| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) C - John Tope (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 30-18 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the defensive rebound | 30-18 |
| 19:32 | Louisville | John Tope's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-18 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kevin Ward | 33-18 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | John Tope hits the finger roll set up by Rolando Ramos and the foul's on Paul Read - foul #2 on Paul Read, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | John Tope misses the free throw | 33-20 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Castle is called for the reach on David Paylor - foul #3 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-20 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Tope | 36-23 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | David Paylor double dribbles | 36-23 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | John Tope can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Ward - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | John Tope makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-25 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Daniel Hammond is called for the reach on Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #3 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (C) Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos is fouled on the floor by David Paylor - foul #2 on David Paylor, team foul #4 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman | |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-25 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Gary Sutton tips it but misses | 36-25 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boyce Usher | 36-25 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's floater is tipped away by Jamie Howell | 36-25 |
| 15:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the offensive board | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Paylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jamie Howell - foul #2 on Jamie Howell, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF) David Paylor, Clifford Henderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, John Small, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Kent Pittman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-25 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle tips it home | 36-27 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is hacked by Rolando Ramos in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Jarod Shafer | 38-27 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Daniel Hammond takes the ball from John Tope | 38-27 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Castle - foul #4 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF) Paul Read, Jarod Shafer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | John Tope misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-27 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 39-27 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Kent Pittman picks off the pass by David Paylor in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Kent Pittman dunks the ball | 39-29 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon is fouled on the floor by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #5 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (C) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Jamie Howell - foul #3 on Jamie Howell, team foul #6 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) Rolando Ramos | |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits a floater from close range set up by Gary Sutton | 41-31 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon hits a jumper from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Shawn Runyon - foul #2 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, John Small | |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 12:24 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the jumper from close range set up by David Paylor | 45-33 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | Jamie Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG) David Paylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, Jamie Howell | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kimball (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Kimball | 47-33 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Kent Pittman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | John Tope gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 47-33 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | John Tope tips it but misses | 47-33 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the tip | 47-33 |
| 10:59 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 47-33 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Kent Pittman buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rolando Ramos | 47-36 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is fouled on the floor by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #7 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) John Kimball, Clifford Henderson, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (C) John Tope | |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the wide open turnaround from the left block | 49-38 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Read shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Kent Pittman splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Malcolm Hamilton | 52-41 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond throws it down set up by Paul Read | 54-41 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Kevin Ward swats the short shot by Scott Carnegie | 54-41 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Jamie Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Hammond | 54-41 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | David Paylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-41 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the offensive board | 54-41 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the easy layup | 54-41 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 54-43 |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | David Paylor hits a shot from the left wing set up by Kevin Ward and the foul's on Kent Pittman - foul #3 on Kent Pittman, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, Jarod Shafer, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Rolando Ramos, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF) David Paylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boyce Usher | 57-44 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Boyce Usher | 59-44 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Castle - foul #5 on Kenneth Castle, team foul #9 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG) John Kimball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | William Grullon is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Paul Read, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | David Paylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-46 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 60-46 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | John Tope is denied on a dunk by Kevin Ward | 60-46 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it in | 60-48 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon's floater is tipped away by John Tope | 60-48 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it back up and in | 62-48 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | John Tope connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Grullon | 62-50 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Small (fresh) PF - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | John Tope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-50 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Clifford Henderson - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (C) William Grullon, Gary Sutton, John Small, John Tope | |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Tope (C) Jamie Howell | |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | John Tope makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Kent Pittman | 62-54 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the fadeaway from the right block | 62-54 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Kent Pittman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 62-54 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | John Tope lays it in set up by Kent Pittman and he's fouled by Daniel Hammond - foul #3 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | John Tope makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Read | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Kent Pittman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-57 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the rebound | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Kent Pittman is called for the reach on Kevin Ward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kent Pittman, team foul #10 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG) David Paylor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 66-57 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-57 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the offensive board | 66-57 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the offensive rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Kent Pittman is called for the reach on Clifford Henderson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kent Pittman, team foul #11 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG) Kent Pittman | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read runs out the clock | 68-60 |