| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jack Grisham (fresh) SG - Stephen Wolfe (fresh) SF - Joel Tharp (fresh) PF - Darin Coles (fresh) C - Edward Lockhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) C - Richard Mixon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem blows the layup but the foul's on Jack Grisham - foul #1 on Jack Grisham, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Darin Coles gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Douglas Gurney swats the shot by Jack Grisham | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | Darin Coles tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Jack Grisham is called for the reach on John Rinehart - foul #2 on Jack Grisham, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG) Jack Grisham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:55 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Mundan Abdulmuniem is blocked by Joel Tharp | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Darin Coles loses the dribble to Mundan Abdulmuniem | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Edward Lockhart - foul #1 on Edward Lockhart, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Louisville | John Rinehart picks off the pass by Joel Tharp in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Edward Lockhart steals the ball from Mundan Abdulmuniem | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Joel Tharp loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), Garrett Buch (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Darin Coles pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Wolfe | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Cincinnati | Darin Coles steps in front of the Floyd Parkhurst pass | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Louisville | Oscar Hernandez is called for the reach on Darin Coles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Jason Whited (SF), Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Maria Lombardi, Stephen Wolfe, Joel Tharp, Darin Coles, Edward Lockhart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson (C) Douglas Gurney | |
| 16:55 | Louisville | Jesse Lee buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Jackie McGroarty | 7-0 |
| 16:40 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst scores on a fadeaway from close range | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 7-2 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Jason Whited snags the offensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:15 | Louisville | Joseph Hale is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Hale, team foul #4 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher, Garrett Buch, Oscar Hernandez, Gerald Anderson | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney blows the layup | 7-2 |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jon Spurgeon (fresh) SG - Jesse Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Whited (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) C - Jackie McGroarty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fresh) SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fresh) C - Richard Mixon (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Jesse Lee misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 15:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem's floater is tipped away by Jason Whited | 7-2 |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney tips it home | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | Jason Whited is called for traveling | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Darin Coles (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jon Spurgeon, Jesse Lee, Jason Whited, Joseph Hale, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Givan (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) Mundan Abdulmuniem, Richard Mixon | |
| 15:10 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 7-4 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Darin Coles pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi is hacked by Douglas Gurney - foul #1 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal | |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Joel Tharp comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Parkhurst - foul #1 on Floyd Parkhurst, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:11 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-4 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson snags the offensive board | 9-4 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | George Givan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-4 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Floyd Parkhurst steals the ball from Joel Tharp in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst lays it in | 9-6 |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Floyd Parkhurst takes the ball from Darin Coles in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst can't finish the layup | 9-6 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Darin Coles grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the wide open shot from the right wing set up by Stephen Wolfe | 11-6 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | George Givan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 13:16 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney snags the offensive board | 11-6 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson is whistled for a carry | 11-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Jason Whited (SF), Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Maria Lombardi, Stephen Wolfe, Joel Tharp, Darin Coles, Edward Lockhart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Garrett Buch (PF), Richard Mixon (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher, George Givan, Douglas Gurney, Gerald Anderson | |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem grabs the defensive rebound | 11-6 |
| 12:30 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem lays it in on a nice dish by John Rinehart | 11-8 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses long on a floater from the right side | 11-8 |
| 12:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Garrett Buch | 11-8 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | John Rinehart drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:46 | Louisville | Clifford Beal is called for the reach on Jon Spurgeon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Beal, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joel Tharp (SF) Jason Whited | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez (PF) Garrett Buch | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jon Spurgeon (fresh) SG - Jesse Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Tharp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Hale (fresh) C - Jackie McGroarty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Rinehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifford Beal (fresh) SF - Mundan Abdulmuniem (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) C - Richard Mixon (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 11-11 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-13 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Jesse Lee misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 11-13 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Oscar Hernandez | 11-13 |
| 10:08 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Joseph Hale | 11-13 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Richard Mixon is called for the reach on Joel Tharp - foul #1 on Richard Mixon, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Darin Coles (PF), Edward Lockhart (C) Jon Spurgeon, Jesse Lee, Joseph Hale, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), Garrett Buch (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Oscar Hernandez, Richard Mixon | |
| 09:42 | Louisville | Joel Tharp can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 09:40 | Cincinnati | Charles Gallagher snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson drills a floater from the left side | 11-15 |
