| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) C - Craig Helzer (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Cory Hondo is called for the reach on Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Cory Hondo steals it from Howard Hagan | 42-34 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 19:13 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Howard Hagan | 42-34 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Harold Barnhart denies the turnaround by Joseph Twyman | 42-34 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the jumper in the lane | 42-34 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the easy layup | 42-34 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Howard Hagan snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Micheal Hause scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 42-36 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-36 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | Thomas Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Howard Hagan steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), William Spencer (C) Howard Hagan, Harold Barnhart | |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Darrell Hand (PF) Cory Hondo, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Andrew Privalsky | |
| 16:46 | Louisville | John Clem buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Hause | 42-39 |
| 16:22 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (PF) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Harold Barnhart (C) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, Howard Hagan | |
| 16:06 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Twyman - foul #2 on Joseph Twyman, team foul #2 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (PF) William Spencer | |
| 16:06 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kyle Nichols | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Darrell Hand is called for the reach on Harold Barnhart - foul #2 on Darrell Hand, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Anthony Pursel (SF) Kyle Nichols, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:29 | Louisville | John Clem misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:58 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 44-42 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Harold Barnhart steals the ball from Gregory Coronel | 44-42 |
| 13:33 | Louisville | Joseph Twyman steals it from Jerry Polson | 44-42 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada double dribbles | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SG), Darrell Hand (PF), Craig Helzer (C) Cory Hondo, Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Eric Martinson (SF), Howard Hagan (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, John Clem, Andrew Privalsky, Harold Barnhart | |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Micheal Hause clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 44-42 |
| 12:52 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Kyle Nichols | 46-42 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 48-42 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Howard Hagan is denied on a dunk by Anthony Pursel | 48-42 |
| 11:53 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Darrell Hand | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Helzer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Martinson (fresh) PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - William Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Eric Martinson is called for the reach on Craig Helzer - foul #1 on Eric Martinson, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG) Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (SF) Eric Martinson | |
| 11:38 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kyle Nichols | 51-42 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Howard Hagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer is called for a charge - foul #1 on Craig Helzer, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Howard Hagan, William Spencer | |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the turnaround near the basket | 51-42 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the offensive board | 51-42 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is fouled on the floor by Cory Hondo - foul #2 on Cory Hondo, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Kyle Nichols, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Troy Kersten | |
| 10:28 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Barnhart - foul #3 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #2 | 51-42 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:37 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer misses the jumper in the lane | 53-42 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Canada and the foul's on Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Anthony Pursel (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Cory Hondo, Gregory Coronel, Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Eric Martinson (SF), Howard Hagan (PF) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, John Clem, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Jerry Polson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Canada - foul #2 on Richard Canada, team foul #6 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:03 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the free throw | 56-45 |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 56-45 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Eric Martinson pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 08:35 | Louisville | Howard Hagan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart misses the tip | 56-45 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Howard Hagan tips it home | 56-47 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols clanks a floater from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | Jerry Polson snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 07:58 | Louisville | Jerry Polson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 07:57 | Louisville | Howard Hagan gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Jerry Polson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-47 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Howard Hagan tips it home | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Pursel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Martinson (fresh) PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand double dribbles | 56-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG), Gregory Coronel (PF), Craig Helzer (C) Kyle Nichols, Joseph Twyman, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), John Clem (SF), Andrew Privalsky (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Eric Martinson, Howard Hagan, Harold Barnhart | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-49 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 07:09 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block | 56-49 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer grabs the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 06:54 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Cory Hondo | 58-49 |
| 06:45 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the easy layup | 58-49 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Pursel | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Micheal Hause steals the ball from Anthony Pursel | 58-49 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Thomas Jones lays it up and in set up by Micheal Hause | 58-51 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Craig Helzer evades the doubleteam and hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Anthony Pursel | 60-51 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | John Clem is whistled for traveling | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Canada (SG), Darrell Hand (PF) Michael Hamilton, Anthony Pursel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) John Clem, William Spencer | |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF) Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Thomas Jones pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses the turnaround from the left block | 60-51 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is whistled for a carry | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand (C) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Martinson (SF) Andrew Privalsky | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Micheal Hause can't finish the layup | 60-51 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Eric Martinson tips it home | 60-53 |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Darrell Hand and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), John Clem (SF) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, Eric Martinson | |
| 04:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Howard Hagan snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Howard Hagan knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Jerry Polson | 62-55 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Canada | 65-55 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Howard Hagan jams it | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Clem (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Howard Hagan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo tips it in | 67-57 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-57 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Anthony Pursel (SF), Craig Helzer (C) Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Andrew Privalsky (PF) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan | |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton connects on the jumper from the right side | 69-57 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Craig Helzer swats the layup by Andrew Privalsky | 69-57 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Anthony Pursel | 69-57 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Anthony Pursel misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 69-57 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman tips it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Richard Canada - foul #3 on Richard Canada, team foul #7 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SG), Gregory Coronel (SF), Darrell Hand (PF) Richard Canada, Anthony Pursel, Joseph Twyman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), William Spencer (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Thomas Jones, Andrew Privalsky, Harold Barnhart | |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Jerry Polson is called for the reach on Michael Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #6 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (PG) Craig Helzer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo is fouled on the floor by William Spencer - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #7 | 71-58 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel gets the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 72-58 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Clem | 72-58 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Jerry Polson drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 72-60 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses short on a jumper from the left side | 72-60 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand snags the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo runs out the clock | 72-60 |