| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dennis Love (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Dale Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Lacefield (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Schatz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Leo Henderson and he's hacked by Dennis Love - foul #2 on Dennis Love, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the shot from the left side | 31-35 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Leo Henderson pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:35 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Zachary Phillips | 31-37 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Hamann and the foul's on Gerald Comeau - foul #2 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:27 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses the free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 18:06 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 17:01 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 17:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gerald Comeau | 36-39 |
| 16:40 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 36-39 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Zachary Phillips | 36-41 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 16:25 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Lacefield | 36-41 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Leo Henderson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Kinard - foul #2 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Stephen Sera (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (PF) Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Donald Hamann, Dale Hurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips buries a jump hook in the paint | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Sera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Lacefield (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Calvin Schatz (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Young and the foul's on Gerald Comeau - foul #3 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Jermaine Scarborough is called for the reach on Zachary Phillips - foul #3 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Thomas Kinard steals the ball from Leo Henderson | 39-43 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Leo Henderson is blocked by Jermaine Scarborough | 39-43 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard can't connect on a runner from close range | 39-43 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield lays it in on a nice dish by Zachary Phillips | 39-45 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera's pass is intercepted by Zachary Phillips | 39-45 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 39-45 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield snags the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Jermaine Scarborough takes the ball from Marvin Lacefield | 39-45 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young's pass is intercepted by Calvin Schatz | 39-45 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Thomas Kinard swats the short shot by Zachary Phillips | 39-45 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 12:00 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Gerald Comeau - foul #4 on Gerald Comeau, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (PG), Terry Kennedy (SG), Donald Hamann (SF), Dale Hurst (PF) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Stephen Sera, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Mericle (SF), Mark Parker (PF) Calvin Schatz, Zachary Phillips | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Leo Henderson picks off the pass by Dennis Love | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dennis Love (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Hurst (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. SF - Gary Mericle (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Mark Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Leo Henderson and he's hacked by Donald Hamann - foul #2 on Donald Hamann, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau can't connect on a shot from close range | 41-48 |
| 10:55 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 10:36 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:31 | Louisville | Leo Henderson is hacked by Dennis Love in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dennis Love, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough (C) Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Gary Mericle travels with the ball | 44-48 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Marvin Lacefield - foul #2 on Marvin Lacefield, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera (SF) Dale Hurst | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF), Zachary Phillips (PF) Marvin Lacefield, Gerald Comeau | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips loses the dribble to Dennis Love | 46-48 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera banks in the layup set up by Dennis Love | 48-48 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips lays it up and in on a great pass from Calvin Schatz | 48-50 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Love | 50-50 |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips slams it home on a great pass from Gary Mericle | 50-52 |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 07:45 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dennis Love (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Kennedy (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Sera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Hamann (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jermaine Scarborough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Mericle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Schatz (tiring) 7 reb. PF - Zachary Phillips (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Louisville | Jermaine Scarborough swats the short shot by Zachary Phillips | 50-52 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 07:14 | Louisville | Calvin Schatz grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jermaine Scarborough is called for the reach on Mark Parker - foul #4 on Jermaine Scarborough, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Dale Hurst (PF), Thomas Kinard (C) Dennis Love, Terry Kennedy, Stephen Sera, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield (SG), Gerald Comeau (C) Gary Mericle, Zachary Phillips | |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Leo Henderson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jake Bechtol | 52-52 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leo Henderson | 52-54 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 52-54 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Calvin Schatz | 52-54 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Mark Parker misses the lay-in | 52-54 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield grabs the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 04:46 | Louisville | Leo Henderson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jake Bechtol | 55-57 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Leo Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 55-57 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Marvin Lacefield | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Dale Hurst (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kinard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Leo Henderson (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Lacefield (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. SF - Calvin Schatz (tired) 9 reb. PF - Mark Parker (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Comeau (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Louisville | Leo Henderson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Schatz | 55-60 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (PG), Terry Kennedy (SG), Stephen Sera (SF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Jake Bechtol, Jeffrey Young, Donald Hamann, Thomas Kinard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Mericle (SF), Zachary Phillips (PF) Calvin Schatz, Mark Parker | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 55-60 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Stephen Sera - foul #2 on Stephen Sera, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard (C) Jermaine Scarborough | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-62 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Terry Kennedy steps in front of the Leo Henderson pass | 55-62 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Stephen Sera tips it home | 57-62 |
| 01:12 | Louisville | Marvin Lacefield's pass is intercepted by Dennis Love | 57-62 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann (SF) Stephen Sera | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips is hacked by Dennis Love in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dennis Love, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Calvin Schatz (SF) Gary Mericle | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Zachary Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Parker (PF) Zachary Phillips | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Mark Parker is hacked by Dennis Love in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Love, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG) Dennis Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Mark Parker makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Mark Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-66 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the offensive board | 60-66 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Hamann | 63-66 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Jake Bechtol is called for the reach on Gerald Comeau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jake Bechtol, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Gerald Comeau makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol misses long on a fullcourt shot | 63-68 |