| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 3 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Fredrick Cost (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins inbounds the ball | 29-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-20 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell grabs the board | 29-20 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 31-20 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-20 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the shot from just outside the lane | 31-20 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost grabs the defensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Charles Tomasini picks off the pass by Peter Jenkins | 31-20 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Lacefield | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Jenkins | 34-23 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber is hacked by Peter Jenkins - foul #1 on Peter Jenkins, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF) Peter Jenkins | |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz's pass is intercepted by Charles Tomasini | 34-23 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Willy Schell, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), John Lafon (SG), Igor Drewski (PF), William Schupp (C) Willy Schell, James Lacefield, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (C) Joseph Boyd | |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins banks in the layup on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 34-25 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) SG - John Lafon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stanley McUmber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Igor Drewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schupp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Aubrey Bell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins buries a jumper from close range | 34-27 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | John Lafon makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-27 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell hits the follow up shot | 37-29 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | John Lafon knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley McUmber - foul #2 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) Nathan Morse, Stanley McUmber, Igor Drewski, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Jared Dunlap | |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | John Lafon is fouled on the floor by Keith Lorentz - foul #2 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF) Peter Jenkins | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell buries a shot from the left block | 43-31 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Keith Lorentz - foul #3 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski (C) John Lafon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Jared Dunlap (PF) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell | |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd grabs the board | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd is hacked by Igor Drewski - foul #2 on Igor Drewski, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber (SF) Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Aubrey Bell (PF) Jared Dunlap | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd lays it in set up by Fredrick Cost and the foul's on James Lacefield - foul #1 on James Lacefield, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG) Fredrick Cost | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell drills a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Joseph Boyd - foul #1 on Joseph Boyd, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the free throw | 46-34 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Andrew Womac loses the ball out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell lays it in set up by Stanley McUmber | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Holland | 48-34 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-34 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell can't tip it in | 48-34 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland tips it back up and in | 50-34 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd can't finish the layup | 50-34 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap snags the offensive board | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost is fouled on the floor by James Lacefield - foul #2 on James Lacefield, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF), Igor Drewski (PF), William Schupp (C) Willy Schell, James Lacefield, Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Aubrey Bell (PF), Peter Jenkins (C) Fredrick Cost, Jared Dunlap, Joseph Boyd | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | William Schupp blocks the short jumper by Peter Jenkins | 50-34 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Igor Drewski | 50-34 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | John Lafon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-34 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | William Schupp snags the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | John Lafon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Peter Jenkins steps in front of the William Schupp pass | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Nathan Morse steals the ball from Aubrey Bell | 50-37 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Morse and he's hacked by Aubrey Bell - foul #3 on Aubrey Bell, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Walter Holland (C) Nathan Morse, Richard Looper, John Lafon, William Schupp | |
| Subs | Louisville | Fredrick Cost (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Joseph Boyd (C) Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Peter Jenkins | |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Keith Lorentz | 53-39 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield double dribbles | 53-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini (PF) Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Jenkins (SF) Jared Dunlap | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willy Schell (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Keith Lorentz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fredrick Cost (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aubrey Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland misses the tip | 53-39 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Willy Schell | 53-39 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Holland | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins can't throw it down but he's fouled by Willy Schell - foul #3 on Willy Schell, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski (C) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (SF) Joseph Boyd | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Peter Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber loses the dribble to Aubrey Bell | 55-40 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Fredrick Cost misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 05:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini tips it back up and in | 57-40 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Keith Lorentz connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Fredrick Cost | 57-43 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski connects on the jumper in the lane | 59-43 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), John Lafon (SG), Walter Holland (C) Willy Schell, James Lacefield, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Joseph Boyd (C) Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse loses the dribble to Jeffrey Pipkin | 59-43 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Nathan Morse is called for the reach on Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #1 on Nathan Morse, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (SG), Paul Zenzen (PF) Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Johnson (PG), Andrew Womac (SF), Joseph Crum (C) Keith Lorentz, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | John Lafon loses the dribble to Jared Dunlap | 59-44 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Pipkin | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Richard Looper | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Looper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lafon (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Johnson (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Crum (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Louisville | James Johnson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-47 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Jared Dunlap steals it from Richard Looper | 62-47 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jared Dunlap | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Looper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Joseph Crum connects on the jumper near the basket | 62-52 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (PG), James Lacefield (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF) Nathan Morse, Richard Looper, John Lafon, Paul Zenzen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Lorentz (PG), Fredrick Cost (SG), Peter Jenkins (SF), Aubrey Bell (PF), Joseph Boyd (C) James Johnson, Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Jared Dunlap, Joseph Crum | |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Keith Lorentz picks off the pass by Willy Schell in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Joseph Boyd misses the lay-in | 62-52 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell tips it in | 64-52 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Aubrey Bell knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Keith Lorentz | 64-54 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Keith Lorentz - foul #4 on Keith Lorentz, team foul #6 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Andrew Womac (PF), Joseph Crum (C) Keith Lorentz, Fredrick Cost, Peter Jenkins, Aubrey Bell, Joseph Boyd | |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Jeffrey Pipkin is blocked by Walter Holland | 66-54 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | Joseph Crum swats the layup by Willy Schell | 66-54 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Joseph Crum pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Andrew Womac can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 66-54 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell runs out the clock | 66-54 |