| 08:58 | Louisville | Floyd Parkhurst steals the ball from Stephen Wolfe | 11-15 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson dunks the ball set up by Floyd Parkhurst | 11-17 |
| 08:26 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart misses the floater in the lane | 11-17 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Maria Lombardi steals the ball from Gerald Anderson | 11-17 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | Darin Coles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 07:55 | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-17 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Maria Lombardi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Wolfe (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Darin Coles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Gallagher (fairly fresh) SF - Garrett Buch (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Gurney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Charles Gallagher is called for the reach on Stephen Wolfe - foul #1 on Charles Gallagher, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Scipio (PG), Jason Whited (SF) Maria Lombardi, Joel Tharp | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Clifford Beal (SG), George Givan (SF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Floyd Parkhurst, Charles Gallagher, Garrett Buch, Gerald Anderson | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Jason Whited is denied on a layup by Douglas Gurney | 11-17 |
| 07:04 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney grabs the board | 11-17 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal's pass is intercepted by Jason Scipio | 11-17 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Scipio | 13-17 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Darin Coles - foul #1 on Darin Coles, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Joseph Hale (PF), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jason Scipio, Stephen Wolfe, Darin Coles, Edward Lockhart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) John Rinehart, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | George Givan grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney is hacked by Joseph Hale - foul #2 on Joseph Hale, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Scipio (PG), Edward Lockhart (C) Jason Whited, Joseph Hale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG) George Givan | |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty gets the rebound | 13-18 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty misses the tip | 13-18 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney hits a jumper in the paint | 13-20 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Jason Scipio lays it in set up by Jon Spurgeon | 15-20 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from John Rinehart | 15-22 |
| 04:40 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 15-22 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon's floater is tipped away by Edward Lockhart | 15-22 |
| 04:22 | Louisville | Jason Scipio snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Jackie McGroarty is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (PG), Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Darin Coles (PF), Jason Whited (C) Jason Scipio, Jon Spurgeon, Jesse Lee, Jackie McGroarty, Edward Lockhart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SG), George Givan (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Clifford Beal, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Douglas Gurney, Richard Mixon | |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Joel Tharp steals the ball from George Givan | 15-22 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Tharp | 17-22 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez banks in the layup | 17-24 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Maria Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Wolfe (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Tharp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darin Coles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Whited (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Floyd Parkhurst (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Gallagher (fresh) SF - George Givan (fresh) PF - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Jason Whited steps in front of the Floyd Parkhurst pass | 17-24 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | George Givan is called for the reach on Joel Tharp in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Givan, team foul #7 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jack Grisham (PG), Jesse Lee (SG), Joseph Hale (C) Maria Lombardi, Stephen Wolfe, Jason Whited | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Rinehart (PG), Garrett Buch (PF) Floyd Parkhurst, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Joel Tharp makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | George Givan misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Lee - foul #1 on Jesse Lee, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Lockhart (C) Darin Coles | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Richard Mixon (C) Charles Gallagher, Gerald Anderson | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | George Givan makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | George Givan misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Garrett Buch snags the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon is denied on a layup by Joseph Hale | 19-25 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Richard Mixon misses the tip | 19-25 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Joel Tharp grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Joel Tharp misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-25 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Edward Lockhart grabs the offensive board | 19-25 |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Jesse Lee buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Grisham | 21-25 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem is fouled on the floor by Jesse Lee - foul #2 on Jesse Lee, team foul #8 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Maria Lombardi (SG), Jackie McGroarty (C) Jesse Lee, Edward Lockhart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal (SG), Douglas Gurney (PF) George Givan, Richard Mixon | |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Joel Tharp misses the lay-in | 21-27 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Douglas Gurney gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Maria Lombardi steals it from Mundan Abdulmuniem | 21-27 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Joseph Hale is hacked by Douglas Gurney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Gurney, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jon Spurgeon (SG) Jack Grisham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Floyd Parkhurst (PG), Charles Gallagher (SF), Gerald Anderson (C) John Rinehart, Mundan Abdulmuniem, Garrett Buch | |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Joseph Hale misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson is fouled on the floor by Maria Lombardi - foul #1 on Maria Lombardi, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jason Whited (SF), Darin Coles (PF) Joel Tharp, Joseph Hale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Oscar Hernandez (PF) Douglas Gurney | |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Gerald Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Darin Coles grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Darin Coles's pass is intercepted by Clifford Beal | 21-28 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Jackie McGroarty steps in front of the Charles Gallagher pass | 21-28 |
| 00:20 | Louisville | Maria Lombardi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Wolfe (SG), Joel Tharp (SF), Edward Lockhart (C) Maria Lombardi, Jason Whited, Jackie McGroarty | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mundan Abdulmuniem (SF), Douglas Gurney (PF) Charles Gallagher, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Clifford Beal comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-28 |