| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Tope (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 32-30 |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle tips it back up and in | 32-32 |
| 19:22 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Kent Pittman knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond loses the dribble to Kent Pittman | 32-35 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses the lay-in | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Hammond is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 32-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roy Worth (C) Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth is hacked by Kent Pittman - foul #2 on Kent Pittman, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Gary Sutton steals it from Jarod Shafer | 32-35 |
| 17:42 | Louisville | John Tope scores on a floater from close range set up by Kenneth Castle | 32-37 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | David Paylor hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Clifford Henderson | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | David Paylor steals it from Kent Pittman | 37-40 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | David Paylor lays it in | 39-40 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), John Kimball (SF), Roderick McKeown (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) David Paylor, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Paul Hicks - foul #1 on Paul Hicks, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roderick McKeown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Hicks (fresh) SF - John Small (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Paul Hicks misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 42-40 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Small | 42-40 |
| 15:12 | Louisville | Dale Hulse comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | John Kimball is called for the reach on John Small - foul #2 on John Kimball, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Howard Johnson (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson, John Kimball, Roderick McKeown | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks | |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Boyce Usher - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:43 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | Kent Pittman pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Jamie Howell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Sutton - foul #3 on Gary Sutton, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SG) Howard Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 43-44 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-44 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 43-46 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clifford Henderson | 45-46 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kent Pittman | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jarod Shafer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyce Usher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kent Pittman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Paylor | 48-48 |
| 11:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-48 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Clifford Henderson | 48-48 |
| 10:41 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), John Kimball (SF), Roderick McKeown (PF), Roy Worth (C) David Paylor, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Paul Hicks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-48 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Dale Hulse pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Jamie Howell lays it in on a nice dish by John Small | 48-50 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | John Kimball can't tip it in | 48-50 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Dale Hulse pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | John Kimball steals it from Dale Hulse | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Jamie Howell pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Jamie Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Howard Johnson (SG), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Shawn Runyon, Clifford Henderson, Roderick McKeown, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Paul Hicks, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Kudyauku Albarazi steals the ball from John Kimball | 48-50 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi loses the dribble to David Paylor in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Howard Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Paylor | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Paylor | 50-50 |
| 07:10 | Cincinnati | Malcolm Hamilton swats the shot by Boyce Usher | 50-50 |
| 07:08 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF) Howard Johnson, John Kimball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG) Kudyauku Albarazi | |
| 06:37 | Cincinnati | David Paylor connects on the jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:16 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Roderick McKeown (PF), Roy Worth (C) Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jamie Howell denies the turnaround by Roderick McKeown | 52-50 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Sutton, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Paylor | 55-50 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Kent Pittman scores on a 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | David Paylor misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Gary Sutton gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roderick McKeown - foul #1 on Roderick McKeown, team foul #3 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (PG), John Kimball (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) David Paylor, Jarod Shafer, Roderick McKeown, Roy Worth | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Dale Hulse (C) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton, John Tope | |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Jamie Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond blows the layup | 55-55 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jamie Howell | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Small (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Jamie Howell can't connect on a runner from the right block | 55-55 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Dale Hulse tips it in | 55-57 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 55-57 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher gets the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Boyce Usher | 55-57 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Jarod Shafer (SF) Shawn Runyon, John Kimball | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, John Small, Jamie Howell, Dale Hulse | |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher clanks a shot from the left block | 55-57 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | John Tope clanks a turnaround from close range | 57-57 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton tips it in | 57-59 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Kent Pittman snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kent Pittman | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | David Paylor scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jarod Shafer | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Boyce Usher blocks the short jumper by Kent Pittman | 59-62 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle tips it back up and in | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-64 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Kent Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Clifford Henderson is called for the reach on Kent Pittman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #4 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), John Small (SF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Daniel Hammond is called for the reach on John Small - foul #3 on Daniel Hammond, team foul #5 | 59-64 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Clifford Henderson is called for the reach on Paul Hicks - foul #3 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) Gary Sutton, John Small | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Jarod Shafer is called for the reach on Paul Hicks - foul #2 on Jarod Shafer, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Paul Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Paul Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Kent Pittman steps in front of the Clifford Henderson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 59-66 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Paul Hicks is fouled in the backcourt by David Paylor - foul #1 on David Paylor, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (SG), John Small (SF) Kent Pittman, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Paul Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Paul Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Small | 59-68 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-68 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gary Sutton is hacked by Clifford Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Gary Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher grabs the defensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | David Paylor's pass is intercepted by John Small | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gary Sutton runs out the clock | 59-68 |