| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | William Wallace inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Paul Daly steals it from William Wallace | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it up and in | 42-31 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-31 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the defensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly scores on a shot near the basket | 44-31 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Ronald Smith blows the dunk | 44-31 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 44-31 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits a jumper from the left block | 44-33 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-33 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | Michael Thayer clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 44-33 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Daly | 44-33 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 44-33 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | William Wallace pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-33 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-33 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Warren Schneider is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Daryl Sheldon is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Dunneback | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is whistled for a carry | 47-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Luis Williams - foul #2 on Luis Williams, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 15:32 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 48-35 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Louie Chavira steals the ball from Bojan Wolinski | 48-35 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Walter Bettis takes the ball from Robert Whittle | 48-35 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Louie Chavira is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Louie Chavira, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses short on a floater from the left side | 48-35 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | William Wallace grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 50-35 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Warren Schneider drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lamont Mallory | 50-38 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-38 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the offensive board | 50-38 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #1 on William Wallace, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory, Michael Thayer | |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #4 on Warren Schneider, team foul #6 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #3 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses the floater from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Daly | 52-38 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Daryl Sheldon - foul #4 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #8 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Michael Thayer scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ronald Smith | 53-40 |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the tip | 53-40 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the lay-in | 53-40 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Louie Chavira - foul #2 on Louie Chavira, team foul #9 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Michael Thayer buries a shot from close range | 55-42 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace | |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Luis Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #10 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Luis Williams double dribbles | 57-42 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Robert Zentz | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Luis Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #2 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), William Wallace (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Louie Chavira, Robert Whittle, Michael Thayer | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Luis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it up and in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 61-44 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Daryl Sheldon | 61-46 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits a fadeaway from the left side | 63-46 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 63-46 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Warren Schneider gets the offensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #4 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #3 | 63-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Daly, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG), Christopher Bunn (PF) Luis Williams, Lamont Mallory | |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 63-47 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-47 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Warren Schneider scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Wallace | 63-50 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it up and in on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 65-50 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is hacked by Daryl Sheldon - foul #5 on Daryl Sheldon, team foul #11 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Michael Thayer (C) William Wallace, Daryl Sheldon | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Michael Thayer drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 67-52 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #4 | 67-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Lamont Mallory (PF) Warren Schneider, Christopher Bunn | |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Michael Thayer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louie Chavira | 67-54 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz's pass is intercepted by Lamont Mallory | 67-54 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Dean Canterbury steals the ball from Louie Chavira | 67-54 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Michael Thayer loses the ball out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #2 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #12 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Robert Whittle, Lamont Mallory | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Michael Thayer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Luis Williams | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Zentz | 70-56 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Dean Canterbury - foul #5 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) Luis Williams | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 72-57 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Bettis - foul #4 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Ronald Smith picks off the pass by Robert Zentz in the backcourt | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | William Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-58 |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 72-58 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn can't connect on a runner in the paint | 72-58 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Bunn - foul #2 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #13 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Lamont Mallory (PF) Christopher Bunn | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Warren Schneider's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 74-58 |