| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas inbounds the ball | 23-18 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 23-18 |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ralph Anderson | 23-18 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Ernest Gibbs | 25-18 |
| 18:48 | Louisville | Eric Lee's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-18 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum connects on the floater from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ralph Anderson - foul #1 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Hyslop swats the dunk try by Ralph Anderson | 27-19 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Gibbs | 29-19 |
| 17:21 | Louisville | Eric Lee works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Thomas | 29-22 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs loses the ball out of bounds | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ralph Anderson - foul #2 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) David Colby, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Kerry Windham and he's hacked by Edgar Davis - foul #1 on Edgar Davis, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SF) Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the free throw | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Bowers (fresh) PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 stl. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by Carl Plum - foul #2 on Carl Plum, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-28 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't finish the layup | 31-28 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 13:57 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell buries a runner from the baseline set up by Charles Thomas | 31-30 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:11 | Louisville | David Hollie takes the ball from Charles Thomas | 31-30 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | David Colby banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Hollie | 33-30 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Eric Lee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 33-30 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's floater is tipped away by David Hollie | 33-30 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | David Hollie pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled on the floor by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, David Colby, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum hits a runner from close range | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) SF - David Hollie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 stl. C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Eric Lee is hacked by Carl Plum - foul #3 on Carl Plum, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Xavier Willis (C) Robert Hyslop | |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | David Hollie gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Kerry Windham is called for the reach on Jesse Ricca - foul #2 on Kerry Windham, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) David Hollie | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Eric Lee | |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Mark Young swats the shot by Jesse Ricca | 35-30 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Xavier Willis gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is whistled for a carry | 35-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ernest Gibbs (C) James Bowers, Ralph Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) Mark Boyce, Xavier Willis | |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Edgar Davis | 37-30 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Plum and he's fouled by Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, David Roberts, Mark Young, Kerry Windham | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is fouled on the floor by Edgar Davis - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #6 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson (PF) Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell buries a runner near the basket set up by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #7 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the free throw | 40-32 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #5 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Xavier Willis (C) Robert Hyslop | |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 07:48 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Xavier Willis snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Colby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Yarnell steals the ball from Carl Plum | 40-32 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is hacked by David Hollie - foul #1 on David Hollie, team foul #8 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Hyslop (C) Xavier Willis | |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Eric Lee snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #9 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) David Colby, David Hollie | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Ricca | 40-36 |
| 04:57 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson grabs the offensive board | 40-36 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, Jesse Ricca, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Boyce (SG) David Roberts | |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | David Hollie is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #1 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Eric Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's fadeaway is rejected by David Hollie | 40-36 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson lays it up and in set up by Carl Plum and he's fouled by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #3 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Colby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 43-36 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs tips it in | 45-36 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Eric Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-38 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 45-38 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Eric Lee makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-41 |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop is fouled on the floor by Ralph Anderson - foul #3 on Ralph Anderson, team foul #10 | 45-41 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Thomas, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG) Carl Plum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Hollie | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Mark Boyce is called for the reach on David Hollie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Boyce, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Ralph Anderson, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Eric Lee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-42 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is hacked by Eric Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Charles Thomas can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 49-42 |