| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) SF - Matthew Nash (fresh) PF - James Pursel (fresh) C - William Carlsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert McKenzie (fresh) SG - Joe Jones (fresh) SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) C - Brian Matheney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Pursel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter buries a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright is hacked by James Pursel - foul #1 on James Pursel, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Louisville | William Carlsen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | James Pursel hits the follow up shot | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Matheney | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-3 |
| 17:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Wright | 7-5 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Robert McKenzie | 7-7 |
| 16:56 | Louisville | Robert Wright is called for the reach on Derick Carpenter - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 16:34 | Louisville | James Pursel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF) James Pursel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Brian Matheney | 7-10 |
| 16:13 | Louisville | Joe Jones is called for the reach on Rodney Gilcrease in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Jones, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF), William Zenner (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Matthew Nash, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:59 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 7-10 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert McKenzie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Matheney (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright buries a jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from William Zenner and he's hacked by Robert Hunt - foul #1 on Robert Hunt, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Carlsen (C) Derick Carpenter, Ralph Baskett, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (SG), Robert Shannon (SF), Jeff Croce (PF), Wade Springer (C) Joe Jones, Robert Hunt, Robert Wright, Brian Matheney | |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross's pass is intercepted by James Pursel | 10-12 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Wade Springer blocks the short jumper by William Carlsen | 10-12 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce grabs the defensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Shannon | 10-14 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert McKenzie - foul #1 on Robert McKenzie, team foul #4 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG) Kenneth Carey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Robert Hunt (SF), Robert Wright (PF), Brian Matheney (C) Robert McKenzie, Robert Shannon, Jeff Croce, Wade Springer | |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 13:55 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joe Jones | 12-16 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Matthew Nash connects on the shot from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney misses long on a shot from the left side | 14-16 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright can't tip it in | 14-16 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney tips it back up and in | 14-18 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-18 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey tips it in | 16-18 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Matthew Nash swats the layup by Robert Wright | 16-18 |
| 12:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Pursel | 16-18 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Rodney Gilcrease, team foul #2 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Kenneth Carey (SF), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Zenner (C) Robert Mulkey, Matthew Nash, James Pursel, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie (PG), Jeff Croce (C) Donnie Ross, Brian Matheney | |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ralph Baskett | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) C - William Zenner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert McKenzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Croce (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Louisville | Jeff Croce is called for the reach on Kenneth Carey - foul #1 on Jeff Croce, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Calvin Reinhardt (SG), Robert Shannon (SF), Wade Springer (C) Joe Jones, Robert Hunt, Robert Wright | |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derick Carpenter | 19-18 |
| 10:53 | Cincinnati | William Zenner swats the shot by Robert McKenzie | 19-18 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Calvin Reinhardt - foul #1 on Calvin Reinhardt, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF), William Carlsen (C) Kenneth Carey, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (SG), Brian Matheney (C) Calvin Reinhardt, Wade Springer | |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 10:35 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Baskett - foul #1 on Ralph Baskett, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Mulkey (PG), James Pursel (PF) Rodney Gilcrease, Ralph Baskett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Robert Hunt (SF) Donnie Ross, Robert Shannon | |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce misses the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Matthew Nash hits a jumper from the left side set up by Robert Mulkey | 23-19 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt blows the layup but the foul's on James Pursel - foul #2 on James Pursel, team foul #4 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Roux (PF) James Pursel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wright (PF) Jeff Croce | |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | William Carlsen's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wright | 23-21 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joe Jones - foul #2 on Joe Jones, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ralph Baskett (PF) Ray Roux | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Calvin Reinhardt (SG) Robert McKenzie, Joe Jones | |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:57 | Louisville | Derick Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-27 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Derick Carpenter and he's fouled by Donnie Ross - foul #1 on Donnie Ross, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG), Kenneth Carey (SF) Derick Carpenter, Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SF), Jeff Croce (C) Robert Hunt, Brian Matheney | |
| 08:16 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the free throw | 26-27 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce scores on a turnaround near the basket | 26-29 |
| 07:29 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Gilcrease (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Carlsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donnie Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Calvin Reinhardt (fresh) SF - Robert Shannon (fresh) PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Croce (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Jeff Croce steps in front of the Ralph Baskett pass | 26-29 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce can't finish the layup | 26-29 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Ralph Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Mulkey | 29-29 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG), Matthew Nash (SF), James Pursel (PF), William Zenner (C) Robert Mulkey, Kenneth Carey, Ralph Baskett, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie (PG), Robert Hunt (SF), Wade Springer (PF), Brian Matheney (C) Calvin Reinhardt, Robert Shannon, Robert Wright, Jeff Croce | |
| 06:11 | Louisville | William Zenner comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-29 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to William Zenner | 29-29 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Wade Springer | 29-29 |
| 05:25 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney misses badly on a shot near the basket | 29-29 |
| 05:24 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie tips it in | 29-31 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Brian Matheney - foul #1 on Brian Matheney, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Calvin Reinhardt (SG), Robert Wright (PF) Donnie Ross, Wade Springer | |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-31 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Pursel | 29-31 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Pursel - foul #3 on James Pursel, team foul #5 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Carey (PG), Robert Mulkey (SG), Ralph Baskett (PF), William Carlsen (C) Rodney Gilcrease, Derick Carpenter, James Pursel, William Zenner | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SF), Jeff Croce (C) Robert Hunt, Brian Matheney | |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Reinhardt - foul #2 on Calvin Reinhardt, team foul #10 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (SG) Calvin Reinhardt | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on William Carlsen - foul #1 on William Carlsen, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Matthew Nash | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG) Donnie Ross | |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:33 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | William Carlsen is hacked by Jeff Croce - foul #2 on Jeff Croce, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Hunt (SF) Robert Shannon | |
| 03:14 | Louisville | William Carlsen misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | William Carlsen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Robert Mulkey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Derick Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Carey (fresh) PF - Ralph Baskett (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Carlsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert McKenzie (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Croce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Robert McKenzie is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney (C) Jeff Croce | |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Robert Mulkey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Nash (SF) Derick Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:17 | Louisville | William Carlsen is called for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Gilcrease (PG) Kenneth Carey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross (PG), Jeff Croce (PF) Robert McKenzie, Robert Wright | |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | William Carlsen is called for the reach on Donnie Ross - foul #2 on William Carlsen, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Roux (PF), William Zenner (C) Ralph Baskett, William Carlsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Donnie Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Brian Matheney picks off the pass by Ray Roux | 31-35 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is hacked by Robert Mulkey - foul #1 on Robert Mulkey, team foul #8 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Derick Carpenter (SG) Robert Mulkey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon (SF) Robert Hunt | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses short on a runner near the basket | 31-37 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Derick Carpenter | 31-37 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | William Zenner connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-37 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Jeff Croce banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donnie Ross | 33-39 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Matthew Nash misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Brian Matheney hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-39 |