| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams inbounds the ball | 27-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | James Puls can't finish the layup | 27-19 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Daniel Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Richard Shoup travels with the ball | 27-19 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Jerry King clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson snags the offensive board | 27-19 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | James Puls's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Green | 27-19 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Jerry King hits the follow up shot | 29-19 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-19 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Jeffery Green hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Jerry King drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 31-21 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Jeffery Green knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson hits a floater in the paint | 33-23 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Richard Shoup is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 16:42 | Louisville | Daniel Barton tips it in | 33-25 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 33-25 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Raymond Williams - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Robert Kuykendall (SF), Joseph Parker (PF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Raymond Williams, Jerry King, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Tory Sullivan (SF), Justin Rico (PF), Brandon West (C) Daniel Barton, Jeffery Green, Brian Smith, Michael Yang | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Richard Shoup makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush loses the dribble to Richard Shoup | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) PF - Joseph Parker (fresh) C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tory Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Rico (fresh) C - Brandon West (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Kuykendall | 35-27 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Brandon West misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-27 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker can't connect on a floater from the right block | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Parker | 35-27 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker lays it in | 37-27 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop's pass is intercepted by Brandon West | 37-27 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Brandon West misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Brandon Gallop - foul #2 on Brandon Gallop, team foul #2 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) James Puls, Patrick Winbush, Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Jeffery Green (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Richard Shoup, Tory Sullivan, Justin Rico | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Brandon West makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Brandon West misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Jerry King gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 12:54 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-28 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Brandon West's fadeaway is rejected by Harvey Manson | 39-28 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Brandon West hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Glover | 41-30 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tomas Mingle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Barton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brandon West (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 41-32 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brandon West | 41-32 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Brandon West buries a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Harvey Manson - foul #1 on Harvey Manson, team foul #3 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG) Tomas Mingle | |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Brandon West misses the free throw | 41-34 |
| 11:02 | Louisville | Brian Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Brandon West banks in the layup on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Shoup | 41-36 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Puls | 43-36 |
| 10:05 | Louisville | Brandon West is hacked by Harvey Manson - foul #2 on Harvey Manson, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF) Douglas Melchor, Donald Glover, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Louisville | Justin Rico (PF), Michael Yang (C) Brian Smith, Brandon West | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harvey Manson - foul #3 on Harvey Manson, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop (C) Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (SF) Jeffery Green | |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Richard Shoup misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | James Puls connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 45-36 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Richard Shoup is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Donald Glover (SF), Jerry King (PF) Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Brian Smith (PF) Daniel Barton, Justin Rico | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF) Tory Sullivan | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Richard Shoup splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffery Green | 47-39 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 07:41 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Shoup (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Mingle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Yang (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Richard Shoup splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry King grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Smith - foul #1 on Brian Smith, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF), Harvey Manson (C) Donald Glover, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Louisville | Daniel Barton (SG), Justin Rico (PF), Brandon West (C) Tomas Mingle, Brian Smith, Michael Yang | |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Richard Shoup can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 48-39 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Brandon West is called for the reach on Harvey Manson - foul #3 on Brandon West, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Joseph Parker (PF) Douglas Melchor, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tory Sullivan (SF) Jeffery Green | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | James Puls hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Shoup - foul #2 on Richard Shoup, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Yang (C) Brandon West | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Justin Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Richard Shoup shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-39 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson throws it down | 50-39 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Richard Shoup | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Jerry King (PF) James Puls, Patrick Winbush, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Richard Shoup, Justin Rico | |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Williams | 53-39 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Donald Glover - foul #4 on Donald Glover, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Harvey Manson denies the turnaround by Jeffery Green | 53-39 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Green steals the ball from Jerry King | 53-39 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Jeffery Green can't finish the layup | 53-39 |
| 03:21 | Louisville | Tory Sullivan grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Glover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tory Sullivan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Barton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeffery Green (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Yang (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Michael Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Brandon Gallop (C) Donald Glover, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tomas Mingle (SG), Justin Rico (PF), Brandon West (C) Daniel Barton, Brian Smith, Michael Yang | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffery Green - foul #3 on Jeffery Green, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG) Douglas Melchor | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Brandon West is hacked by Jerry King - foul #1 on Jerry King, team foul #7 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker (PF) Jerry King | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Shoup (PG) Jeffery Green | |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Brandon West makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Brandon West makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Tomas Mingle is called for the reach on James Puls - foul #1 on Tomas Mingle, team foul #6 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Rico | 55-41 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Brandon West | 55-41 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Shoup | 55-44 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Brandon West blocks the short jumper by Robert Kuykendall | 55-44 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Brandon West pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Patrick Winbush is called for the reach on Tomas Mingle - foul #1 on Patrick Winbush, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Donald Glover (SF), Jerry King (PF), Harvey Manson (C) Patrick Winbush, Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Green (SF) Richard Shoup | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Tomas Mingle misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harvey Manson | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Tomas Mingle is called for the reach on Harvey Manson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tomas Mingle, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF), Joseph Parker (PF) Donald Glover, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Justin Rico knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Jeffery Green pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Jeffery Green is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SF), Jerry King (PF) Raymond Williams, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Puls runs out the clock | 57-46 |