| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Rodney Washington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 25-22 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is open but comes up short on the runner from close range | 25-22 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:56 | Louisville | George Stevens double dribbles | 25-22 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Florentino Lombardi swats the short shot by Dennis Jones | 25-22 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Paul Read tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Rodney Washington's pass is intercepted by Paul Read | 27-22 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon banks in the layup on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 29-22 |
| 17:31 | Louisville | George Stevens hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodney Washington | 29-25 |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen and he's hacked by Stephen Catalano - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Sam Kelley, Paul Read | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 17:04 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the free throw | 32-25 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 32-25 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Rolon | 35-25 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Ryan Page comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Donny Green clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on Rodney Washington - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Paul Read (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Scott Carnegie | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi dunks the ball set up by Dikembe Victor and he's fouled by Paul Read - foul #3 on Paul Read, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG) Donny Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt can't finish the layup | 37-28 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | David Broderick clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on George Barker - foul #1 on George Barker, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | David Broderick makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Paul Read evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:42 | Louisville | A charge is called on Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Read is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones (C) Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 13:48 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is whistled for a carry | 37-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, George Barker | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Florentino Lombardi | |
| 13:05 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by George Stevens | 37-32 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 40-32 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Rodney Washington shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Victor | 40-35 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | George Stevens hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Rodney Washington | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon tips it in | 44-38 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | George Stevens is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Jensen - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Donny Green, Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), William Grullon (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Ryan Page (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Scott Carnegie | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 44-40 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Kevin Ward is called for the reach on Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), George Barker (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Raymond Rolon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:12 | Louisville | Ryan Page throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG) William Grullon | |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Rodney Washington evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-40 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | George Barker misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 08:56 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi gets the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-40 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt connects on the shot in the lane set up by Paul Read and the foul's on David Broderick - foul #1 on David Broderick, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rodney Washington, Ryan Page, Stephen Catalano | |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Michael Platt is called for the reach on Scott Carnegie - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Paul Read | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Stevens | 50-42 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones splits the doubleteam and buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Rolon | 52-42 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the board | 52-42 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 52-42 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen tips it back up and in | 54-42 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 54-42 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stephen Heal, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF) Donny Green, Stephen Heal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Ryan Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Stephen Catalano is called for the reach on Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #5 | 54-42 |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones blows the layup over the doubleteam | 54-42 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | George Stevens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear snags the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | George Stevens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Catalano | 54-45 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Kinnear | 54-48 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-48 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Read | 57-48 |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Ryan Page clanks a runner from close range | 57-48 |
| 02:59 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley tips it in | 59-48 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | George Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Carnegie | 59-48 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | George Barker gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Scott Carnegie is called for the reach on Donny Green - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:22 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 61-48 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Gary Kinnear steals it from Joaquin Jensen | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits a shot from the right block set up by David Broderick and he's hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Joaquin Jensen is denied by Scott Carnegie | 61-50 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 61-50 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page is fouled on the floor by Raymond Rolon - foul #2 on Raymond Rolon, team foul #8 | 61-50 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 61-52 |