| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Bos (fresh) SF - Matthew Baker (fresh) PF - David Brun (fresh) C - Jesse Noonan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Mason (fresh) SG - Merlin Kennett (fresh) SF - Samuel Jelks (fresh) PF - Micheal Wallace (fresh) C - Charles Conner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | David Brun 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) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | James Hess scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Baker | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace hits a shot from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Matthew Baker is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | James Mason clanks a shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | James Mason gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | James Mason knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:59 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | James Mason loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 18:19 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 18:13 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | James Hess is fouled on the floor by Samuel Jelks - foul #1 on Samuel Jelks, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Hess | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Merlin Kennett misses the floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:32 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | James Hess hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Bos is called for the reach on Merlin Kennett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Bos, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG), Robert Logan (SG), John Cunningham (SF), William Harvey (PF), Casey Bartow (C) James Hess, Jeffrey Bos, Matthew Baker, David Brun, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan (PG), Alberto Bruno (SG), Michael Tillis (SF), Kenny Russell (PF), John Bradley (C) James Mason, Merlin Kennett, Samuel Jelks, Micheal Wallace, Charles Conner | |
| 16:46 | Cincinnati | John Bradley scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Jordan | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | A charge is called on Roy Walker - foul #1 on Roy Walker, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Robert Logan is by himself and knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Walker and he's hacked by Alberto Bruno - foul #1 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Robert Logan misses the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | John Bradley gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | John Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace (PF) Kenny Russell | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Roy Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Cunningham (fresh) PF - William Harvey (fresh) C - Casey Bartow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Francis Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Bruno (fresh) SF - Michael Tillis (fresh) PF - Micheal Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Alberto Bruno is called for the reach on John Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alberto Bruno, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Mason (PG), James Houtz (SG), Charles Conner (C) Francis Jordan, Alberto Bruno, John Bradley | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Casey Bartow hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Robert Logan | 10-10 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | John Cunningham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Micheal Wallace - foul #1 on Micheal Wallace, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (PG), Jeffrey Bos (SG), David Brun (PF), Jesse Noonan (C) Roy Walker, Robert Logan, William Harvey, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks (SF) Michael Tillis | |
| 15:16 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | John Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Jesse Noonan blocks the jumper by James Mason | 11-13 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | John Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Binette and he's hacked by James Houtz - foul #1 on James Houtz, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG) John Cunningham | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan (PG), Merlin Kennett (SG), Kenny Russell (PF), John Bradley (C) James Mason, James Houtz, Micheal Wallace, Charles Conner | |
| 14:30 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 14:30 | Cincinnati | John Bradley snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Cory Binette takes the ball from Samuel Jelks | 13-13 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Cory Binette lays it in | 15-13 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Bos in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | David Brun banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Bos | 17-13 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | David Brun is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Samuel Jelks - foul #2 on Samuel Jelks, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (SG), Jeffrey Oatman (SF), William Harvey (C) Jeffrey Bos, Cory Binette, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Mason (PG), Michael Tillis (SF), Micheal Wallace (PF) Francis Jordan, Samuel Jelks, John Bradley | |
| 13:40 | Louisville | David Brun makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | David Brun makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell comes up short on the shot in the paint | 19-13 |
| 13:29 | Louisville | David Brun gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by James Hess is blocked by Michael Tillis | 19-13 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | James Mason misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Logan - foul #1 on Robert Logan, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG), Casey Bartow (C) James Hess, David Brun | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (SG), Charles Conner (C) Merlin Kennett, Kenny Russell | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | James Mason misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | James Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman is hacked by Michael Tillis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Tillis, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | James Houtz can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-14 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Robert Logan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Tillis grabs the board | 21-14 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | James Mason makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Houtz | 21-16 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Casey Bartow's pass is intercepted by Charles Conner | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Roy Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Oatman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harvey (fairly fresh) C - Casey Bartow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Mason (tiring) 6 pts. SG - James Houtz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Tillis (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Wallace (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Conner (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Conner, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Cory Binette (SG), Matthew Baker (SF), John Cunningham (PF), Jesse Noonan (C) Roy Walker, Robert Logan, Jeffrey Oatman, William Harvey, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan (PG), Merlin Kennett (SG), Kenny Russell (PF), John Bradley (C) James Mason, James Houtz, Micheal Wallace, Charles Conner | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Matthew Baker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Merlin Kennett - foul #1 on Merlin Kennett, team foul #9 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG) Cory Binette | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Matthew Baker misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 11:19 | Louisville | Matthew Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Bradley | 22-18 |
| 10:44 | Louisville | Merlin Kennett steps in front of the John Cunningham pass | 22-18 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | John Bradley loses the dribble to John Cunningham | 22-18 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan hits a wide open jump hook from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Bos | 24-18 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | John Bradley buries a fadeaway from the right side | 24-20 |
| 09:38 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Hess | 27-20 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Merlin Kennett | 27-22 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos is fouled in the backcourt by Merlin Kennett - foul #2 on Merlin Kennett, team foul #10 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (PG), Cory Binette (SF), William Harvey (PF), Casey Bartow (C) James Hess, Matthew Baker, John Cunningham, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Mason (PG), Micheal Wallace (PF), Charles Conner (C) Merlin Kennett, Kenny Russell, John Bradley | |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | Casey Bartow snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | William Harvey gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 08:44 | Louisville | Cory Binette double dribbles | 28-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG) Jeffrey Bos | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (SG) Francis Jordan | |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by James Mason is blocked by Casey Bartow | 28-22 |
