| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | William Coleman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez gets the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 28-29 |
| 18:55 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Tyrone Davis | 28-32 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez comes up short on the shot from the left side | 28-32 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | William Burkey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | William Coleman is called for the reach on David Baker - foul #1 on William Coleman, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (C) Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | David Baker can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is denied on a layup by Ronnie Lambert | 28-32 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | David Baker comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ronnie Lambert - foul #1 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG), Vito Bruno (SF), Gary Galusha (PF), Fernando Lopez (C) Charles Nixon, Bill Pace, Gary Travis, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Phil Jessen (SF) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker | |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:02 | Cincinnati | Tyrone Davis steals it from Marco Costa | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vito Bruno (fresh) PF - Gary Galusha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Fernando Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Marco Costa takes the ball from Reginald Maxie | 30-35 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | David Baker scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Marco Costa | 33-35 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | William Burkey misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | William Burkey steals it from David Baker | 33-35 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | William Burkey can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 33-35 |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie grabs the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Tyrone Davis | 33-37 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fernando Lopez | 36-37 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Fernando Lopez is called for the reach on William Burkey - foul #2 on Fernando Lopez, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Gary Travis (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Marco Costa, Vito Bruno, Gary Galusha, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Kenneth Dulac (SG), Daniel Crocker (SF) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Phil Jessen | |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Daniel Crocker | 36-40 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Reginald Maxie steals it from Gary Travis | 36-40 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Coleman | 36-42 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Walter Saez (PF), Radman Hajek (C) Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Dulac (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Saez (fresh) 3 pts. C - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Walter Saez denies the turnaround by Gary Travis | 36-42 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | David Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | William Coleman steals it from Charles Nixon | 36-42 |
| 11:05 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker tips it home | 36-44 |
| 10:35 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ronnie Lambert is blocked by Walter Saez | 36-44 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-44 |
| 10:12 | Louisville | William Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | William Coleman misses the lay-in | 38-44 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | Walter Saez pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 09:54 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | David Baker grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace is fouled on the floor by William Coleman - foul #2 on William Coleman, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Gary Galusha (PF), Fernando Lopez (C) David Baker, Charles Nixon, Gary Travis, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Phil Jessen (SF), Tyrone Davis (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) William Coleman, Kenneth Dulac, Daniel Crocker, Walter Saez, Radman Hajek | |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | Fernando Lopez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | William Burkey buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Phil Jessen | 38-46 |
| 08:39 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 08:23 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-46 |
| 08:22 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Tyrone Davis | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Vito Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Galusha (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fernando Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie knocks in the jump hook from close range | 41-48 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-48 |
| 07:03 | Louisville | William Burkey gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Phil Jessen | 41-50 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Reginald Maxie is called for the reach on Fernando Lopez - foul #2 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon (SG), Gary Travis (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha, Fernando Lopez | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SF) Matthew Osborne, Phil Jessen | |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crocker takes the ball from Charles Nixon | 41-50 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Coleman | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:34 | Cincinnati | Charles Nixon is hacked by William Burkey - foul #2 on William Burkey, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (PG), Bill Pace (SF) Vito Bruno, Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac (SG) William Burkey | |
| 05:19 | Cincinnati | David Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 05:18 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:52 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Coleman | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis can't throw it down | 41-54 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Kenneth Dulac snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Nixon - foul #2 on Charles Nixon, team foul #3 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG) Kenneth Dulac | |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:12 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 03:56 | Cincinnati | David Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Charles Nixon (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Pace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Gary Travis buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Charles Nixon takes the ball from Daniel Crocker | 43-55 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Daniel Crocker steals it from Ronnie Lambert | 43-55 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | William Coleman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Crocker | 43-57 |
| 02:23 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker grabs the board | 43-57 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is fouled on the floor by Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #4 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Vito Bruno (PG), Marco Costa (SF), Gary Galusha (PF) David Baker, Bill Pace, Gary Travis | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Phil Jessen (SF), Walter Saez (PF), Radman Hajek (C) William Coleman, Daniel Crocker, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 01:52 | Louisville | Ronnie Lambert denies the turnaround by Walter Saez | 43-57 |
| 01:51 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert loses the ball out of bounds | 43-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Charles Nixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Coleman (PG), Daniel Crocker (SF), Tyrone Davis (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, Phil Jessen, Walter Saez, Radman Hajek | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | William Coleman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Burkey | 43-59 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Galusha | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Coleman | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa is hacked by Tyrone Davis - foul #3 on Tyrone Davis, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | William Coleman picks off the pass by Vito Bruno | 45-61 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | William Coleman misses the easy layup | 45-61 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Maxie | 45-61 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Coleman runs out the clock | 45-61 |