| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Christopher Freudenberg - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 24-24 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | Joseph Nesbitt denies the turnaround by Troy Chambers | 24-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Troy Chambers picks off the pass by Toney Dumas | 24-25 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ray Richards | 24-28 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's pass is intercepted by Toney Dumas | 24-28 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Toney Dumas hits the finger roll | 24-30 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-30 |
| 17:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Christopher Freudenberg | 24-30 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Freudenberg | 24-32 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley lays it in and he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #2 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Bury (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses long on a jumper in the paint | 27-32 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-32 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's floater is knocked away by Paul Pierce | 27-32 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Richard Sheets (SG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Richard Sheets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Freudenberg | 27-34 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone slams it home set up by Troy Chambers | 29-34 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Toney Dumas drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Richard Sheets and he's fouled by Daniel Waters - foul #2 on Daniel Waters, team foul #5 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters tips it in | 31-37 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Saxton - foul #1 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #6 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bury (PF) Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Ray Richards is fouled on the floor by Troy Chambers - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #7 | 31-37 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:51 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the board | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Ray Richards denies the turnaround by Robert Robinson | 31-38 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Stone | 31-38 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray Richards - foul #1 on Ray Richards, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's layup is rejected by Robert Bury | 33-38 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley's layup is rejected by Christopher Freudenberg | 33-38 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Toney Dumas | 33-38 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Donald Portillo connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Clifford Jacobs | 33-41 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 33-41 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt loses the ball out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Robinson, Robert Bury | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG), Ray Richards (SF) Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-41 |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Toney Dumas scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Joseph Nesbitt | 33-43 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters's layup is rejected by Joseph Nesbitt | 33-43 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Toney Dumas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Toney Dumas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Nesbitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the offensive board | 33-45 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Matthew Bigley denies the turnaround by Christopher Freudenberg | 33-45 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Richard Sheets, Ray Richards, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury is fouled on the floor by Donald Portillo - foul #2 on Donald Portillo, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs drills a floater from the baseline | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Wilson | 37-47 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Clifford Jacobs - foul #4 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 39-49 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Paul Pierce buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Marinelli | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton's pass is intercepted by Clifford Jacobs | 39-51 |
| 03:13 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs hits the finger roll | 39-53 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers loses the dribble to Clifford Jacobs | 39-53 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs jams it | 39-55 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Joseph Nesbitt (PF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Rafael Ayala | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 1st free throw | 39-55 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Eric Tait steps in front of the Christopher Freudenberg pass | 39-55 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton lays it in on a great pass from Eric Tait | 41-55 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Bury - foul #1 on Robert Bury, team foul #9 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 41-56 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 3rd free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-58 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton snags the defensive board | 42-58 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt pulls down the rebound | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-58 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Toney Dumas pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Toney Dumas runs out the clock | 42-58 |