| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Winston Dismuke (fresh) C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ryan McGarvie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Barry Ginsburg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Campanelli (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Haldeman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Michael Lyons inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Quinton Butler is hacked by Barry Ginsburg - foul #3 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG) Barry Ginsburg | |
| 19:37 | Louisville | Quinton Butler comes up short on the floater near the basket | 39-24 |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Edward Campanelli | 39-24 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Richard Byrd - foul #1 on Richard Byrd, team foul #1 | 39-24 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:25 | Louisville | Quinton Butler grabs the board | 39-25 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Richard Byrd's pass is intercepted by Michael Haldeman in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-25 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Richard Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Brady Duke (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boris Skov (C) Terry Reeves | |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Richard Byrd's pass is intercepted by Ryan McGarvie in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Boris Skov | 39-28 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Isaac Michael snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Brady Duke connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Isaac Michael | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Richard Byrd picks off the pass by Zorya Zupancic in the backcourt | 41-28 |
| 17:48 | Louisville | Isaac Michael is fouled on the floor by Zorya Zupancic - foul #4 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Michael Lyons, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PG), Joshua Hoffman (C) Zorya Zupancic, Michael Haldeman | |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Boris Skov is called for the reach on Raymond Sledge - foul #1 on Boris Skov, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Winston Dismuke (PF) Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 17:18 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke hits the follow up shot | 43-28 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Ryan McGarvie | 43-33 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), David McStay (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Brady Duke, Winston Dismuke, Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Boris Skov, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie is whistled for a carry | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Lyons (SF), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG) John Richards | |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Chad Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan McGarvie - foul #3 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG) Ryan McGarvie | |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Lee | 45-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McStay (fresh) C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Zorya Zupancic (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Barry Ginsburg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Edward Campanelli (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Haldeman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Terry Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic knocks in the floater from the right side | 45-35 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Terry Reeves steals it from Isaac Michael in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg connects on the jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Isaac Michael comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Haldeman - foul #3 on Michael Haldeman, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG) Chad Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PG) Zorya Zupancic | |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 15:22 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | David McStay gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 14:54 | Louisville | Isaac Michael hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David McStay | 50-37 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Barry Ginsburg - foul #4 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Brady Duke (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF), Elvin Dilday (C) Isaac Michael, Michael Lyons, David McStay, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie (SG), Joshua Hoffman (C) Barry Ginsburg, Terry Reeves | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Ryan McGarvie is called for the reach on Richard Byrd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG), Boris Skov (PF) Ryan McGarvie, Michael Haldeman | |
| 14:33 | Louisville | Richard Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov snags the defensive board | 50-37 |
| 14:20 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli scores on a jumper near the basket set up by John Richards | 50-39 |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Brady Duke knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Sledge and he's hacked by Edward Campanelli - foul #3 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Zorya Zupancic (PG) Barry Ginsburg | |
| 14:01 | Louisville | Brady Duke makes the free throw | 53-39 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Winston Dismuke denies the turnaround by Edward Campanelli | 53-39 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | John Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Winston Dismuke blocks the short jumper by John Richards | 53-39 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Winston Dismuke | 53-39 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is hacked by Zorya Zupancic in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zorya Zupancic, team foul #9 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Chad Lee (SF), Andrew Veras (C) Richard Byrd, Winston Dismuke, Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg (SG), Michael Haldeman (PF), Terry Reeves (C) Zorya Zupancic, Boris Skov, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 13:05 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli tips it home | 54-41 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Lyons (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Raymond Sledge, Brady Duke, Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Winston Dismuke swats the layup by Michael Haldeman | 54-41 |
| 12:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Lee | 54-41 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Isaac Michael misses the easy open layup | 54-41 |
| 12:25 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke misses the tip | 54-41 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Barry Ginsburg grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Isaac Michael steals it from Edward Campanelli | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Chad Lee can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Barry Ginsburg - foul #5 on Barry Ginsburg, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Byrd (SG), David McStay (PF) Isaac Michael, Winston Dismuke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie (SG), Boris Skov (C) Barry Ginsburg, Terry Reeves | |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Chad Lee misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | Chad Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boris Skov | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chad Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McStay (fresh) C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Richards (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ryan McGarvie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Edward Campanelli (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Haldeman (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Boris Skov (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 11:38 | Louisville | David McStay grabs the board | 54-41 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | David McStay is hacked by Boris Skov in the backcourt - foul #2 on Boris Skov, team foul #11 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Brady Duke (SF), Andrew Veras (C) Chad Lee, Michael Lyons, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman (C) Michael Haldeman | |
| 11:36 | Louisville | David McStay makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:36 | Louisville | David McStay makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli is whistled for traveling | 56-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (PF) David McStay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | John Richards is called for the reach on Isaac Michael - foul #4 on John Richards, team foul #12 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF) Boris Skov | |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:57 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-41 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Isaac Michael | 58-41 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Brady Duke lays it in on a great pass from Richard Byrd | 60-41 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-41 |
| 10:12 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Andrew Veras - foul #2 on Andrew Veras, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Chad Lee (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), David McStay (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Isaac Michael, Richard Byrd, Brady Duke, Elvin Dilday, Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves (C) Joshua Hoffman | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | John Richards picks off the pass by Raymond Sledge | 60-42 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-42 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 60-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Winston Dismuke (PF) David McStay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boris Skov (PF) Michael Haldeman | |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Quinton Butler misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-42 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Michael Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Michael Lyons's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Campanelli | 60-42 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Sledge - foul #1 on Raymond Sledge, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Richard Byrd (SG), Brady Duke (SF), Andrew Veras (C) Raymond Sledge, Chad Lee, Michael Lyons, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke lays it up and in on a great pass from Brady Duke | 62-43 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Ryan McGarvie misses long on a jumper from the right side | 62-43 |
