| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-34 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie's floater is tipped away by Abraham Williams | 40-34 |
| 19:06 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | William Coleman picks off the pass by Abraham Williams | 40-34 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Coleman | 40-36 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix scores on a jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 18:11 | Louisville | David Baker takes the ball from William Coleman in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | The jumper by Reginald Maxie is denied by Gary Galusha | 42-36 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Saez swats the short shot by Abraham Williams | 42-36 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Walter Saez | 42-36 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Crocker | 42-38 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha hits a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Reginald Maxie - foul #3 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Kenneth Dulac (SF), Radman Hajek (C) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Walter Saez, Reginald Maxie | |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 16:10 | Louisville | William Burkey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 16:03 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Louisville | William Burkey hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-41 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Gary Galusha | 46-41 |
| 15:30 | Louisville | Radman Hajek misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 46-41 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis can't tip it in | 46-41 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Baker | 49-41 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | William Burkey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Radman Hajek grabs the offensive board | 49-41 |
| 14:37 | Louisville | William Burkey scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kenneth Dulac | 49-44 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams tips it in | 51-44 |
| 13:58 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne is hacked by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #1 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) David Baker, Ulysses Loftin, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Walter Saez (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Kenneth Dulac, Radman Hajek | |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie clanks a shot near the basket | 51-44 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lacroix | 51-44 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer makes the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis is hacked by Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phil Jessen (SF) Tyrone Davis | |
| 12:51 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (PF) Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SF) Phil Jessen | |
| 12:40 | Louisville | Walter Saez misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:18 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 11:58 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Walter Saez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 54-44 |
| 11:48 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the defensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #3 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Abraham Williams (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Bill Pace, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Radman Hajek (PF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Kenneth Dulac, Walter Saez | |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Radman Hajek grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:27 | Louisville | David Baker steals it from Reginald Maxie | 56-45 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the lay-in | 56-45 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix tips it in | 58-45 |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Abraham Williams steals the ball from Radman Hajek | 58-45 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | David Baker is called for traveling | 58-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Bill Pace (SF), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, Marco Costa, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey | |
| 09:16 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tyrone Davis | 58-47 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | William Coleman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Brewer - foul #2 on Richard Brewer, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SF), Walter Saez (PF) Tyrone Davis, Radman Hajek | |
| 08:40 | Louisville | William Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | William Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Reginald Maxie takes the ball from David Baker | 60-49 |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie jams it and he's hacked by Ronnie Lambert - foul #2 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SF), Abraham Williams (PF) Bill Pace, Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG) William Coleman | |
| 07:55 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the free throw | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG) Richard Brewer | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Radman Hajek (C) Daniel Crocker, Kenneth Dulac, Reginald Maxie | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Radman Hajek - foul #3 on Radman Hajek, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Gary Galusha (C) David Baker, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SF) Walter Saez | |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tyrone Davis | 60-52 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | William Burkey knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha loses the dribble to Radman Hajek | 60-54 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is hacked by Radman Hajek - foul #4 on Radman Hajek, team foul #3 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Walter Saez (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Kenneth Dulac, Radman Hajek | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Walter Saez - foul #3 on Walter Saez, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Phil Jessen (SF) Tyrone Davis | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Coleman | 61-56 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG) Jeremy Lacroix | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SF) Phil Jessen | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie comes up short on the runner from close range | 61-56 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Walter Saez tips it in | 61-58 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin travels with the ball | 61-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyrone Davis (SF), Radman Hajek (PF) Kenneth Dulac, Walter Saez | |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-58 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by David Baker | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker's floater is knocked away by Ulysses Loftin | 63-58 |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis gets the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 63-58 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Radman Hajek tips it in | 63-60 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Reginald Maxie - foul #4 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #5 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Marco Costa (SF) David Baker, Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Walter Saez (PF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Reginald Maxie | |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Marco Costa, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Radman Hajek | |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-60 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | William Coleman snags the offensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams travels with the ball | 65-60 |
| 01:51 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the easy layup | 65-60 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 65-60 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Walter Saez | 65-60 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Crocker and the foul's on Gary Galusha - foul #1 on Gary Galusha, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams can't throw it down but he's fouled by Walter Saez - foul #4 on Walter Saez, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Walter Saez grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the driving attempt in the paint | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | William Coleman is called for the reach on Jeremy Lacroix in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Coleman, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Coleman | 67-67 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace misses short on a floater from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha hits the follow up shot | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the fullcourt shot | 69-67 |