| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Jones | 26-39 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 26-39 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Sam Kelley | 26-39 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is denied on a layup by Stephen Catalano | 26-39 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 26-39 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | Rodney Washington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-39 |
| 19:11 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi double dribbles | 26-39 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones blows the dunk | 26-39 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Jones, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones | |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits the follow up shot | 26-41 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | George Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi banks in the layup | 28-41 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-41 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Joaquin Jensen | 28-43 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Stevens | 31-43 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Rodney Washington steps in front of the Sam Kelley pass | 31-43 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Rodney Washington lays it in | 33-43 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-43 |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon can't tip it in | 33-43 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-43 |
| 15:48 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-43 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Rodney Washington makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by George Stevens | 36-43 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 36-45 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Stevens | 38-45 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Kevin Ward | |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Donny Green scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Michael Platt | 41-49 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Ryan Page is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt is fouled on the floor by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF) Raymond Rolon | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Ryan Page grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Florentino Lombardi | 43-49 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from George Barker | 43-51 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Jones | 43-51 |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it but misses | 43-51 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Donny Green | 43-53 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-53 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | George Barker snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-53 |
| 11:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donny Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 43-53 |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | George Barker gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stephen Heal | 43-56 |
| 10:47 | Louisville | A charge is called on Dikembe Victor - foul #2 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), David Broderick (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor, Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF), Raymond Rolon (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Dennis Jones | |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the floater from close range | 43-56 |
| 10:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 43-56 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | George Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Catalano | 43-56 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | David Broderick gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on George Stevens - foul #1 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | David Broderick is hacked by Kevin Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Ward, team foul #3 | 43-56 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 43-56 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Kelley | 43-59 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 43-59 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | George Stevens comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 08:09 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon hits a floater from the left side set up by Paul Read | 43-61 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Rodney Washington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano grabs the offensive board | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Broderick (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Rodney Washington hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Kinnear | 46-61 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by George Stevens - foul #3 on George Stevens, team foul #4 | 46-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, David Broderick, Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Raymond Rolon, Kevin Ward | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the free throw | 46-63 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie gets the rebound | 46-63 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie hits a floater from the free throw line | 48-63 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal is called for 5 seconds | 48-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Barker - foul #1 on George Barker, team foul #4 | 48-63 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donny Green | 49-65 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Heal - foul #1 on Stephen Heal, team foul #5 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SG) William Grullon, Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Platt | 50-68 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie travels with the ball | 50-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF) Donny Green, Stephen Heal | |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-68 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Rodney Washington gets the rebound | 50-68 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is fouled on the floor by Sam Kelley - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #6 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, George Barker | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Rodney Washington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-68 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Carnegie - foul #2 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #5 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #7 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones | |
| 04:41 | Louisville | George Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | George Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 51-72 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page steals the ball from Sam Kelley | 51-72 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Paul Read - foul #3 on Paul Read, team foul #8 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Kevin Ward | |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Heal | 51-75 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie's floater is tipped away by Dennis Jones | 51-75 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it in | 53-75 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-75 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 53-75 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 55-75 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) Dikembe Victor, Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Paul Read (SF), George Barker (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, Raymond Rolon | |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a jumper from the baseline | 55-75 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt pulls down the rebound | 55-75 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 55-75 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 55-75 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | David Broderick is hacked by Donny Green - foul #1 on Donny Green, team foul #9 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Michael Platt, Donny Green, George Barker | |
| 01:53 | Louisville | David Broderick misses the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 55-77 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Ryan Page loses the dribble to Raymond Rolon | 55-77 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Read works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-77 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the offensive board | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 55-77 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie gets the rebound | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Dennis Jones - foul #4 on Dennis Jones, team foul #10 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) David Broderick | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 56-77 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen runs out the clock | 56-77 |