| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Silvey | 40-28 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Levi Burkett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-28 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 43-28 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Trevor Stone - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Levi Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Arthur Ward steals it from Nathan Bullock | 43-30 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Curtis Barringer is called for the reach on Leonard Silvey - foul #1 on Curtis Barringer, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Bray (C) Nathan Bullock | |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the driving attempt in the lane | 43-30 |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Levi Burkett connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Bray - foul #2 on David Bray, team foul #2 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Phillip Cabana (SG), Allen Symonds (SF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SG), Raymond Devault (SF), Victor Gaines (PF) Derrick Johnson, Curtis Barringer, Lewis West | |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Victor Gaines pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Raymond Devault knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Levi Burkett | 44-34 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Douglas Wright - foul #3 on Douglas Wright, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Malcolm McCain (SF) Arthur Ducan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, David Bray | |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) SF - Malcolm McCain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Wright (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Raymond Devault (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Victor Gaines misses the shot from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock tips it in | 45-36 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | David Chandler makes the floater from the right wing set up by Phillip Cabana | 47-36 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Santos Nasser | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Ruben Cooper, Phillip Cabana, Malcolm McCain, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Derrick Johnson (SG), Curtis Barringer (SF), Lewis West (PF) Santos Nasser, Douglas Wright, Raymond Devault, Victor Gaines | |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Lewis West steps in front of the Arthur Ward pass | 47-36 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Leonard Silvey takes the ball from Nathan Bullock | 47-36 |
| 13:52 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock is called for the reach on Allen Symonds - foul #2 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan (PF) Allen Symonds | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Bray (C) Nathan Bullock | |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by David Bray - foul #3 on David Bray, team foul #5 | 49-36 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is whistled for traveling | 50-36 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-36 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Leonard Silvey - foul #1 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nathan Bullock (C) David Bray | |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 53-37 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan snags the offensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan scores on a jump hook from close range | 55-37 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is hacked by Trevor Stone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Trevor Stone, team foul #3 | 55-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Allen Symonds (SF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Raymond Devault (SF) Levi Burkett, Curtis Barringer | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | Lewis West drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Derrick Johnson | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - David Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Devault (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock steals the ball from Leonard Silvey | 55-40 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Lewis West buries a fadeaway in the lane | 55-42 |
| 10:44 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock is called for the reach on David Chandler - foul #3 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SG), Malcolm McCain (SF) Leonard Silvey, Arthur Ducan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Douglas Wright (SG), Victor Gaines (PF), David Bray (C) Santos Nasser, Derrick Johnson, Lewis West, Nathan Bullock | |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Allen Symonds is denied by Raymond Devault | 55-42 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Douglas Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Raymond Devault hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Allen Symonds - foul #3 on Allen Symonds, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Phillip Cabana, Malcolm McCain, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Raymond Devault misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 55-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Levi Burkett grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Raymond Devault is hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan (PF) Allen Symonds | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Barringer (SF) Raymond Devault | |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Wright | 55-47 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Victor Gaines - foul #2 on Victor Gaines, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG) Ruben Cooper | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derrick Johnson (SG), Lewis West (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Douglas Wright, Victor Gaines, David Bray | |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't finish the layup | 56-49 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Lewis West pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #3 on Arthur Ward, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG) Levi Burkett | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Lewis West scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathan Bullock | 56-51 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is called for traveling | 56-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Malcolm McCain (SF), Allen Symonds (PF), David Chandler (C) Trevor Stone, Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Malcolm McCain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - David Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lewis West (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Curtis Barringer | 56-53 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | David Chandler tips it but misses | 56-53 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Derrick Johnson | 56-53 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Malcolm McCain is called for the reach on Curtis Barringer - foul #2 on Malcolm McCain, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Douglas Wright (SG), David Bray (C) Santos Nasser, Derrick Johnson, Nathan Bullock | |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | David Chandler gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is called for 3 seconds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan (PF) Malcolm McCain | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Devault (SF) Curtis Barringer | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lewis West misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by David Chandler - foul #1 on David Chandler, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ward (C) Leonard Silvey, Allen Symonds, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lewis West makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Lewis West misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 06:22 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 05:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Raymond Devault | 56-55 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Lewis West misses the dunk but the foul's on Arthur Ducan - foul #1 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Derrick Johnson (SG) Douglas Wright | |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Lewis West misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Lewis West makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG) Ruben Cooper | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Barringer (SF), Victor Gaines (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Raymond Devault, Lewis West, David Bray | |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock is fouled on the floor by Fred Hatfield - foul #4 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #11 | 56-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is called for traveling | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Malcolm McCain (SF), Allen Symonds (PF), David Chandler (C) Fred Hatfield, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-56 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Malcolm McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds is hacked by Victor Gaines - foul #3 on Victor Gaines, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG) Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the fadeaway from the right side | 58-58 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds hits a jump hook near the basket | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Malcolm McCain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - David Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derrick Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Curtis Barringer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Victor Gaines (fresh) 3 pf. C - Nathan Bullock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer drills a shot from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds hits the follow up shot | 62-60 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Allen Symonds | 62-60 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Ruben Cooper, Malcolm McCain, Allen Symonds, David Chandler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lewis West (PF) Victor Gaines | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | The jump hook by Nathan Bullock is blocked by Arthur Ducan | 62-60 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward is fouled on the floor by Nathan Bullock - foul #4 on Nathan Bullock, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Lewis West grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:27 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield is hacked by Derrick Johnson - foul #1 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:52 | Louisville | Fred Hatfield steals the ball from Nathan Bullock | 63-60 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fred Hatfield | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Arthur Ward blocks the jumper by Derrick Johnson | 65-60 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Curtis Barringer grabs the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is hacked by Levi Burkett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Levi Burkett, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Malcolm McCain (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Levi Burkett knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Curtis Barringer | 67-63 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Levi Burkett is called for the reach on Leonard Silvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Levi Burkett, team foul #12 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield (SF) Malcolm McCain | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Derrick Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan gets the rebound | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Derrick Johnson is called for the reach on Arthur Ducan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #13 | 69-63 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Lewis West misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey grabs the defensive rebound | 71-63 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey is fouled in the backcourt by Derrick Johnson - foul #3 on Derrick Johnson, team foul #14 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Malcolm McCain (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Levi Burkett dunks the ball | 73-65 |