| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Mixon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jack Grisham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Wolfe (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darin Coles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Lockhart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney tips it in | 46-36 |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Joel Tharp misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart tips it in | 46-38 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Stephen Wolfe steals it from Mundan Abdulmuniem | 46-38 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Jack Grisham lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Wolfe | 46-40 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Joel Tharp gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Jack Grisham is hacked by Mundan Abdulmuniem - foul #2 on Mundan Abdulmuniem, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Clifford Beal is called for the reach on Jack Grisham - foul #3 on Clifford Beal, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG), Garrett Buch (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Joel Tharp is hacked by Douglas Gurney - foul #2 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG) John Rinehart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lee (SG), Joseph Hale (PF) Stephen Wolfe, Darin Coles | |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Joel Tharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson (C) Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Jason Whited (SF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jack Grisham, Joel Tharp, Edward Lockhart | |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jackie McGroarty - foul #1 on Jackie McGroarty, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Whited steps in front of the Floyd Parkhurst pass | 46-40 |
| 17:27 | Louisville | Jesse Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Garrett Buch, Oscar Hernandez, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (SG) Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darin Coles (PF) Jackie McGroarty | |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Jesse Lee knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Maria Lombardi | 46-43 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 16:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Darin Coles | 46-43 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Gallagher - foul #1 on Charles Gallagher, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Garrett Buch (PF) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Grisham (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Edward Lockhart (C) Maria Lombardi, Jesse Lee, Jason Whited, Darin Coles | |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Joseph Hale makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:52 | Louisville | Joseph Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Joel Tharp drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Grisham | 46-47 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch is denied on a layup by Joseph Hale | 46-47 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon tips it in | 48-47 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart is hacked by Richard Mixon - foul #1 on Richard Mixon, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) George Givan, Garrett Buch, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (SG), Darin Coles (PF) Stephen Wolfe, Joseph Hale | |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Oscar Hernandez blocks the jumper by Jack Grisham | 48-47 |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Darin Coles tips it in | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Parkhurst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jack Grisham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maria Lombardi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darin Coles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Lockhart (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Jack Grisham steps in front of the Gerald Anderson pass | 48-49 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Jack Grisham blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 15:24 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Lockhart - foul #1 on Edward Lockhart, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Charles Gallagher (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF) Floyd Parkhurst, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Jason Whited (SF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jack Grisham, Maria Lombardi, Joel Tharp, Edward Lockhart | |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Darin Coles gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | The short jumper by Jason Whited is denied by Douglas Gurney | 49-49 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 14:48 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (PG) John Rinehart | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe (SG) Darin Coles | |
| 14:31 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | George Givan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (C) Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darin Coles (PF) Jason Whited | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Darin Coles is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Gurney - foul #4 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon (C) Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:16 | Louisville | Darin Coles misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by George Givan | 51-49 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Darin Coles is hacked by Richard Mixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Mixon, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Oscar Hernandez (PF) George Givan, Charles Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Joel Tharp (SF) Stephen Wolfe, Jesse Lee | |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Darin Coles makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Darin Coles misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Richard Mixon | 51-50 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jackie McGroarty - foul #2 on Jackie McGroarty, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joseph Hale (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jon Spurgeon, Darin Coles, Jackie McGroarty | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wolfe - foul #2 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), George Givan (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Oscar Hernandez, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Grisham (PG) Maria Lombardi | |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher double dribbles | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) Garrett Buch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Whited (SF), Darin Coles (PF) Joel Tharp, Joseph Hale | |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jason Whited | 53-53 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst hits the follow up shot | 55-53 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Floyd Parkhurst is called for the reach on Jack Grisham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Garrett Buch (PF) George Givan, Charles Gallagher | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lee (SG), Jackie McGroarty (C) Stephen Wolfe, Edward Lockhart | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Jack Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Jack Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch is whistled for a carry | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Richard Mixon (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joel Tharp (SF) Jason Whited | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Jesse Lee is hacked by Clifford Beal in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Beal, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG) Clifford Beal | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Jesse Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Jesse Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem buries a fadeaway from the left side | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Garrett Buch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Mixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jack Grisham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joel Tharp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darin Coles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jackie McGroarty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Jesse Lee misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Jack Grisham tips it in | 57-58 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Jesse Lee steps in front of the John Rinehart pass | 57-58 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Jesse Lee makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 10:29 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Rinehart | 59-61 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Jack Grisham lays it in set up by Darin Coles | 59-63 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Mixon | 59-63 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon misses the lay-in | 59-63 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon gets the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon is called for traveling | 59-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG), George Givan (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Garrett Buch, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Jon Spurgeon (SG), Jason Whited (SF), Joseph Hale (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jack Grisham, Jesse Lee, Joel Tharp, Darin Coles, Jackie McGroarty | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Jason Whited loses the ball out of bounds | 59-63 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | George Givan buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gallagher | 61-63 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Whited steals the ball from Oscar Hernandez | 61-63 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 08:30 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon grabs the offensive board | 61-63 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Gallagher - foul #2 on Charles Gallagher, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) John Rinehart, George Givan, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF) Maria Lombardi, Jason Whited | |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 08:12 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon lays it in on a nice dish by Floyd Parkhurst | 63-64 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Joseph Hale is fouled on the floor by Oscar Hernandez - foul #2 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #12 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch (PF) Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Scipio (PG) Jon Spurgeon | |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:01 | Louisville | Joseph Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Hale is called for the reach on Garrett Buch - foul #3 on Joseph Hale, team foul #5 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Douglas Gurney (PF) Charles Gallagher, Garrett Buch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Darin Coles (PF) Joseph Hale | |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem connects on the shot in the paint set up by Clifford Beal | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (tiring) 13 pts. PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Richard Mixon (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jason Scipio (fresh) SG - Stephen Wolfe (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darin Coles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Lockhart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart's pass is intercepted by Richard Mixon in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Floyd Parkhurst | 67-65 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Douglas Gurney takes the ball from Jason Scipio in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-65 |
| 06:54 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Jason Scipio hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-65 |
| 06:48 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses short on a shot in the lane | 67-65 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joel Tharp | 67-65 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Joel Tharp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Floyd Parkhurst - foul #2 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #13 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (PG), Garrett Buch (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Grisham (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Jackie McGroarty (PF) Jason Scipio, Stephen Wolfe, Darin Coles | |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Jack Grisham is called for the reach on George Givan - foul #1 on Jack Grisham, team foul #6 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SF) Garrett Buch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (SG), Jason Whited (C) Joel Tharp, Edward Lockhart | |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Jack Grisham comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 69-67 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Charles Gallagher | 69-67 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 69-67 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Jack Grisham gets the rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Jack Grisham clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gerald Anderson | 69-67 |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by George Givan and he's fouled by Jackie McGroarty - foul #3 on Jackie McGroarty, team foul #7 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Garrett Buch (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) George Givan, Charles Gallagher, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Joseph Hale (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jack Grisham, Maria Lombardi, Jesse Lee, Jackie McGroarty, Jason Whited | |
| 04:36 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the free throw | 71-67 |
| 04:36 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas Gurney - foul #5 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #14 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon (C) Douglas Gurney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Clifford Beal, team foul #15 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG) Clifford Beal | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Joel Tharp is whistled for traveling | 71-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF) Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Rinehart | 73-68 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Joel Tharp can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-68 |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart grabs the offensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart gets the rebound | 73-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Parkhurst (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (tiring) 15 pts. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Garrett Buch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jon Spurgeon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Wolfe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Edward Lockhart (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-68 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Wolfe | 73-68 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Joel Tharp is fouled in the backcourt by Floyd Parkhurst - foul #3 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #16 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG), Gerald Anderson (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Oscar Hernandez | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Grisham (PG), Maria Lombardi (SG), Darin Coles (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jon Spurgeon, Stephen Wolfe, Joseph Hale, Edward Lockhart | |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem is whistled for traveling | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Mundan Abdulmuniem - foul #3 on Mundan Abdulmuniem, team foul #17 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (SF) Mundan Abdulmuniem | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Maria Lombardi - foul #1 on Maria Lombardi, team foul #8 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez (PF) Garrett Buch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lee (SG), Jason Whited (SF), Joseph Hale (PF) Maria Lombardi, Joel Tharp, Darin Coles | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Joseph Hale gets the rebound | 73-70 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-70 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Jack Grisham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-70 |
| 02:07 | Louisville | Jason Whited tips it back up and in | 73-72 |
| 02:07 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Darin Coles (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jesse Lee, Jason Whited, Joseph Hale, Jackie McGroarty | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Edward Lockhart swats the layup by Charles Gallagher | 73-72 |
| 01:47 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Gerald Anderson is called for the reach on Jack Grisham - foul #1 on Gerald Anderson, team foul #18 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Garrett Buch (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Charles Gallagher, George Givan, Oscar Hernandez, Gerald Anderson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Jack Grisham makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 01:41 | Louisville | Jack Grisham makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Stephen Wolfe is called for the reach on Richard Mixon - foul #3 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #10 | 77-74 |
| 00:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Rinehart | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Joel Tharp misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 80-74 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Joel Tharp pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Darin Coles misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-74 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart is hacked by Stephen Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Wolfe, team foul #11 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesse Lee (SG) Stephen Wolfe | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Jesse Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-74 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst gets the rebound | 82-74 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Jesse Lee is called for the reach on Floyd Parkhurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Lee, team foul #12 | 82-74 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Jesse Lee is whistled for traveling | 84-74 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher (SG), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Jason Whited (SF), Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jack Grisham, Joel Tharp, Darin Coles, Edward Lockhart | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst runs out the clock | 84-74 |