper (SG), Fred Butler (SF), Peter Alexander (C) Marc Lutz, John Wolf, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Perry (SG), Dima Smialowski (PF) John Crosby, David Thomas | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry's pass is intercepted by William Shiver | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Colburn (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Butler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Shiver (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Justin Mullin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Billings (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dima Smialowski (tiring) 10 pts. C - Larry Rose (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Fred Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), John Wolf (SF), Robert Delaney (C) Timothy Colburn, James Harper, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Crosby (SG), Jared Sloan (C) Richard Perry, Larry Rose | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | William Shiver swats the shot by John Crosby | 55-67 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Jared Sloan tips it home | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Marc Lutz misses the lay-in | 55-69 |
| 02:29 | Louisville | William Shiver snags the offensive board | 55-69 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | William Shiver is hacked by Dima Smialowski - foul #3 on Dima Smialowski, team foul #8 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Colburn (PG), James Harper (SG), Peter Alexander (C) Fred Butler, Marc Lutz, Robert Delaney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church (PG), Richard Perry (SG) Justin Mullin, John Crosby | |
| 02:14 | Louisville | William Shiver misses the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jared Sloan | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church loses the dribble to Peter Alexander | 55-69 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | John Wolf's pass is intercepted by Matthew Billings in the backcourt | 55-69 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Matthew Billings connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Jeremiah Church picks off the pass by Peter Alexander | 55-72 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Richard Perry, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Lutz (SG), Robert Delaney (C) James Harper, Peter Alexander | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Thomas (PF) Matthew Billings | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Timothy Colburn is denied on a layup by David Thomas | 55-72 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church grabs the defensive rebound | 55-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | John Wolf is called for the reach on Richard Perry - foul #3 on John Wolf, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | The short jumper by Robert Delaney is denied by Jared Sloan | 55-74 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church grabs the board | 55-74 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jeremiah Church runs out the clock | 55-74 |