| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Darin Peterson inbounds the ball | 22-39 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | Dwight Mebane takes the ball from Charles Berning | 22-39 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane lays it in | 24-39 |
| 19:21 | UConn | Robert Pruitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Berning | 24-41 |
| 18:52 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson's layup is rejected by Charles Berning | 24-41 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson tips it home | 26-41 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Charles Berning can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Arnold - foul #2 on Nicholas Arnold, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:20 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:56 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 17:55 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Armando Sanchez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 17:37 | UConn | Charles Berning grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Armando Sanchez is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG), David Scott (C) Dwight Mebane, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Nicholas Arnold, Robert Pruitt | |
| 17:08 | Louisville | David Scott is hacked by Micheal Carroll - foul #2 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Philip Hart (C) Andrew Dawson | |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Charles Berning | |
| 16:57 | Louisville | David Scott can't throw it down | 28-41 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Armando Sanchez gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Darrell Golden - foul #2 on Darrell Golden, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Ferrell (SG), Andrew Gaskins (C) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen West (SF) Darin Peterson | |
| 16:49 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 16:49 | UConn | Armando Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 16:30 | Louisville | Micheal Carroll is called for the reach on Philip Hart - foul #3 on Micheal Carroll, team foul #4 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG) Joseph Ferrell | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Orunjan Abdo (SG), Douglas Rundell (SF) Donnie Lollar, Armando Sanchez, Micheal Carroll | |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Hart | 30-43 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Philip Hart gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) SF - David Scott (fresh) PF - