| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Fulcher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kehoe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Appel | 35-27 |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Richard Junkins gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz is fouled in the backcourt by Lyle McClain - foul #1 on Lyle McClain, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Richard Appel blows the layup but he's fouled by Harry Woody - foul #1 on Harry Woody, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Richard Appel makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Richard Appel misses the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | William Fulcher snags the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Billy Marshall is hacked by Rodger Shaw - foul #1 on Rodger Shaw, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 18:41 | Louisville | Billy Marshall misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 36-27 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Richard Appel grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Richard Junkins misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | William Fulcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Lyle McClain steps in front of the William Fulcher pass | 36-27 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin connects on the 3 from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:26 | Louisville | Lyle McClain steals it from Richard Appel | 36-30 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain can't tip it in | 36-30 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Billy Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Richard Junkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on William Fulcher - foul #1 on William Fulcher, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Curtis Billington (SG), Edward Holguin (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Louis Quillen (C) Jonathan Manz, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Richard Appel, Billy Marshall | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Sol McCannon (SG), Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lyle McClain, Jeffery Corvin, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Curtis Billington | 36-31 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Davis - foul #1 on Benjamin Davis, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Fearon (SF) Steven Kehoe | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Cory Greenwood steals it from Edward Holguin | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gerald Santucci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Curtis Billington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Holguin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Butler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sol McCannon (fresh) SF - David Fearon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-31 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Raymond Butler grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci tips it in | 38-31 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews is hacked by Raymond Butler - foul #2 on Raymond Butler, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Richard Appel (PF), Eddie Carpenter (C) Curtis Billington, Edward Holguin, Raymond Butler, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Steven Kehoe (SF), Harry Woody (PF), Marvin Dowell (C) Cory Greenwood, Sol McCannon, David Fearon, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-31 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Marvin Dowell misses the tip | 38-31 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Richard Appel pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Richard Appel clanks a shot in the lane | 38-31 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Eddie Carpenter | 38-31 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | William Fulcher drills a jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis can't throw it down | 40-31 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | William Fulcher grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Richard Appel knocks in the floater from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses short on a shot from the left side | 42-31 |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Dowell | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gerald Santucci (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Fulcher (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Appel (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eddie Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Corvin (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kehoe (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Woody (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Dowell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Appel - foul #2 on Richard Appel, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Curtis Billington (SG), Edward Holguin (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Billy Marshall (C) Gerald Santucci, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Richard Appel, Eddie Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Cory Greenwood (SG), Benjamin Davis (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lawrence Davis, Jeffery Corvin, Harry Woody, Marvin Dowell | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Steven Kehoe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:53 | Louisville | Rodger Shaw swats the short shot by Curtis Billington | 42-33 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Billy Marshall hits the follow up shot | 44-33 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Curtis Billington steals the ball from Steven Kehoe | 44-33 |
| 10:18 | Louisville | Edward Holguin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Curtis Billington | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain can't connect on a floater from the left side | 46-33 |
| 09:47 | Louisville | Billy Marshall gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Kehoe - foul #3 on Steven Kehoe, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG), David Fearon (SF) Cory Greenwood, Steven Kehoe | |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Billy Marshall connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Rodger Shaw - foul #2 on Rodger Shaw, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews (PF) Benjamin Davis | |
| 09:31 | Louisville | Billy Marshall makes the free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Billy Marshall steps in front of the Lyle McClain pass | 49-33 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Billy Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Junkins (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Richard Appel (PF), Louis Quillen (C) Curtis Billington, Edward Holguin, Raymond Butler, Billy Marshall | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-33 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Appel | 49-33 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Richard Junkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Manz | 52-33 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon makes the shot from the right side | 52-35 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-35 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | Richard Junkins steals the ball from David Fearon | 55-35 |
