| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fresh) 13 pts. SG - William Spears (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fresh) C - Robert Potter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Johnny Miller inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Love | 29-38 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | William Spears is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | John Love drills a floater in the paint | 31-38 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-38 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Smiechowski | 31-38 |
| 18:21 | Louisville | John Love scores on a shot from the right side | 33-38 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 17:38 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Potter - foul #1 on Robert Potter, team foul #1 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SF) Johnny Miller | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is whistled for traveling | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Spears | 33-42 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Anthony Akers takes the ball from Wayne Smiechowski | 33-42 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers is fouled on the floor by Micheal Peterson - foul #2 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (PF), Carl Banks (C) Andrew Privalsky, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | William Spears makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Johnson | 33-44 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Donald Roane comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Marc Melton | 33-44 |
| 16:09 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson connects on the jumper from the left side | 35-44 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | William Spears is whistled for a carry | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Johnny Miller (SF) John Love, Micheal Peterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (SG) William Spears | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darell Carneal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Donald Roane drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Johnny Miller is hacked by Jerry Palczynski - foul #1 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Marc Melton, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Jerry Palczynski, Darell Carneal, John Johnson | |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Johnny Miller can't connect on a floater from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Potter grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Donald Roane pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Johnny Miller travels with the ball | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Spears (SG) Andrew Eisele | |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 37-46 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Johnny Miller snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Johnny Miller can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | John Love pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | John Love can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey drills a 3 from the right wing set up by William Spears | 37-49 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-49 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | John Love tips it home | 39-49 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Spears | 39-52 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Johnny Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 12:01 | Louisville | Johnny Miller tips it home | 41-52 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey tips it home | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Akers (tiring) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Posey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Douglas Lowrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Potter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Donald Roane clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-54 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski tips it in | 43-54 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Akers | 43-56 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Donald Roane makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Wayne Smiechowski | 45-56 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Privalsky is called for the reach on Douglas Lowrey - foul #2 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Micheal Peterson (SF), Marc Melton (PF), Carl Banks (C) Donald Roane, Johnny Miller, Andrew Privalsky, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele (PG), Jerry Palczynski (SF), Darell Carneal (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, Kenneth Posey, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal's pass is intercepted by John Love | 45-56 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | John Love banks in the layup | 47-56 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Johnson | 47-58 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | Thomas Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Carl Banks gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | John Love misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Eisele | 47-61 |
| 08:59 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-61 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Darell Carneal | 47-64 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | John Love comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal pulls down the rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele gets the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson gets the rebound | 47-64 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Thomas Jones can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Palczynski - foul #2 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #3 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SG), Andrew Privalsky (PF) John Love, Marc Melton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Posey (SF) William Spears | |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Eisele | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Kenneth Posey (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Darell Carneal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Darell Carneal denies the turnaround by Thomas Jones | 49-67 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-67 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-67 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Banks | 49-67 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Donald Roane can't connect on a shot from the right side | 49-67 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | John Johnson buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Palczynski | 49-69 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Donald Roane knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Carl Banks - foul #1 on Carl Banks, team foul #3 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Johnny Miller (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Thomas Jones, Micheal Peterson, Carl Banks | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers (PG), William Spears (SG), Douglas Lowrey (PF), Robert Potter (C) Andrew Eisele, Jerry Palczynski, Kenneth Posey, John Johnson | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 52-70 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the fadeaway from the left side | 52-71 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Donald Roane tips it back up and in | 54-71 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal buries a floater from the right wing set up by Anthony Akers | 54-73 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-73 |
| 05:06 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Anthony Akers connects on the fadeaway from close range | 54-75 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Johnny Miller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Roane | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Donald Roane takes the ball from Anthony Akers | 56-75 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 56-75 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Douglas Lowrey gets the rebound | 56-75 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Spears and the foul's on Johnny Miller - foul #2 on Johnny Miller, team foul #4 | 56-77 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Marc Melton (PF), Carl Banks (C) Donald Roane, Johnny Miller, Andrew Privalsky, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski (PG), Andrew Eisele (SG), Craig Helzer (PF), John Johnson (C) Anthony Akers, William Spears, Douglas Lowrey, Robert Potter | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the free throw | 56-78 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Marc Melton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Palczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SG - Andrew Eisele (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darell Carneal (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. PF - Craig Helzer (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Marc Melton clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-78 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the tip | 56-78 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 56-78 |
| 03:07 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-78 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | John Love misses the shot from the right side | 56-78 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal gets the rebound | 56-78 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marc Melton - foul #1 on Marc Melton, team foul #5 | 56-78 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG) John Love | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele misses the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 02:37 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele makes the 2nd free throw | 56-79 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #6 | 56-79 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Banks is called for the reach on Jerry Palczynski - foul #2 on Carl Banks, team foul #7 | 56-79 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Marc Melton snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-80 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Banks | 56-80 |
| 01:55 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Jerry Palczynski - foul #3 on Jerry Palczynski, team foul #4 | 56-80 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Donald Roane (SG) Thomas Jones, Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Louisville | John Love misses short on a floater from the left side | 56-80 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Marc Melton gets the offensive rebound | 56-80 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Donald Roane connects on the runner from the right block | 58-80 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry Palczynski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-80 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-80 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-80 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal is hacked by Marc Melton - foul #2 on Marc Melton, team foul #8 | 58-80 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal makes the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Darell Carneal misses the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:46 | Louisville | Marc Melton gets the rebound | 58-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Helzer - foul #2 on Craig Helzer, team foul #5 | 58-81 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF) John Love | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-81 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson makes the 3rd free throw | 59-81 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele drills a floater from the right side | 59-83 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-83 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson can't tip it in | 59-83 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Carl Banks tips it home | 61-83 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Andrew Eisele runs out the clock | 61-83 |