| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Read inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Donny Green (SF), Kevin Ward (PF) Sam Kelley, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi blows the layup but the foul's on Shawn Runyon - foul #1 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SG) Joaquin Jensen, Shawn Runyon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:29 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG) Clifford Henderson, Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Donny Green makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Kent Pittman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Paul Read (SF) Shawn Runyon, Donny Green | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Kent Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Donny Green (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Florentino Lombardi takes the ball from Donny Green | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 29-37 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 17:16 | Cincinnati | Donny Green can't tip it in | 29-37 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-40 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Donny Green misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Ryan Page snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | John Tope throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (PF) Clifford Henderson, Paul Read, Boyce Usher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Rolando Ramos, Ryan Page, John Tope | |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth is hacked by Jamie Howell - foul #1 on Jamie Howell, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donny Green (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses the shot from the left side | 29-40 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it back up and in | 31-40 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie tips it in | 31-42 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Sutton steals it from Sam Kelley | 31-42 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Jamie Howell connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 31-44 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donny Green | 34-44 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 34-44 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Donny Green buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-44 |
| 13:07 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF) Sam Kelley, Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (PF), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon's floater is tipped away by Ryan Page | 37-44 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 37-44 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Page | 37-44 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 37-46 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Read connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joaquin Jensen | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SF - Paul Read (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) C - Roy Worth (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 40-49 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page takes the ball from Shawn Runyon | 40-49 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-49 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Kent Pittman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 09:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Read and he's hacked by Ryan Page - foul #1 on Ryan Page, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Shawn Runyon, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Kent Pittman, Rolando Ramos, Florentino Lombardi, Ryan Page, John Tope | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Roderick McKeown - foul #1 on Roderick McKeown, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:27 | Louisville | Jamie Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kevin Ward | 43-50 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-50 |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Gary Sutton's pass is intercepted by Paul Read | 45-50 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown clanks a turnaround near the basket | 45-50 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Paul Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Read - foul #2 on Paul Read, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Paul Read, Roderick McKeown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (PF), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Scott Carnegie, Jamie Howell | |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF) Sam Kelley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Ryan Page connects on the shot in the lane | 45-53 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page swats the layup by Kevin Ward | 45-53 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward tips it in | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Paul Read takes the ball from Florentino Lombardi | 47-53 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 05:16 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Florentino Lombardi | 47-53 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-53 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donny Green | 50-53 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Kevin Ward swats the short shot by Ryan Page | 50-53 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Gary Sutton tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 50-55 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Gary Sutton, Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Kent Pittman tips it in | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page steals the ball from Roderick McKeown | 51-57 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SF) Paul Read | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, Scott Carnegie | |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the wide open jumper from close range | 51-57 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | John Tope can't tip it in | 51-57 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos grabs the offensive board | 51-57 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | John Tope drills a fadeaway in the lane | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 53-59 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-59 |
| 01:15 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Page | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Donny Green can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-61 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Clifford Henderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #4 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Donny Green, Boyce Usher, Roderick McKeown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Scott Carnegie (C) John Tope | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Daniel Hammond is called for the reach on Ryan Page - foul #1 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Daniel Hammond - foul #2 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Roy Worth - foul #4 on Roy Worth, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ryan Page makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond double dribbles | 55-63 |