| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darren McGann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Radomil Lakowski - foul #1 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:50 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:26 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-31 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the offensive board | 26-31 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | George Carlino is whistled for a carry | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by George Monks | 29-31 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | George Carlino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Louisville | George Monks snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by George Monks | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the contested shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | The short jumper by Paul Lehmann is denied by Michael Alexander | 31-35 |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | George Carlino snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | George Carlino connects on the runner from close range set up by James Sullivan | 31-37 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren McGann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | George Monks gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:33 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski drills a turnaround from the right block | 33-37 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Monks - foul #1 on George Monks, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Felton Robillard (SF), Harvey Sellers (PF) Darren McGann, Gary Tellez, George Carlino | |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Lehmann | 33-38 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Michael Alexander is called for the reach on Mark Curry - foul #1 on Michael Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken (C) Michael Alexander | |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Claud Zagen is fouled on the floor by Felton Robillard - foul #2 on Felton Robillard, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:23 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 14:00 | Cincinnati | Darrell Gerken is called for 5 seconds | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG) Benjamin Byram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG) Felton Robillard | |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Harvey Sellers snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Mark Curry pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Claud Zagen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan is called for traveling | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Paul Lehmann, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Michael Alexander (C) James Sullivan, Harvey Sellers, Darrell Gerken | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | George Monks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Michael Alexander - foul #2 on Michael Alexander, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Lehmann (PF) Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SG) Colin Musgrave | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | George Monks makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-38 |
| 12:06 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:41 | Louisville | Darren McGann steps in front of the Radomil Lakowski pass | 35-38 |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darren McGann | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Carlino (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Michael Alexander takes the ball from Matthew Wolfram | 35-40 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Radomil Lakowski, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG) Darren McGann | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | George Carlino misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Willis Williams scores on a 3 from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Byram is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #2 on Benjamin Byram, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Benjamin Byram, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG), Harvey Sellers (PF) Gary Tellez, George Carlino | |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann can't tip it in | 38-42 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | George Monks tips it in | 40-42 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (C) George Monks, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF), Darrell Gerken (C) Colin Musgrave, Felton Robillard, Harvey Sellers, Michael Alexander | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-42 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Gerken | 40-42 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Curry | 40-42 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Willis Williams is hacked by George Carlino - foul #1 on George Carlino, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Claud Zagen, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) James Sullivan | |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is fouled on the floor by Colin Musgrave - foul #1 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Benjamin Byram (SG) Radomil Lakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram misses long on a shot from the left side | 40-42 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Benjamin Byram (fresh) SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Darren McGann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Carlino (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Darrell Gerken (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Matthew Wolfram steals it from Darrell Gerken | 40-42 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Willis Williams | 42-42 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Benjamin Byram clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 42-42 |
| 06:16 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Wolfram | 42-42 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Willis Williams grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Robert Gibbens (PF), Mark Curry (C) Benjamin Byram, George Monks, Paul Lehmann, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Harvey Sellers (PF), Michael Alexander (C) Gary Tellez, George Carlino, Darrell Gerken | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Mark Curry blocks the jumper by Michael Alexander | 42-42 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Claud Zagen grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 04:35 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses the shot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Sullivan and he's hacked by Mark Curry - foul #2 on Mark Curry, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Claud Zagen, Robert Gibbens, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (SF) Darren McGann | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski is hacked by Colin Musgrave - foul #2 on Colin Musgrave, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Mark Curry (C) Richard Stiltner, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SF) Colin Musgrave | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Curry (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) PF - Harvey Sellers (fresh) C - Michael Alexander (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-44 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG), Matthew Wolfram (C) Willis Williams, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darren McGann (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), George Carlino (PF) Felton Robillard, Jesse Ortegon, Harvey Sellers | |
| 02:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | George Carlino grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | George Monks picks off the pass by Darren McGann | 45-44 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | George Monks can't throw it down | 45-44 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #4 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #8 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Claud Zagen (SF) Richard Stiltner, George Monks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to George Carlino | 45-46 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF) Claud Zagen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Michael Alexander grabs the board | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Tellez | 45-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by George Monks - foul #2 on George Monks, team foul #9 | 45-46 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski clanks a 3 from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann is fouled in the backcourt by Radomil Lakowski - foul #2 on Radomil Lakowski, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Darren McGann makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Willis Williams buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan runs out the clock | 48-50 |