| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fresh) PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) C - Arthur Ward (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) SG - Kevin Regina (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | David Bray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Regina | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone clanks a shot from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Levi Burkett clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone loses the dribble to Nathan Bullock | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Louisville | David Bray clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:37 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Arthur Ward | 8-2 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | James Carlson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Kevin Regina snags the offensive board | 8-2 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-2 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 8-2 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Nathan Bullock picks off the pass by Joshua Parks | 8-2 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-5 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Joshua Parks - foul #1 on Joshua Parks, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Mitchell Currie (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Trevor Stone, Joshua Parks, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG), Douglas Wright (SF) Kevin Regina, James Carlson | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Levi Burkett comes up short on the floater from the left side | 8-5 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Levi Burkett hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) PF - David Bray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:45 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nathan Bullock | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | David Bray comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Bray comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mitchell Currie - foul #1 on Mitchell Currie, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Arthur Ward (C) Samuel Surles, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG), James Carlson (SF), Victor Gaines (C) Jeffery Golinski, Douglas Wright, Nathan Bullock | |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Bray misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | David Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Bray | 8-8 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Levi Burkett drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kevin Regina and he's fouled by Donnie Nelson - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG) Donnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Conklin (PF) David Bray | |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 8-11 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie tips it home | 10-11 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Levi Burkett is hacked by Edward Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Chapman, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG) Levi Burkett | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | James Carlson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Trevor Stone - foul #1 on Trevor Stone, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright (PF) Mitchell Currie | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | James Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone is fouled on the floor by Kevin Regina - foul #1 on Kevin Regina, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks (PF) Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | Douglas Wright (SF), Nathan Bullock (C) James Carlson, Victor Gaines | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Douglas Wright snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Santos Nasser misses the jumpshot from the left side | 10-13 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Joshua Parks gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone hits a shot from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Santos Nasser is hacked by Joshua Parks - foul #2 on Joshua Parks, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Trevor Stone, Richard Smith, Joshua Parks, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Jeffery Golinski (SG), David Bray (PF) Santos Nasser, Kevin Regina, John Conklin | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Duane Russell steals the ball from Levi Burkett | 12-13 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell lays it in | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | David Bray double dribbles | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Mitchell Currie (PF) Edward Chapman, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF) Douglas Wright | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews is denied on a layup by Nathan Bullock | 14-13 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | David Bray grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski double dribbles | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Arthur Ward (C) Samuel Surles, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Victor Gaines (C) Nathan Bullock | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mitchell Currie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Levi Burkett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) SF - James Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Bray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Gaines (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeffery Golinski - foul #1 on Jeffery Golinski, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Richard Smith (SF) Donnie Nelson, Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG) Jeffery Golinski | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Victor Gaines misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Levi Burkett tips it back up and in | 15-15 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie misses short on a runner near the basket | 15-15 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Victor Gaines snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Levi Burkett scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Regina | 15-17 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-17 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | David Bray pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Duane Russell (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Richard Smith, Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Levi Burkett, James Carlson, David Bray, Victor Gaines | |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Kevin Regina misses short on a floater from the right side | 15-17 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG) Kevin Regina | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Santos Nasser connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Golinski | 15-19 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Duane Russell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 09:23 | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski pulls down the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Douglas Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Duane Russell | 18-19 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses the easy layup | 18-19 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wayne Wright | 18-19 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 18-19 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright can't tip it in | 18-19 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | John Conklin loses the dribble to Samuel Surles | 18-19 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles lays it up and in | 20-19 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Douglas Wright hits a turnaround from close range | 20-21 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Nathan Bullock pulls down the rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Surles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Duane Russell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffery Golinski (fresh) SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Douglas Wright misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Matthews - foul #1 on Frank Matthews, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Trevor Stone (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Donnie Nelson, Samuel Surles, Duane Russell, Wayne Wright, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Kevin Regina (SG), David Bray (PF), Victor Gaines (C) Santos Nasser, Jeffery Golinski, John Conklin, Nathan Bullock | |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Douglas Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Victor Gaines snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Levi Burkett can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | David Bray tips it but misses | 20-23 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the tip | 20-23 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman grabs the board | 20-23 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Chapman and the foul's on Kevin Regina - foul #2 on Kevin Regina, team foul #3 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG), James Carlson (SF) Kevin Regina, Douglas Wright | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Edward Chapman takes the ball from Victor Gaines | 23-23 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman lays it in | 25-23 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Victor Gaines is whistled for a carry | 25-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG) Timothy Deas | |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman can't finish the layup | 25-23 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward tips it back up and in | 27-23 |
| 06:07 | Louisville | Levi Burkett knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Carlson | 27-26 |
| 05:49 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 27-26 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Levi Burkett snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Levi Burkett drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Golinski | 27-29 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward travels with the ball | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Wayne Wright (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Edward Chapman, Trevor Stone, Richard Smith, Mitchell Currie, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Deas (SG), Nathan Bullock (C) Jeffery Golinski, Victor Gaines | |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-29 |
| 05:05 | Louisville | David Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | David Bray can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Frank Matthews grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 27-29 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Wayne Wright snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Deas - foul #1 on Timothy Deas, team foul #4 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Arthur Ward (C) Donnie Nelson, Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Santos Nasser (PG), Douglas Wright (SF), John Conklin (PF) Levi Burkett, James Carlson, David Bray | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Samuel Surles misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Conklin | 28-29 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Arthur Ward is called for the reach on Timothy Deas - foul #1 on Arthur Ward, team foul #8 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG), Joshua Parks (PF) Samuel Surles, Wayne Wright | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Timothy Deas makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | Timothy Deas makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Santos Nasser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Timothy Deas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Conklin (fresh) C - Nathan Bullock (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Santos Nasser misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #9 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Smith (SF) Duane Russell | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Regina (SG) Timothy Deas | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Santos Nasser makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Santos Nasser makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Santos Nasser - foul #1 on Santos Nasser, team foul #5 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Nelson (PG) Edward Chapman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Levi Burkett (PG), Victor Gaines (C) Santos Nasser, Nathan Bullock | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Douglas Wright scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Levi Burkett | 32-35 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-35 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Douglas Wright grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Douglas Wright loses the dribble to Arthur Ward | 32-35 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward clanks a turnaround from close range | 32-35 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Victor Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Kevin Regina is fouled on the floor by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #10 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (PG), Samuel Surles (SG), Duane Russell (SF), Mitchell Currie (PF), Frank Matthews (C) Donnie Nelson, Trevor Stone, Richard Smith, Joshua Parks, Arthur Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | James Carlson (SF), David Bray (PF), Nathan Bullock (C) Douglas Wright, John Conklin, Victor Gaines | |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 01:24 | Louisville | Kevin Regina makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Kevin Regina snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 00:45 | Louisville | James Carlson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 32-37 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Mitchell Currie gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Russell | 34-37 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Edward Chapman is called for the reach on Levi Burkett - foul #2 on Edward Chapman, team foul #11 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (SG) Samuel Surles | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffery Golinski (SG) Kevin Regina | |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Levi Burkett makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward (C) Frank Matthews | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Levi Burkett misses the halfcourt shot | 34-39 |