| 08:16 | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Winston Dismuke - foul #3 on Winston Dismuke, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | David McStay (PF) Winston Dismuke | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PF) John Richards | |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Richard Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan McGarvie - foul #5 on Ryan McGarvie, team foul #13 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Richards (PG), Billy Victorino (SG) Ryan McGarvie, Terry Reeves | |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Richard Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman buries a shot from the right side and he's hacked by David McStay - foul #1 on David McStay, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG), Michael Lyons (SF), Elvin Dilday (PF), Quinton Butler (C) Richard Byrd, Brady Duke, David McStay, Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves (C) Billy Victorino | |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Isaac Michael (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lyons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elvin Dilday (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Quinton Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - John Richards (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SG - Michael Haldeman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Edward Campanelli (very tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Boris Skov (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Terry Reeves (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Isaac Michael connects on the open runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Lyons | 66-48 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #14 | 66-48 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (PG), Brady Duke (SF), Winston Dismuke (PF) Isaac Michael, Michael Lyons, Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Billy Victorino (SG), Joshua Hoffman (C) Boris Skov, Terry Reeves | |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Winston Dismuke misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-48 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the offensive board | 66-48 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Winston Dismuke | 69-48 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman is fouled on the floor by Brady Duke - foul #1 on Brady Duke, team foul #6 | 69-48 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Billy Victorino is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Billy Victorino, team foul #15 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Isaac Michael (PG), Richard Byrd (SG) Raymond Sledge, Chad Lee | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Boris Skov (PF) Michael Haldeman | |
| 05:49 | Louisville | John Richards is called for the reach on Quinton Butler - foul #5 on John Richards, team foul #16 | 69-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (SG), Terry Reeves (C) John Richards, Joshua Hoffman | |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Quinton Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-48 |
| 05:27 | Cincinnati | Edward Campanelli misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-48 |
| 05:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Quinton Butler | 71-48 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Isaac Michael can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Michael Haldeman - foul #4 on Michael Haldeman, team foul #17 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Sledge (SG), Elvin Dilday (PF), Andrew Veras (C) Richard Byrd, Winston Dismuke, Quinton Butler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jack Hale (SG), Joshua Hoffman (C) Michael Haldeman, Terry Reeves | |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Isaac Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 73-48 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale blows the layup | 73-48 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale tips it in | 73-50 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Brady Duke is hacked by Edward Campanelli in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Campanelli, team foul #18 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Chad Lee (SG) Isaac Michael | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman (PG) Edward Campanelli | |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Brady Duke makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov gets the rebound | 74-50 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Hoffman | 74-52 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Andrew Veras can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 74-52 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday grabs the offensive board | 74-52 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Boris Skov - foul #3 on Boris Skov, team foul #19 | 74-52 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday misses the 1st free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:23 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday makes the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:05 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-52 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Chad Lee | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Brady Duke can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Jack Hale - foul #1 on Jack Hale, team foul #20 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | David McStay (PF) Elvin Dilday | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 03:58 | Louisville | Brady Duke misses the 2nd free throw | 75-52 |
| 03:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman gets the rebound | 75-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Billy Victorino hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-52 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the defensive rebound | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Chad Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Sledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brady Duke (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David McStay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Veras (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Billy Victorino (tiring) SG - Michael Haldeman (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Jack Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Skov (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Hoffman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge hits the finger roll set up by Chad Lee and he's fouled by Jack Hale - foul #2 on Jack Hale, team foul #21 | 77-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Elvin Dilday (C) Andrew Veras | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:36 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the free throw | 78-52 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-52 |
| 03:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Elvin Dilday | 78-52 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-52 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 78-52 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale grabs the offensive rebound | 78-52 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chad Lee - foul #1 on Chad Lee, team foul #7 | 78-52 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Michael Haldeman makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Brady Duke buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Sledge | 81-54 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hoffman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 81-54 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | Chad Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 81-54 |
| 02:13 | Louisville | Brady Duke is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-54 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Chad Lee can't tip it in | 81-54 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Brady Duke grabs the offensive rebound | 81-54 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | David McStay is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Chad Lee | 83-54 |
| 01:35 | Cincinnati | Billy Victorino's floater is knocked away by David McStay | 83-54 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Elvin Dilday grabs the defensive rebound | 83-54 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Lee | 86-54 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 86-54 |
| 01:18 | Louisville | Brady Duke snags the defensive board | 86-54 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is hacked by Michael Haldeman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Haldeman, team foul #22 | 86-54 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Veras (C) David McStay | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terry Reeves (C) Michael Haldeman | |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 86-54 |
| 01:16 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 87-54 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Elvin Dilday swats the layup by Joshua Hoffman | 87-54 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Andrew Veras grabs the board | 87-54 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge is hacked by Billy Victorino in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Victorino, team foul #23 | 87-54 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge misses the 1st free throw | 87-54 |
| 01:01 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 88-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Boris Skov double dribbles | 88-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Brady Duke's pass is intercepted by Billy Victorino | 88-54 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Jack Hale scores on a shot from the left wing | 88-56 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Raymond Sledge runs out the clock | 88-56 |