| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm inbounds the ball | 42-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 44-43 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | John Stock's floater is tipped away by Gary Dardar | 44-43 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jarek Buljan | 44-43 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Gary Dardar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-43 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-43 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jarek Buljan | 44-45 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Brent Caswell - foul #1 on Brent Caswell, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (SF) Troy Blohm | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Gary Dardar makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the offensive board | 46-46 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 46-48 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ramon Gutierrez | 46-50 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan's floater is tipped away by John Stock | 46-50 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Dardar | 46-50 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Catanzaro | 46-52 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Catanzaro steals it from Brent Caswell | 46-52 |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Catanzaro | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Dardar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy loses the dribble to Jarek Buljan | 46-54 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Marvin Irons is called for the reach on Robert Catanzaro - foul #1 on Marvin Irons, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Kong Xiao (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Robert Catanzaro, Jarek Buljan, Gary Dardar | |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Kong Xiao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marvin Irons - foul #2 on Marvin Irons, team foul #3 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (PF) Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Kong Xiao makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Timothy Poole - foul #1 on Timothy Poole, team foul #1 | 46-56 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Kong Xiao blows the layup but the foul's on John Stock - foul #3 on John Stock, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | John Stock grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Kong Xiao snags the defensive board | 47-56 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz scores on a floater from the right side | 47-58 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson drills a jumper from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 13:04 | Louisville | Timothy Poole jams it set up by Arthur Nitz | 49-60 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Poole steals it from Jared Cross | 49-60 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Dale Robinson lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Poole | 49-62 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson scores on a jumper near the basket | 51-62 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Dale Robinson is whistled for traveling | 51-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross, Troy Blohm, John Stock, Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Kong Xiao, Julio Ruiz | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Garry Holcomb is denied by Gary Dardar | 51-62 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Gary Dardar grabs the board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kyle Clausen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-62 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the tip | 51-62 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Gary Dardar gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen is fouled on the floor by Jason Minaya - foul #1 on Jason Minaya, team foul #5 | 51-62 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 10:03 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 53-62 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Jarek Buljan is called for the reach on Marvin Irons - foul #1 on Jarek Buljan, team foul #2 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Garry Holcomb, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 55-62 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Kong Xiao misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 55-62 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Ramon Gutierrez picks off the pass by Jason Minaya | 55-64 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ramon Gutierrez | 55-66 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-66 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson tips it in | 57-66 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Joshua Duffy (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Troy Blohm, Marvin Irons | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG), Dale Robinson (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Jarek Buljan (PF), Julio Ruiz (C) Ramon Gutierrez, Kyle Clausen, Robert Catanzaro, Kong Xiao, Gary Dardar | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Poole - foul #2 on Timothy Poole, team foul #3 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (PF) Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan grabs the board | 57-66 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Harn (fresh) SG - Jared Cross (fresh) SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Poole (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Nitz (fresh) PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Julio Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-66 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Dale Robinson tips it home | 57-68 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy gets the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the fadeaway from close range | 59-68 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Matthew Harn - foul #1 on Matthew Harn, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross, Garry Holcomb, John Stock | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez (PG), Kyle Clausen (SG), Robert Catanzaro (SF), Gary Dardar (C) Timothy Poole, Dale Robinson, Arthur Nitz, Julio Ruiz | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Jarek Buljan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jarek Buljan - foul #2 on Jarek Buljan, team foul #4 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (PF) Stanley Hudson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kong Xiao (PF) Jarek Buljan | |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses long on a jumper from the left block | 60-69 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the tip | 60-69 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses long on a floater from the left side | 60-69 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-72 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Brent Caswell is denied by Gary Dardar | 60-72 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Robert Catanzaro pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Gary Dardar misses the lay-in | 60-72 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm snags the defensive board | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Ramon Gutierrez steals it from Joshua Duffy | 60-72 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Kyle Clausen jams it on a nice dish by Ramon Gutierrez | 60-74 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Catanzaro - foul #3 on Robert Catanzaro, team foul #5 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), John Stock (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Troy Blohm, Marvin Irons, Joshua Duffy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG), Jarek Buljan (PF) Kyle Clausen, Kong Xiao | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Gary Dardar banks in the layup | 62-76 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Holcomb (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ramon Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Catanzaro (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jarek Buljan (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Dardar (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the lay-in | 62-76 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Gary Dardar pulls down the rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Stanley Hudson is called for the reach on Ramon Gutierrez - foul #2 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #7 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Marvin Irons (PF) Jason Minaya, John Stock | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kyle Clausen (SG), Arthur Nitz (SF), Julio Ruiz (C) Dale Robinson, Robert Catanzaro, Gary Dardar | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez misses the 1st free throw | 62-76 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-76 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez is fouled on the floor by Marvin Irons - foul #3 on Marvin Irons, team foul #8 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Brent Caswell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Robinson (SG), Kong Xiao (PF) Kyle Clausen, Jarek Buljan | |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Ramon Gutierrez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is denied on a dunk by Julio Ruiz | 62-78 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Kong Xiao snags the defensive board | 62-78 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jared Cross - foul #1 on Jared Cross, team foul #9 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Poole (PG) Ramon Gutierrez | |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Julio Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson blows the dunk | 62-80 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Arthur Nitz gets the rebound | 62-80 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Timothy Poole connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Dale Robinson | 62-82 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons drills a runner in the paint | 64-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Kong Xiao's pass is intercepted by Matthew Harn | 64-82 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn misses the dunk attempt | 64-82 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Timothy Poole grabs the defensive rebound | 64-82 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Timothy Poole runs out the clock | 64-82 |