| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Colby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | David Hollie inbounds the ball | 20-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Hyslop swats the layup by Donald Quinn | 20-36 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the board | 20-36 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-36 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the offensive board | 20-36 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | David Hollie can't finish the layup | 20-36 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson tips it but misses | 20-36 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 20-36 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 20-36 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | David Hollie grabs the defensive rebound | 20-36 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | David Hollie can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Thomas, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 17:43 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-38 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it home | 22-38 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | David Hollie lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Colby | 22-40 |
| 16:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-40 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | David Colby grabs the defensive rebound | 22-40 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | David Hollie slams it home on a nice dish by Donald Quinn | 22-42 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Donald Quinn - foul #3 on Donald Quinn, team foul #1 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Edgar Davis (PF) Donald Quinn, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 22-42 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | James Bowers pulls down the rebound | 22-42 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Colby | 22-44 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edgar Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky is hacked by James Bowers - foul #1 on James Bowers, team foul #2 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Hollie (SF) David Colby, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Eric Lee is hacked by James Bowers - foul #2 on James Bowers, team foul #3 | 22-44 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-44 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edgar Davis | 22-44 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Hyslop - foul #1 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #2 | 22-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF) James Bowers, Jesse Ricca | |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 22-45 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-46 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the jumper near the basket | 24-46 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Plum and he's fouled by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #3 | 24-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) David Hollie, Edgar Davis | |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the free throw | 24-48 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop gets the rebound | 24-48 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-48 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson's layup is rejected by Nicholas Yarnell | 26-48 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop grabs the board | 26-48 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is whistled for traveling | 26-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't finish the layup | 26-48 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the offensive board | 26-48 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ernest Gibbs | 26-50 |
| 12:43 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell clanks a floater from the left wing | 26-50 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 26-50 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Colby | 26-52 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jesse Ricca - foul #1 on Jesse Ricca, team foul #4 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Hollie (SF) Ralph Anderson | |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Mark Boyce misses the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 12:03 | Louisville | Mark Boyce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-52 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Boyce - foul #3 on Mark Boyce, team foul #4 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby makes the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 2nd free throw | 27-53 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 27-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Mark Boyce can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-53 |
| 11:24 | Louisville | Mark Boyce gets the offensive rebound | 27-53 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-53 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum grabs the defensive rebound | 27-53 |
| 10:46 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled on the floor by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #5 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, Kerry Windham, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (PG), James Bowers (SG), Ralph Anderson (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, David Colby, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #1 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #6 | 27-53 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-54 |
| 10:15 | Louisville | Xavier Willis hits a driving attempt in the paint | 29-54 |
| 09:48 | Cincinnati | James Bowers's pass is intercepted by Mark Boyce | 29-54 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Xavier Willis loses the dribble to Ralph Anderson | 29-54 |
| 09:16 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Yarnell blocks the short jumper by Edgar Davis | 29-54 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Xavier Willis snags the defensive board | 29-54 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson travels with the ball | 32-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Robert Hyslop (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas, Nicholas Yarnell, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Donald Quinn, James Bowers, David Hollie, Ralph Anderson | |
| 08:25 | Louisville | David Roberts can't finish the layup | 32-54 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum can't finish the layup | 32-54 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the defensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Lee | 34-54 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Eric Lee takes the ball from Edgar Davis | 34-54 |
| 07:24 | Louisville | Eric Lee lays it up and in | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from David Colby | 36-56 |
| 06:35 | Louisville | Eric Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Gibbs | 36-56 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Mark Young can't tip it in | 36-56 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-56 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs loses the dribble to Eric Lee | 36-56 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | David Roberts misses short on a 3 from straight away | 36-56 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #7 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Fuhr (PG), Lawrence Abernethy (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Eric Lee, David Roberts, Mark Young, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), David Hollie (SF), Ralph Anderson (PF) David Colby, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr travels in the backcourt | 36-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Edgar Davis | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #8 | 36-57 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Lawrence Abernethy snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the floater in the lane | 38-58 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Xavier Willis is called for the reach on Ernest Gibbs - foul #2 on Xavier Willis, team foul #9 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Bowers (SG) Carl Plum | |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs misses the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-58 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Donald Fuhr - foul #2 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #10 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG), Mark Young (SF) Donald Fuhr, Lawrence Abernethy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG), Jesse Ricca (C) James Bowers, Ernest Gibbs | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Kerry Windham travels with the ball | 38-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Mark Young | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Young (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kerry Windham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Colby (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - David Hollie (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Ralph Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jesse Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Mark Young misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-60 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #11 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs (C) Ralph Anderson | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 38-60 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 38-61 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-61 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 38-61 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Mark Young - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #12 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Ralph Anderson (PF) Donald Quinn, Jesse Ricca | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's 3 pointer is rejected by Ernest Gibbs | 38-63 |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Ralph Anderson gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | David Colby comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #13 | 38-63 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | David Colby misses the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Xavier Willis grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-63 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs grabs the board | 38-63 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Zlatko Zukowsky is called for the reach on Carl Plum - foul #3 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #14 | 38-63 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 00:59 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by David Colby - foul #1 on David Colby, team foul #5 | 38-65 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham misses the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Hollie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Young - foul #2 on Mark Young, team foul #15 | 39-65 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 1st free throw | 39-66 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | David Hollie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-67 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | David Colby is called for the reach on Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on David Colby, team foul #6 | 39-67 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | David Roberts buries a 3 from the left corner | 42-67 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum runs out the clock | 42-67 |