| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Worth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kent Pittman | 29-29 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Donny Green | 29-31 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Ryan Page clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page picks off the pass by Roy Worth | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-31 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Read snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Donny Green, Paul Read, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Boyce Usher steals it from Kent Pittman | 29-31 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Boyce Usher and the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #1 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Boyce Usher swats the layup by Florentino Lombardi | 29-34 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Kent Pittman snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen loses the ball out of bounds | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), Scott Carnegie (C) Rolando Ramos, John Tope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG) Sam Kelley | |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Kent Pittman is fouled on the floor by Joaquin Jensen - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Sam Kelley (SF) Joaquin Jensen, Shawn Runyon | |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Gary Sutton hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Gary Sutton steals it from Boyce Usher | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - Boyce Usher (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie travels with the ball | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rolando Ramos (SG), John Tope (C) Gary Sutton, Ryan Page | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Paul Read (SF), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Donny Green, Sam Kelley, Boyce Usher | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Paul Read | |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos buries a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Shawn Runyon - foul #2 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Boyce Usher (C) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Joaquin Jensen and the foul's on Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (C) John Tope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Daniel Hammond | |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Paul Read makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Ryan Page scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Rolando Ramos out of a doubleteam | 37-40 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Donny Green | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donny Green | 40-45 |
| 12:08 | Louisville | Paul Read steals the ball from Jamie Howell | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joaquin Jensen | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Page (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Boyce Usher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-47 |
| 11:24 | Cincinnati | Donny Green grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is fouled on the floor by Kent Pittman - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Scott Carnegie (PF), John Tope (C) Kent Pittman, Rolando Ramos, Ryan Page, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Sam Kelley (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF), Roy Worth (C) Donny Green, Paul Read, Kevin Ward, Boyce Usher | |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen scores on a shot from the free throw line | 40-49 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | John Tope buries a floater from the left block set up by Scott Carnegie and the foul's on Roy Worth - foul #1 on Roy Worth, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | John Tope makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie is denied on a dunk by Sam Kelley | 45-51 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 45-51 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Sam Kelley | 45-51 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | John Tope can't tip it in | 45-53 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 07:52 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | John Tope gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fairly fresh) SF - Florentino Lombardi (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Runyon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Daniel Hammond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Worth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Sutton | 48-53 |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth's pass is intercepted by John Tope | 48-53 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie misses the easy layup | 48-53 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Gary Sutton tips it but misses | 48-53 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Paul Hicks blows the layup | 48-53 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 06:03 | Louisville | John Tope pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Shawn Runyon - foul #3 on Shawn Runyon, team foul #4 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Ryan Page (PF), Jamie Howell (C) Gary Sutton, Paul Hicks, Scott Carnegie, John Tope | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Paul Read (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Roderick McKeown (C) Shawn Runyon, Sam Kelley, Daniel Hammond, Roy Worth | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Rolando Ramos - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | A charge is called on Malcolm Hamilton - foul #1 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-54 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:43 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-54 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roderick McKeown | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) PF - Ryan Page (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Howell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Read (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Ryan Page swats the short shot by Roderick McKeown | 49-54 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the offensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Donny Green hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Joaquin Jensen | 49-56 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF), John Tope (C) Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, Roderick McKeown | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 49-58 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Kent Pittman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen is fouled on the floor by Ryan Page - foul #3 on Ryan Page, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (SF), Daniel Hammond (PF) Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Read | 52-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Ryan Page banks in the layup on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 54-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is hacked by Ryan Page - foul #4 on Ryan Page, team foul #7 | 54-61 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi is hacked by Paul Read - foul #1 on Paul Read, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-63 |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Kent Pittman - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown (C) Roy Worth | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Roderick McKeown - foul #1 on Roderick McKeown, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Worth (C) Roderick McKeown | |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Gary Sutton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown (C) Roy Worth | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-65 |