| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Kallenberger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Yandell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Guyton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Burton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Richard Guyton pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Richard Guyton travels with the ball | 28-24 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Wild | 30-24 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | William Kallenberger makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 18:58 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum is fouled on the floor by William Kallenberger - foul #2 on William Kallenberger, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:51 | Cincinnati | David Wild clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the tip | 30-26 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Brian Yandell snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Steven Buntin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-26 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright connects on the jumper from the left side set up by David Wild | 32-26 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Steven Buntin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-26 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright's pass is intercepted by Steven Buntin | 32-26 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum buries a driving attempt in the lane | 34-26 |
| 16:54 | Louisville | Brian Yandell's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Shannon | 34-26 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 16:36 | Louisville | Brian Yandell pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Richard Guyton makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Kallenberger | 34-28 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Kallenberger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Yandell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Guyton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Burton (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Jeffrey Burton buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Steven Buntin | 36-31 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Quinton Majors - foul #2 on Quinton Majors, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Richard Guyton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Yandell | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the runner from the left block | 36-34 |
| 14:39 | Louisville | Brian Yandell snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Steven Buntin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Burton | 36-36 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun slams it home | 38-36 |
| 13:42 | Louisville | Nicholas Bullock steals it from Jeffrey Burton | 38-36 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Steven Buntin is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #2 on Steven Buntin, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Jason Wright (SF) Freddy Hensen, Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Burton is called for the reach on Jason Wright - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burton, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG) George Lewis | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nicholas Bullock | 40-36 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Richard Guyton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Brian Yandell tips it back up and in | 40-38 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 40-38 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Bullock | 40-38 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Wild | 42-38 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Steven Buntin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 11:54 | Louisville | Jeffrey Burton gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Wild (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Nicholas Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kallenberger (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Yandell (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Guyton (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Burton (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | William Kallenberger takes the ball from David Wild | 42-38 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | William Kallenberger dunks the ball | 42-40 |
| 11:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Quinton Majors | 44-40 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Richard Guyton misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Haun - foul #3 on Robert Haun, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Martin Nussbaum (C) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Jason Wright, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Richard Guyton makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 10:43 | Louisville | Richard Guyton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum can't connect on a runner from the left block | 44-42 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Jeffrey Burton snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | Richard Guyton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-42 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | William Kallenberger steals the ball from Thad Bernoski | 44-42 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Steven Buntin can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Freddy Hensen - foul #1 on Freddy Hensen, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | David Wild throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | David Wild is called for the reach on Steven Buntin - foul #3 on David Wild, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Richard Guyton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 08:31 | Louisville | Brian Yandell can't tip it in | 44-44 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Shannon | 44-44 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon buries a floater near the basket set up by Quinton Majors and he's fouled by Jeffrey Burton - foul #4 on Jeffrey Burton, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Jeffrey Burton buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Steven Buntin | 47-46 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Wild and he's fouled by Steven Buntin - foul #3 on Steven Buntin, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF) David Wild, Quinton Majors, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kallenberger (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Brian Yandell (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Richard Guyton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Burton (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Louisville | Brian Yandell clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-46 |
| 07:20 | Louisville | Steven Buntin grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Burton is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Jeffrey Burton, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Owenby (C) Jeffrey Burton | |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum comes up short on the floater from the right block | 50-46 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Brian Yandell snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Yandell - foul #3 on Brian Yandell, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | William Kallenberger connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-48 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Yandell - foul #4 on Brian Yandell, team foul #8 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (C) Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Charles Owenby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Wright | 55-48 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | William Kallenberger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Wright | 58-48 |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Jason Wright steals the ball from Brian Yandell | 58-48 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is whistled for a carry | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF), Martin Nussbaum (C) Jason Wright, Robert Shannon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Brian Yandell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Haun - foul #4 on Robert Haun, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG) David Wild, Quinton Majors | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Fransen (C) Charles Owenby | |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Brian Yandell makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Brian Yandell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | George Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | William Kallenberger takes the ball from Robert Haun | 58-49 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | William Kallenberger lays it in | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) PF - Robert Haun (fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. C - Martin Nussbaum (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Steven Buntin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Kallenberger (tired) 17 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Brian Yandell (tired) 8 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Richard Guyton (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Fransen (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | George Lewis buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Hensen | 60-51 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Steven Buntin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 02:53 | Louisville | Brian Yandell hits the follow up shot | 60-53 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Owenby (C) Frederick Fransen | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 60-53 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Richard Guyton | 60-53 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Steven Buntin clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Martin Nussbaum - foul #3 on Martin Nussbaum, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:17 | Louisville | Steven Buntin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | Richard Guyton gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | Steven Buntin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-57 |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Martin Nussbaum buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Wild | 62-57 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Martin Nussbaum steals it from Steven Buntin | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is fouled on the floor by Steven Buntin - foul #4 on Steven Buntin, team foul #9 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (C) David Wild, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-57 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Brian Yandell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-57 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun is hacked by Steven Buntin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Buntin, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Scott (PG) Steven Buntin | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | William Kallenberger connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Michael Scott clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Michael Scott gets the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Martin Nussbaum picks off the pass by William Kallenberger | 68-60 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is hacked by Michael Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (C) David Wild, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Wild (PG), Martin Nussbaum (C) George Lewis, Robert Haun | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | William Kallenberger misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | William Kallenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Jason Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (C) David Wild, Martin Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Brian Yandell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | George Lewis gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors runs out the clock | 71-61 |