| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Robert Whittle inbounds the ball | 30-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Michael Thayer is fouled on the floor by Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #1 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Maurice Lokken | |
| 19:22 | Louisville | Michael Thayer drills a jump hook near the basket | 32-48 |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Lamont Mallory - foul #3 on Lamont Mallory, team foul #1 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:57 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-51 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the offensive board | 32-51 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn drills a shot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Thayer | 34-51 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 34-51 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Robert Whittle clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the tip | 34-51 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah grabs the defensive rebound | 34-51 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Thayer steals it from Dikembe Abdullah | 34-51 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Ronald Smith drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Warren Schneider | 36-51 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-51 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Christopher Bunn picks off the pass by Robert Zentz | 36-51 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Robert Whittle - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG), Luis Williams (SG), Daryl Sheldon (C) Warren Schneider, Ronald Smith, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| 15:54 | Louisville | Robert Whittle is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Whittle, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Louie Chavira (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Daryl Sheldon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 36-53 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Luis Williams scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Louie Chavira | 38-53 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't connect on a shot from the right block | 38-53 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses the tip | 38-53 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the board | 38-53 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses badly on a runner in the lane | 38-53 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Lamont Mallory | 38-53 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | William Wallace misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory tips it home | 40-53 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it in on a great pass from Paul Dunneback | 40-55 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Luis Williams and he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski, Paul Dunneback | |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the free throw | 43-55 |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Lamont Mallory steals the ball from Robert Zentz | 43-55 |
| 13:34 | Louisville | Warren Schneider can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the floater from the right side | 43-55 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz tips it home | 43-57 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-57 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the finger roll | 43-59 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Ronald Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-59 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Walter Bettis is denied by Michael Thayer | 43-59 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Christopher Bunn (PF) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whittle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Bunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Warren Schneider clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Daly | 43-59 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the easy layup but the foul's on Luis Williams - foul #1 on Luis Williams, team foul #3 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon (C) Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Christopher Bunn - foul #1 on Christopher Bunn, team foul #4 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly, Robert Zentz | |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:09 | Louisville | Robert Whittle misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the offensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Maurice Lokken steals the ball from Christopher Bunn | 43-61 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-61 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Robert Whittle grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Robert Whittle drills a floater in the paint | 45-61 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-61 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it back up and in | 45-63 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is denied on a layup by Paul Dunneback | 45-63 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback is called for a charge - foul #3 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #4 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Luis Williams (SG), William Wallace (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Ronald Smith, Robert Whittle, Christopher Bunn, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Paul Dunneback | |
| 08:19 | Louisville | William Wallace's pass is intercepted by Walter Bettis | 45-63 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Paul Daly | 45-66 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Luis Williams loses the dribble to Paul Daly | 45-66 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly lays it up and in | 45-68 |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory banks in the layup set up by Warren Schneider and he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #1 on Paul Daly, team foul #5 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Smith (SG) Luis Williams | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Dikembe Abdullah | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lamont Mallory (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #4 on William Wallace, team foul #5 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (C) Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback and he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #1 on Warren Schneider, team foul #6 | 48-70 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the free throw | 48-71 |
| 06:32 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses long on a floater near the basket | 48-71 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 48-71 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Warren Schneider - foul #2 on Warren Schneider, team foul #7 | 48-73 |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Bunn (PF) Lamont Mallory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Robert Zentz | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the free throw | 48-74 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the driving attempt from the right block | 50-74 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Dunneback and he's hacked by Warren Schneider - foul #3 on Warren Schneider, team foul #8 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Luis Williams (SG), Robert Whittle (SF), Daryl Sheldon (C) Ronald Smith, William Wallace, Michael Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Paul Daly, Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the free throw | 50-76 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-76 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #4 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #6 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louie Chavira (PG) Warren Schneider | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 51-78 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-78 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon tips it in | 53-78 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 53-80 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Daryl Sheldon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-80 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Sheldon | 53-80 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #5 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #7 | 53-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | Warren Schneider (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), William Wallace (SF), Michael Thayer (C) Louie Chavira, Luis Williams, Robert Whittle, Daryl Sheldon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 54-80 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Christopher Bunn | 55-80 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Smith | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Warren Schneider misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-80 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | Michael Thayer snags the offensive board | 55-80 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Smith is blocked by Dean Canterbury | 55-80 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski pulls down the rebound | 55-80 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Warren Schneider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Bunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Thayer (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Robert Zentz | 55-82 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #8 | 55-82 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 56-82 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | Christopher Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-82 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is fouled on the floor by William Wallace - foul #5 on William Wallace, team foul #9 | 57-82 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Whittle (SF), Lamont Mallory (PF) William Wallace, Christopher Bunn | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 57-82 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the offensive rebound | 57-82 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Zentz | 57-84 |
| 01:43 | Louisville | Warren Schneider loses the dribble to Robert Zentz | 57-84 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Walter Bettis is denied by Lamont Mallory | 57-84 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Robert Whittle pulls down the rebound | 57-84 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Warren Schneider and the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #9 | 59-84 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Michael Thayer makes the free throw | 60-84 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Zentz | 60-86 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Lamont Mallory clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-86 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Michael Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 60-86 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Warren Schneider makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Whittle | 63-86 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 63-86 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Michael Thayer pulls down the rebound | 63-86 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Michael Thayer misses the jumper in the paint | 63-86 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 63-86 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 63-86 |