| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 10 pts. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:27 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 22-31 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3 from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the floater from the right block | 24-34 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Troy Chambers, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Pierce | 24-37 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Pierce | 24-37 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers snags the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers connects on the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Bigley | 27-37 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the dunk attempt | 27-37 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Matthew Bigley - foul #2 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Paul Pierce | |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Frank Wilson is blocked by Rafael Ayala | 27-38 |
| 15:58 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 27-38 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | Toney Dumas scores on a shot from close range set up by Rafael Ayala | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #2 on Toney Dumas, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Michael Moore blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:19 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:56 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is fouled on the floor by Daniel Waters - foul #3 on Daniel Waters, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG) Michael Moore | |
| 13:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 29-41 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a floater from the right block | 29-41 |
| 12:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Troy Chambers steals the ball from Richard Sheets | 29-41 |
| 12:06 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Daniel Waters is blocked by Paul Pierce | 29-41 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Richard Sheets pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Daniel Waters is called for the reach on Toney Dumas - foul #4 on Daniel Waters, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Bury - foul #1 on Robert Bury, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury is hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the floater from the left side set up by Eric Tait | 31-43 |
| 09:58 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs can't finish the layup | 31-43 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury drills a shot from just outside the lane | 33-43 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg is hacked by Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Toney Dumas steps in front of the Troy Chambers pass in the backcourt | 33-43 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Toney Dumas blows the layup | 33-43 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Bigley - foul #3 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #8 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Robert Bury swats the short shot by Richard Sheets | 33-44 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 33-44 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 33-44 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 33-44 |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Moore | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is hacked by Michael Moore - foul #1 on Michael Moore, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Robert Bury, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Troy Chambers | 35-46 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Nesbitt | 35-46 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Sheets and he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #9 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Paul Pierce | |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt misses the free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Toney Dumas drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Richard Sheets | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Wayne Dildy (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is hacked by Daniel Waters - foul #5 on Daniel Waters, team foul #10 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Wayne Dildy, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:03 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Eric Tait | 39-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 04:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce buries a shot in the lane set up by Richard Sheets | 39-54 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley scores on a jump hook from the left block | 41-54 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Nesbitt | 41-56 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning's pass is intercepted by Joseph Nesbitt | 41-56 |
| 03:20 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-56 |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Bury | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 25 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Robert Benning - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #7 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 03:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli is hacked by Robert Bury - foul #2 on Robert Bury, team foul #11 | 43-56 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:41 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Clifford Jacobs steals the ball from Frank Wilson | 43-58 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Robert Benning is called for the reach on Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #12 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone is fouled on the floor by Clifford Jacobs - foul #3 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by Eric Tait - foul #2 on Eric Tait, team foul #13 | 43-59 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-61 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Nicholas Stone swats the shot by Richard Sheets | 43-61 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg tips it in | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury hits the finger roll set up by Frank Wilson | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 45-63 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 45-63 |