| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Sean Starkey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre comes up short on the floater from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | David Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #1 on Sean Starkey, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Clayton Ellis is called for the reach on James Boyles - foul #1 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Anderson | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Boyles - foul #1 on James Boyles, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Travis Brumbelow is blocked by Gilbert Fry | 5-4 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Boyles pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Starkey - foul #2 on Sean Starkey, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (C) Sean Starkey | |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry's floater is tipped away by Travis Brumbelow | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis | |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 3 pts. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Winston - foul #1 on Kevin Winston, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Matthew Kearns, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Hollis Smith is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb - foul #1 on Hollis Smith, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Robert Germain | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Hollis Smith - foul #2 on Hollis Smith, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses badly on a shot from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Shane Callas | 7-8 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Henry Lee is hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, Matthew Smith, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Kevin Winston misses badly on a runner in the lane | 7-10 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | David Anderson grabs the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Travis Brumbelow denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Goble | 7-10 |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 7-10 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain loses the dribble to Kevin Winston | 7-10 |
| 13:38 | Louisville | Henry Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 9-10 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow connects on the runner from the baseline | 9-12 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Henry Lee scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Winston and he's hacked by Shane Callas - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG) Jeffrey Goble | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Shane Callas | |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Kearns (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Henry Lee, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Andrew Cobb | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Matthew Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | James Boyles connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Matthew Kearns | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Kearns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Freddie Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-13 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | James Boyles knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gilbert Fry and the foul's on Willie Longacre - foul #1 on Willie Longacre, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), David Anderson (PF), Bryan Howard (C) Kevin Winston, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (SF) Shane Callas | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-15 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits the follow up shot | 16-17 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | David Anderson tips it back up and in | 18-17 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits a turnaround near the basket | 18-19 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-19 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow drills a shot from the baseline | 20-21 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Bryan Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | David Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) James Boyles, Matthew Kearns, David Anderson, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shane Callas (SF) Willie Longacre | |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Kevin Winston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Matthew Smith gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble loses the dribble to Travis Brumbelow | 20-21 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is fouled on the floor by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Andrew Cobb | |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Willie Longacre | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddie Robinson (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Freddie Robinson picks off the pass by Gilbert Fry | 20-23 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Goble steals it from Shane Callas | 20-23 |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Goble | 22-23 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the floater from the left block set up by Shane Callas | 22-25 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Kevin Winston's pass is intercepted by Freddie Robinson | 22-25 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kevin Winston - foul #2 on Kevin Winston, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), David Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Goble, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG) Willie Longacre | |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Andrew Cobb steals it from Matthew Kearns | 22-27 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Cobb | 22-29 |
| 05:36 | Louisville | David Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-29 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses badly on the uncontested floater in the paint | 24-29 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry blows the dunk | 24-29 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Andrew Cobb steals the ball from David Anderson | 24-29 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 04:25 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry lays it up and in | 26-29 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow buries a runner near the basket and the foul's on James Boyles - foul #2 on James Boyles, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (PG), Henry Lee (SF), Earl Crosby (PF), Bryan Howard (C) James Boyles, Matthew Smith, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG) Robert Germain | |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 26-32 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas snags the defensive board | 26-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jeffrey Goble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Kearns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Crosby (fresh) C - Bryan Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Cobb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Callas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Freddie Robinson (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Henry Lee picks off the pass by Willie Longacre | 26-32 |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Bryan Howard's pass is intercepted by Travis Brumbelow | 26-32 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 26-34 |
| 02:30 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Freddie Robinson | 26-36 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble banks in the layup set up by Matthew Kearns and he's fouled by Shane Callas - foul #2 on Shane Callas, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (SG), Kevin Winston (SF), David Anderson (PF) Matthew Kearns, Henry Lee, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Andrew Cobb, Shane Callas, Freddie Robinson | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Bryan Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Bryan Howard blows the layup | 29-36 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Hollis Smith | 31-36 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Longacre | 31-38 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Sean Starkey is called for the reach on Hollis Smith - foul #3 on Sean Starkey, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson (C) Sean Starkey | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Gilbert Fry steals it from Freddie Robinson | 31-38 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the fullcourt shot | 31-38 |