| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce tips it home | 32-28 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters loses the dribble to Clifford Jacobs | 32-28 |
| 18:46 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:25 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley drills a jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 18:03 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Clifford Jacobs | 34-30 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Daniel Waters swats the layup by Toney Dumas | 34-32 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Robinson | 36-34 |
| 16:12 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF), Kevin Kemp (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Frank Wilson, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kemp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Moore | 38-34 |
| 15:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Troy Chambers | 38-36 |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Robert Bury swats the short shot by Joseph Nesbitt | 38-36 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury can't connect on a shot from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 38-36 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt is fouled on the floor by Robert Benning - foul #1 on Robert Benning, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Joseph Nesbitt, Kevin Kemp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Bigley - foul #1 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:28 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 12:47 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Moore | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #2 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on Matthew Bigley - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | The jump hook by Richard Sheets is blocked by Daniel Waters | 42-36 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 11:03 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Clifford Jacobs swats the short shot by Matthew Bigley | 42-36 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Matthew Bigley steals it from Richard Sheets | 42-38 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters is denied on a dunk by Rafael Ayala | 42-38 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley tips it home | 42-40 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Rafael Ayala - foul #4 on Troy Chambers, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| 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 | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Benning - foul #2 on Robert Benning, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Toney Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses badly on a shot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Frank Wilson steps in front of the Christopher Freudenberg pass | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Toney Dumas, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) Robert Benning, Eric Tait | |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the jump hook in the paint | 44-41 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Nesbitt | 44-41 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Paul Pierce lays it up and in and he's fouled by Frank Wilson - foul #1 on Frank Wilson, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Daniel Waters (PF) Frank Wilson, Robert Bury | |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:39 | Louisville | Troy Chambers steps in front of the Richard Sheets pass in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses the lay-in | 47-41 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Toney Dumas | 49-41 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 05:32 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Matthew Bigley (C) Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Nicholas Stone | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #4 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 49-41 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala lays it in | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Michael Moore gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Michael Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Robert Benning, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Rafael Ayala (PF) Richard Sheets, Paul Pierce | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Timothy Marinelli steals the ball from Matthew Bigley | 51-43 |
| 02:18 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clifford Jacobs | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Toney Dumas - foul #2 on Toney Dumas, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Nicholas Stone (C) Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Matthew Bigley | |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Paul Pierce loses the dribble to Robert Bury | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Moore steals the ball from Frank Wilson | 54-44 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | Michael Moore hits the finger roll | 56-44 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Moore steals the ball from Frank Wilson in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| 01:10 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-44 |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg hits the follow up shot | 58-44 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Toney Dumas is hacked by Robert Benning - foul #3 on Robert Benning, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Toney Dumas misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses the easy layup | 58-46 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Richard Sheets runs out the clock | 58-46 |