| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Seth Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Butz (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 24-28 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-28 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Louis Reaves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Rowley - foul #2 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca double dribbles | 24-29 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | William Butz misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gus Duca - foul #2 on Gus Duca, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | William Butz makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Blanchard | 24-31 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Sean Sowders double dribbles | 24-31 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Rowley | 27-31 |
| 17:14 | Louisville | David Blanchard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG) William Butz | |
| 17:14 | Louisville | David Blanchard misses the free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley pulls down the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:09 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Ryan Rine clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Blanchard - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG) Gus Duca | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sammie Hudson (PF) David Blanchard | |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Louis Reaves's pass is intercepted by Curtis Werner | 29-33 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Curtis Werner | 31-33 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Sean Sowders drills a turnaround in the paint | 31-35 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Sammie Hudson is called for the reach on Timothy Thompson - foul #3 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins blows the layup | 31-35 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin grabs the board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson's pass is intercepted by Louis Choe | 31-35 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | David Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), William Phan (C) Louis Choe, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-35 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Gus Duca - foul #3 on Gus Duca, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Louisville | David Blanchard gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | David Blanchard comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Ryan Rine scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 38-39 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Louis Reaves swats the dunk try by Jimmy Kifer | 38-39 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 40-39 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Ryan Rine tips it home | 40-41 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Timothy Thompson | 40-41 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimmy Kifer (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Butz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | William Butz makes the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley connects on the runner near the basket | 44-43 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a shot from the right block | 47-45 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Thompson | 50-45 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Patrick Rowley swats the short shot by Sean Sowders | 50-45 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Phan | 50-45 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | David Blanchard picks off the pass by Gus Duca | 50-45 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 09:05 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Timothy Thompson | 50-45 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer is fouled on the floor by William Butz - foul #3 on William Butz, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Louis Choe (SG), Curtis Werner (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, William Butz, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard, Louis Reaves | |
| 08:19 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is fouled on the floor by Rodney Heller - foul #1 on Rodney Heller, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons is fouled on the floor by Leonel Lundin - foul #1 on Leonel Lundin, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Leonel Lundin steals the ball from Edward Simmons | 50-45 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Edward Simmons picks off the pass by David Harvey | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Phan (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | William Phan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Edward Simmons | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leonel Lundin | 50-48 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins lays it up and in set up by Timothy Thompson | 52-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Seth Watkins - foul #3 on Seth Watkins, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (C) Leonel Lundin | |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Choe and he's fouled by Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rodney Heller, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | Louis Reaves is hacked by William Phan - foul #4 on William Phan, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF) Louis Choe, Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Louis Reaves comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Blanchard (PF) Sammie Hudson | |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it in | 57-50 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the easy layup | 57-50 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 57-50 |
| 04:40 | Cincinnati | William Phan snags the offensive board | 57-50 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Louis Choe (SG), Curtis Werner (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Kenneth Baker, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) William Butz, David Blanchard | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins lays it up and in and he's fouled by Sammie Hudson - foul #4 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (C) William Phan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), David Harvey (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 03:41 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Edward Simmons (fresh) SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 03:30 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Leonel Lundin misses the shot from the baseline | 60-50 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson can't tip it in | 60-50 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley scores on a floater from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Rodney Heller | 62-52 |
| 02:25 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), William Phan (C) Edward Simmons, Louis Choe, Curtis Werner, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), William Butz (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), David Blanchard (PF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, David Harvey, Sammie Hudson, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | David Blanchard steps in front of the Seth Watkins pass | 62-52 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-55 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Ryan Rine gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by William Phan - foul #5 on William Phan, team foul #8 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley (PF) William Phan | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Ryan Rine pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Seth Watkins is called for the reach on Louis Reaves - foul #4 on Seth Watkins, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Louis Reaves denies the turnaround by Seth Watkins | 62-58 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins tips it in | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley is hacked by Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson is hacked by Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF) Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Louis Reaves snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | William Butz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Ryan Rine snags the offensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-61 |