| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Wilson inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Michael Wilson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 24-21 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard's pass is intercepted by Gerald Comeau | 24-21 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Shilin Wang hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerald Comeau | 24-24 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 24-24 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 18:05 | Louisville | Michael Wilson's floater is tipped away by Nenad Sadowski | 24-24 |
| 18:04 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Terry Kennedy steals it from Shilin Wang | 24-24 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terry Kennedy | 26-24 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Michael Wilson loses the dribble to Nenad Sadowski | 26-24 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-24 |
| 16:51 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Leo Henderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Leo Henderson, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF), Mark Parker (C) Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #2 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF) Terry Kennedy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Marvin Lacefield (C) Shilin Wang, Gerald Comeau | |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is whistled for traveling | 26-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Donald Hamann, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF) Calvin Schatz | |
| 14:46 | Louisville | John Madison clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | John Madison tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Mark Parker - foul #2 on Mark Parker, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF) Howard Barrett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) Leo Henderson | |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Mark Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Comeau (PF) Marvin Lacefield | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard is fouled on the floor by Gerald Comeau - foul #2 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG) John Madison | |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Michael Wilson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Wilson denies the turnaround by Nenad Sadowski | 27-26 |
| 12:30 | Louisville | Leo Henderson pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 27-26 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love clanks a shot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Kinard | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Love (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dennis Love | 30-26 |
| 11:03 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Leo Henderson | 30-28 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Jake Bechtol | 32-28 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Michael Wilson hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nenad Sadowski | 35-30 |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shilin Wang and he's fouled by Thomas Kinard - foul #1 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Madison (PG), Calvin Schatz (SF), Marvin Lacefield (C) Shilin Wang, Michael Wilson, Mark Parker | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann's layup is rejected by Marvin Lacefield | 35-33 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jermaine Scarborough - foul #4 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shilin Wang (PG) Leo Henderson | |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett is hacked by John Madison - foul #1 on John Madison, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Donald Hamann, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Calvin Schatz - foul #2 on Calvin Schatz, team foul #5 | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Madison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Henderson (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Mark Parker (PF) John Madison, Calvin Schatz, Gerald Comeau | |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | Leo Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Shilin Wang misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Leo Henderson tips it home | 35-38 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Leo Henderson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Shilin Wang | 35-41 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Michael Wilson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Michael Wilson tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard tips it home | 37-41 |
| 03:57 | Louisville | Michael Wilson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 39-43 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | The jump hook by Marvin Lacefield is blocked by Thomas Kinard | 39-43 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shilin Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Dennis Love (SG) Frank Wright, Jeffrey Young | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF), Gerald Comeau (PF) Michael Wilson, Marvin Lacefield | |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Wilson (SF) Calvin Schatz | |
| 02:24 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Mark Parker tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 41-45 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Leo Henderson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard blows the layup but he's hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #3 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG) Jake Bechtol | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (C) Mark Parker | |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jeffrey Young - foul #2 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski knocks in the runner near the basket and the foul's on Marvin Lacefield - foul #1 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Leo Henderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 00:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Wright | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #1 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Shilin Wang is hacked by Jeffrey Young in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Shilin Wang runs out the clock | 48-49 |