| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Coppa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Lacefield, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG) James Lacefield | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers is alone and throws it down | 34-32 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 34-34 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | Kenny Zien steals it from Nicholas Childers | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Kenny Zien takes the ball from Jeffrey Pipkin | 34-37 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Pipkin | 34-37 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the easy layup | 34-37 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 18:02 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter double dribbles | 36-37 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Mark Weesner | 38-37 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini tips it in | 38-39 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Andrew Womac comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:41 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Mark Weesner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Childers denies the turnaround by Kenny Zien | 40-39 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers grabs the board | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Womac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Nicholas Childers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - James Coppa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Everett Coulter (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ervin Frias (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Tomasini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin scores on a shot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the dunk | 42-39 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien comes up short on the shot in the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Andrew Womac grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien banks in the layup on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 42-41 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Mark Weesner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | James Coppa gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Andrew Womac connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias is fouled on the floor by James Coppa - foul #3 on James Coppa, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins (PG), David Cotton (SG), Jared Dunlap (SF), Kenneth Pijanowski (PF), Frank Hayes (C) Mark Weesner, Jeffrey Pipkin, Andrew Womac, Nicholas Childers, James Coppa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Thomas Fenster (SF), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) Everett Coulter, Ervin Frias, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse hits a fadeaway from the right side | 44-43 |
| 13:02 | Louisville | David Cotton is whistled for a carry | 44-43 |
| 12:42 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-43 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins lays it up and in and the foul's on James Lacefield - foul #4 on James Lacefield, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phares (SG) James Lacefield | |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | William Schupp knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Morse | 46-47 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leonard Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Cotton (fresh) SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) PF - Kenneth Pijanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Phares (fresh) SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Bradford (fresh) C - William Schupp (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Fenster - foul #1 on Thomas Fenster, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF) Leonard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF) Nathan Morse | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap misses the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | William Phares snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF) David Cotton, Kenneth Pijanowski, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien (PF), Charles Tomasini (C) Ralph Bradford, William Schupp | |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin clanks a jump hook from the left block | 47-49 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 10:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster drills a shot from the right side | 47-51 |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Mark Weesner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-51 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 09:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Nicholas Childers | 47-51 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Kenny Zien - foul #2 on Kenny Zien, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Coppa (C) Mark Weesner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (PF), William Schupp (C) Thomas Fenster, William Phares, Kenny Zien, Charles Tomasini | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-53 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Andrew Womac connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Pipkin | 51-53 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins (PG), David Cotton (SG), Kenneth Pijanowski (PF) Jared Dunlap, Jeffrey Pipkin, Nicholas Childers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini (PF) Ervin Frias | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Leonard Jenkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG) Leonard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (SF) William Schupp | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Pijanowski is called for the reach on Thomas Fenster - foul #1 on Kenneth Pijanowski, team foul #2 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Kenny Zien (PF) Everett Coulter, Ralph Bradford | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Cotton (fresh) SF - Andrew Womac (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kenneth Pijanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Coppa (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Fenster (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-55 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | David Cotton misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:39 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Fenster | 51-58 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 06:08 | Louisville | James Coppa grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Mark Weesner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Thomas Fenster | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Mark Weesner steals it from Nathan Morse in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin (SG), Nicholas Childers (PF) David Cotton, Kenneth Pijanowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ralph Bradford (PF) Kenny Zien | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Mark Weesner scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Pipkin | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is fouled on the floor by Mark Weesner - foul #2 on Mark Weesner, team foul #3 | 53-58 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini is fouled on the floor by James Coppa - foul #4 on James Coppa, team foul #4 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jared Dunlap (C) James Coppa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from James Lacefield | 53-60 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Mark Weesner is fouled on the floor by Nathan Morse - foul #2 on Nathan Morse, team foul #5 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frank Hayes (C) Andrew Womac | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias (SF), Kenny Zien (PF), William Schupp (C) Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford, Charles Tomasini | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | The short jumper by Frank Hayes is denied by Kenny Zien | 53-60 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | William Schupp pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 03:54 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse tips it but misses | 53-60 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jared Dunlap | 53-60 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Mark Weesner tips it but misses | 53-60 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | William Schupp gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Mark Weesner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pipkin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jared Dunlap (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Childers (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Hayes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Lacefield (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ervin Frias (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenny Zien (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - William Schupp (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Pipkin picks off the pass by Ervin Frias | 53-60 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Jared Dunlap dunks the ball set up by Jeffrey Pipkin | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | William Schupp misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Frank Hayes - foul #1 on Frank Hayes, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Womac (SF), James Coppa (C) Mark Weesner, Frank Hayes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter (SG), Ralph Bradford (PF) James Lacefield, Kenny Zien | |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | William Schupp makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | William Schupp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Everett Coulter steals it from Jared Dunlap in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Everett Coulter blows the layup | 55-62 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Andrew Womac gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Ervin Frias - foul #1 on Ervin Frias, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Cotton (SG) Jeffrey Pipkin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Fenster (SF), Charles Tomasini (C) Ervin Frias, William Schupp | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Weesner (PG), Jeffrey Pipkin (SG) Jared Dunlap, David Cotton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Lacefield (SG), Ervin Frias (SF), Kenny Zien (PF) Everett Coulter, Thomas Fenster, Ralph Bradford | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien hits the follow up shot | 57-64 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | Andrew Womac hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Weesner | 59-64 |
| 01:46 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ervin Frias | 59-67 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Nathan Morse | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by James Coppa | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini is hacked by Mark Weesner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Weesner, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | James Coppa snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-69 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien snags the defensive board | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien is hacked by Jeffrey Pipkin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Kenny Zien misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers gets the rebound | 65-69 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Jeffrey Pipkin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Coppa | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is hacked by Jeffrey Pipkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Nicholas Childers misses the jumper from the free throw line | 68-71 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ervin Frias | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Mark Weesner is called for the reach on Ervin Frias in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Weesner, team foul #10 | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Ervin Frias makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Mark Weesner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Pipkin - foul #4 on Jeffrey Pipkin, team foul #11 | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Andrew Womac misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 68-73 |