| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) PF - David Blanchard (fresh) C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Gus Duca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Sean Sowders steals the ball from William Phan | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by Ryan Rine - foul #1 on Ryan Rine, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | David Blanchard is called for the reach on Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on David Blanchard, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | William Phan hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Ryan Rine steps in front of the Patrick Rowley pass | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | David Blanchard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ryan Rine | 4-2 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 4-4 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | David Blanchard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 6-4 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca travels with the ball | 6-4 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the floater from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | David Blanchard tips it but misses | 6-4 |
| 15:57 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Sean Sowders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Seth Watkins steals the ball from David Blanchard | 6-4 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Louis Choe | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy is hacked by William Phan - foul #2 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) William Phan | |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's layup is rejected by Patrick Rowley | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca clanks a shot from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it in | 8-8 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Arthur Yutzy is called for the reach on Gus Duca - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:13 | Louisville | Jimmy Kifer swats the layup by David Harvey | 11-11 |
| 13:11 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Rodney Heller | 14-13 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Timothy Thompson and he's hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Louis Reaves (C) Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the free throw | 14-15 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 14-17 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson is hacked by Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, David Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG) Gus Duca | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-17 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Butz (fresh) SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Ryan Rine hits the finger roll set up by Sean Sowders and he's hacked by Patrick Rowley - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (C) Louis Choe, Patrick Rowley | |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 18-19 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gus Duca | 18-22 |
| 09:48 | Louisville | Gus Duca is called for the reach on Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Gus Duca, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Curtis Werner | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Rodney Heller is denied on a layup by Jimmy Kifer | 18-22 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SF) Ryan Rine | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Gus Duca steals it from Sammie Hudson | 18-22 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-22 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | David Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Harvey banks in the layup set up by William Butz and he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Curtis Werner (SF) Gus Duca, Kenneth Baker | |
| 08:41 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits the finger roll | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) PF - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Seth Watkins (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a shot from the left block | 21-27 |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson snags the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins clanks a driving attempt from close range | 21-27 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Butz | 21-27 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF) Timothy Thompson, Louis Choe, Curtis Werner | |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Edward Simmons steals it from Rodney Heller in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons banks in the layup | 21-29 |
| 05:58 | Louisville | William Butz misses the fadeaway from the right block | 21-29 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the offensive board | 21-29 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | William Butz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-29 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | William Butz gets the offensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-29 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Simmons | 21-32 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Rodney Heller | 23-32 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Ryan Rine, Leonel Lundin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Curtis Werner (SF) Edward Simmons, Kenneth Baker | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Curtis Werner - foul #1 on Curtis Werner, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Sammie Hudson - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #6 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Butz, Sammie Hudson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 24-35 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) PF - Seth Watkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's floater is tipped away by Louis Reaves | 24-35 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 24-35 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Louis Reaves drills a runner from close range | 26-35 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Sean Sowders | 26-35 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | David Harvey travels with the ball | 26-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Rine (SF) David Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Gus Duca, Curtis Werner, Seth Watkins | |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Sean Sowders - foul #1 on Sean Sowders, team foul #7 | 26-35 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Ryan Rine's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Rowley | 26-36 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the tip | 26-36 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe double dribbles | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Curtis Werner (SF) Timothy Thompson, Kenneth Baker | |
| 00:13 | Louisville | William Butz double dribbles | 26-36 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses long on a fullcourt shot | 26-36 |