| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) SG - William Harris (fresh) SF - Claude Spence (fresh) PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) SG - John Clem (fresh) SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | William Harris tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Rogers - foul #1 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 2-1 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Todd Bailey | 2-1 |
| 18:57 | Louisville | Peter Persons can't finish the layup | 2-1 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Todd Bailey snags the offensive board | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | John Clem hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Louisville | Todd Bailey pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-1 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Todd Bailey tips it back up and in | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Troy Kersten takes the ball from Jimmy Wooldridge | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by John Clem is blocked by Jimmy Wooldridge | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | John Clem picks off the pass by Nicholas Rogers | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Troy Kersten is hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #2 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Bailey | 2-6 |
| 16:34 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by John Johnson is denied by Todd Bailey | 2-6 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Peter Persons grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey comes up short on the runner in the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 2-6 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey grabs the board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Fred Papas (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) SG - John Clem (fresh) SF - Todd Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Peter Persons connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Clem | 2-9 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-9 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas grabs the offensive board | 2-9 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the easy layup | 2-9 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Troy Kersten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, John Clem, Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence can't finish the layup | 2-9 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist grabs the board | 2-9 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Donald Allen is hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| 14:27 | Louisville | James Burke is whistled for traveling | 2-9 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | William Harris is hacked by Curtis Secrist - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SG) Donald Allen | |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is whistled for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, James Burke | |
| 13:25 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Claude Spence - foul #1 on Claude Spence, team foul #4 | 2-9 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-10 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge's fadeaway is rejected by Curtis Secrist | 2-10 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Peter Persons misses long on a runner from the baseline | 2-10 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | William Harris grabs the board | 2-10 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence drills a fadeaway in the lane | 4-10 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Peter Persons is hacked by Carl Ambler - foul #1 on Carl Ambler, team foul #5 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF) Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist | |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Dale Harbert takes the ball from Eugene Purkey | 4-10 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson throws it down on a great pass from Dale Harbert | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Shrum (fresh) PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fairly fresh) C - Fred Papas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Clem (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas clanks a turnaround in the paint | 6-10 |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Troy Kersten gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | John Clem connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Peter Persons | 6-12 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas lays it in set up by Leroy Jackson and he's fouled by Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Claude Spence | 8-12 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | John Johnson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Purkey - foul #1 on Eugene Purkey, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Todd Bailey misses the jumpshot from the left side | 10-12 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Claude Spence | 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-12 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey buries a jumper from the right block | 10-14 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Todd Bailey takes the ball from Carl Ambler | 10-14 |
| 09:37 | Louisville | Todd Bailey makes the runner from the baseline | 10-16 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | William Harris is fouled on the floor by Donald Allen - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) William Harris, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG), John Clem (SG), Virgilio Bruno (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Donald Allen, Todd Bailey, Eugene Purkey, James Burke | |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Virgilio Bruno - foul #1 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG) Carl Ambler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Troy Kersten grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Troy Kersten scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Peter Persons | 11-18 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | John Clem comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 13-18 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fred Papas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clem (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, Claude Spence, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Bailey (SF), Eugene Purkey (PF) Virgilio Bruno, Curtis Secrist | |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #1 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 06:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses long on a runner from the right block | 13-20 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, Troy Kersten | |
| 06:28 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | John Clem misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Clarence Kerr - foul #1 on Clarence Kerr, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Allen (SG) John Clem | |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eugene Purkey | 13-21 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Donald Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 05:52 | Louisville | James Burke snags the offensive board | 13-21 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Todd Bailey knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Clarence Kerr and he's fouled by James Shrum - foul #1 on James Shrum, team foul #8 | 13-23 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Todd Bailey makes the free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | John Johnson banks in the layup set up by William Harris | 15-24 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Todd Bailey double dribbles | 15-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Papas (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Peter Persons (PG), John Clem (SG), Troy Kersten (C) Clarence Kerr, Donald Allen, James Burke | |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF) Carl Ambler, James Shrum | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF) Eugene Purkey | |
| 04:51 | Louisville | John Clem hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Harris is hacked by Peter Persons - foul #1 on Peter Persons, team foul #7 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Virgilio Bruno (SF) Todd Bailey | |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Dale Harbert steals the ball from Peter Persons in the backcourt | 15-27 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert jams it | 17-27 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Peter Persons is whistled for traveling | 17-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), John Johnson (C) William Harris, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eugene Purkey (PF) Curtis Secrist | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the jump hook near the basket | 19-27 |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 19-27 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) SG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Peter Persons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clem (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Bruno (fresh) PF - Eugene Purkey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Troy Kersten steals it from Carl Ambler | 19-27 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Eugene Purkey buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Peter Persons | 19-29 |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence connects on the fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Virgilio Bruno - foul #2 on Virgilio Bruno, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clarence Kerr (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Todd Bailey (SF), Curtis Secrist (PF), James Burke (C) Peter Persons, John Clem, Virgilio Bruno, Eugene Purkey, Troy Kersten | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Allen | 22-31 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the shot from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Allen - foul #2 on Donald Allen, team foul #9 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), James Shrum (SF) Carl Ambler, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-31 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist grabs the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:50 | Louisville | Donald Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Kerr | 24-34 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert's pass is intercepted by Donald Allen | 24-34 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Donald Allen can't throw it down | 24-34 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | James Shrum gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:12 | Cincinnati | William Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Curtis Secrist pulls down the rebound | 24-34 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Clarence Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-34 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the jumper from the left side set up by William Harris | 26-34 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Donald Allen loses the dribble to William Harris | 26-34 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Harris | 28-34 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Jimmy Wooldridge blocks the short jumper by Todd Bailey | 28-34 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 28-34 |