| 07:35 | Louisville | Richard Junkins banks in the layup | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Fulcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Sol McCannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fearon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) C - Rodger Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw loses the dribble to Richard Junkins | 57-35 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Rodger Shaw swats the short shot by Richard Appel | 57-35 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | David Fearon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-35 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain is fouled on the floor by Richard Junkins - foul #1 on Richard Junkins, team foul #4 | 57-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Curtis Billington (SG), Edward Holguin (SF), Raymond Butler (PF), Billy Marshall (C) Jonathan Manz, Richard Junkins, William Fulcher, Richard Appel, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Cory Greenwood (SG), Benjamin Davis (PF), Marvin Dowell (C) Lyle McClain, Sol McCannon, Chris Matthews, Rodger Shaw | |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Billy Marshall denies the turnaround by Cory Greenwood | 57-35 |
| 06:37 | Louisville | Billy Marshall pulls down the rebound | 57-35 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Raymond Butler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Lawrence Davis - foul #4 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #7 | 57-35 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Raymond Butler makes the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Raymond Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-35 |
| 05:56 | Louisville | Billy Marshall snags the defensive board | 58-35 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 58-35 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | Raymond Butler grabs the board | 58-35 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | Billy Marshall misses badly on the uncontested shot from close range | 58-35 |
| 05:11 | Louisville | Billy Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | Raymond Butler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 58-35 |
| 04:48 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Holguin - foul #1 on Edward Holguin, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Richard Junkins (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Richard Appel (PF), Louis Quillen (C) Gerald Santucci, Curtis Billington, Edward Holguin, Raymond Butler, Billy Marshall | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SF), Chris Matthews (C) David Fearon, Marvin Dowell | |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-36 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Richard Junkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is denied on a layup by Louis Quillen | 58-37 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Louis Quillen | 58-37 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Richard Appel loses the dribble to Sol McCannon | 58-37 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon misses the driving attempt from the left block | 58-37 |
| 03:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Appel | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jonathan Manz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Junkins (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - William Fulcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Appel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Quillen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cory Greenwood (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sol McCannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | William Fulcher loses the dribble to Benjamin Davis in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses the easy layup | 58-37 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Appel | 58-37 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | Cory Greenwood steals the ball from Richard Junkins in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Junkins - foul #2 on Richard Junkins, team foul #6 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gerald Santucci (PG), Edward Holguin (SF), Billy Marshall (C) Jonathan Manz, William Fulcher, Louis Quillen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood misses the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Richard Appel pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Richard Appel hits a jumper from the left block | 60-38 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Billington (SG), Raymond Butler (PF) Richard Junkins, Richard Appel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Fearon (SF) Sol McCannon | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Edward Holguin blows the layup but he's hacked by Chris Matthews - foul #1 on Chris Matthews, team foul #8 | 60-38 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Edward Holguin misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Edward Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 61-38 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Edward Holguin snags the defensive board | 61-38 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci is hacked by Lawrence Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #9 | 61-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon (SG) Lawrence Davis | |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci makes the 1st free throw | 62-38 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Gerald Santucci makes the 2nd free throw | 63-38 |
| 01:55 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-40 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Billy Marshall lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Santucci | 65-40 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-40 |
| 01:41 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews grabs the offensive rebound | 65-40 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Sol McCannon - foul #2 on Sol McCannon, team foul #10 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jonathan Manz (PG), Richard Junkins (SG), William Fulcher (SF), Richard Appel (PF) Gerald Santucci, Curtis Billington, Edward Holguin, Raymond Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:30 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Davis in the backcourt | 65-40 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Appel denies the turnaround by David Fearon | 65-40 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews tips it in | 65-42 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Richard Junkins is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Greenwood - foul #2 on Cory Greenwood, team foul #11 | 65-42 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Richard Junkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-42 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Richard Junkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-42 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood lays it in and the foul's on William Fulcher - foul #2 on William Fulcher, team foul #7 | 67-44 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the free throw | 67-45 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Cory Greenwood is called for the reach on Jonathan Manz - foul #3 on Cory Greenwood, team foul #12 | 67-45 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz makes the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Fulcher - foul #3 on William Fulcher, team foul #8 | 69-45 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-46 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:22 | Louisville | William Fulcher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 69-46 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Appel is called for the reach on Benjamin Davis - foul #3 on Richard Appel, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 69-47 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jonathan Manz runs out the clock | 69-48 |