| 08:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Casey Bartow blocks the short jumper by Charles Conner | 28-22 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | James Houtz tips it in | 28-24 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Michael Tillis is called for the reach on Cory Binette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Tillis, team foul #11 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), David Brun (PF) Robert Logan, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan (SG), Samuel Jelks (SF) James Houtz, Michael Tillis | |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Cory Binette misses the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Cory Binette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks makes the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by David Brun - foul #1 on David Brun, team foul #4 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG), Jeffrey Oatman (SF), Jesse Noonan (C) Roy Walker, Cory Binette, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell (PF) Micheal Wallace | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan snags the defensive board | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Bos (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Oatman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Brun (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Noonan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Mason (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Francis Jordan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jelks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenny Russell (tiring) 2 pts. C - Charles Conner (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Oatman | 31-26 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Cunningham (SF), Casey Bartow (C) Jeffrey Oatman, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace (PF) Charles Conner | |
| 06:53 | Louisville | David Brun misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Cunningham - foul #1 on John Cunningham, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (PG), William Harvey (PF) James Hess, David Brun | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (SG) Francis Jordan | |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | John Cunningham can't finish the layup | 31-28 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | James Mason misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 05:48 | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks can't tip it in | 31-28 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | Casey Bartow pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | John Cunningham is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG), Matthew Baker (SF), Jesse Noonan (C) Jeffrey Bos, John Cunningham, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alberto Bruno (SF), John Bradley (C) Samuel Jelks, Kenny Russell | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | James Mason misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 05:16 | Louisville | Matthew Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Roy Walker loses the dribble to James Mason in the backcourt | 31-28 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | James Mason hits the finger roll | 31-30 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Roy Walker is hacked by James Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Mason, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Cory Binette (SG), David Brun (PF) Robert Logan, William Harvey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan (SG), Kenny Russell (PF) James Houtz, Micheal Wallace | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Roy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Roy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell is fouled on the floor by David Brun - foul #2 on David Brun, team foul #6 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Harvey (PF) David Brun | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Conner (C) John Bradley | |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Francis Jordan, team foul #13 | 33-30 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Roy Walker is fouled in the backcourt by James Mason - foul #2 on James Mason, team foul #14 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (SG) James Mason | |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Roy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 04:44 | Louisville | Roy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Francis Jordan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell can't tip it in | 35-30 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Baker | 35-30 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Charles Conner is called for the reach on Cory Binette - foul #2 on Charles Conner, team foul #15 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), John Cunningham (SF) Roy Walker, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Samuel Jelks (SF), Micheal Wallace (PF), John Bradley (C) Alberto Bruno, Kenny Russell, Charles Conner | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Cory Binette makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Cory Binette misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | John Bradley grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | James Houtz misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-30 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Cunningham | 36-30 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Cory Binette is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Logan (SG), Jeffrey Oatman (SF), David Brun (PF), Casey Bartow (C) Cory Binette, John Cunningham, William Harvey, Jesse Noonan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alberto Bruno (PG), Merlin Kennett (SG), Charles Conner (C) Francis Jordan, James Houtz, John Bradley | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Hess (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Oatman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Brun (fresh) 4 pts. C - Casey Bartow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Alberto Bruno (fresh) SG - Merlin Kennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jelks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Wallace (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Conner (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner lays it up and in and he's fouled by Casey Bartow - foul #1 on Casey Bartow, team foul #7 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG) James Hess | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Tillis (PF) Micheal Wallace | |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | Jeffrey Oatman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Charles Conner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Casey Bartow gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Casey Bartow tips it in | 38-33 |
| 02:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Tillis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | David Brun pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Baker (SF) Jeffrey Oatman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Mason (PG), Kenny Russell (PF), John Bradley (C) Alberto Bruno, Michael Tillis, Charles Conner | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Merlin Kennett and he's fouled by Casey Bartow - foul #2 on Casey Bartow, team foul #8 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Hess (PG), Roy Walker (SG), John Cunningham (PF), Jesse Noonan (C) Robert Logan, Jeffrey Bos, David Brun, Casey Bartow | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | James Hess misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Jelks - foul #3 on Samuel Jelks, team foul #16 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Tillis (SF) Samuel Jelks | |
| 01:48 | Louisville | James Hess makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 01:48 | Louisville | James Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Kenny Russell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 01:19 | Louisville | Roy Walker gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | James Hess makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Walker | 43-35 |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | James Hess picks off the pass by Merlin Kennett | 43-35 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | John Cunningham is hacked by Michael Tillis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Tillis, team foul #17 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Bos (SG), David Brun (PF) Roy Walker, Matthew Baker | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Alberto Bruno (SF), Micheal Wallace (PF), Charles Conner (C) Michael Tillis, Kenny Russell, John Bradley | |
| 01:04 | Louisville | John Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | John Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Houtz (PG) James Mason | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Cunningham - foul #2 on John Cunningham, team foul #9 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | Roy Walker (PG) James Hess | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Micheal Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jesse Noonan | 44-35 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan blows the wide open layup | 44-35 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Houtz pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | David Brun blocks the short jumper by Micheal Wallace | 44-35 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jesse Noonan misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 44-35 |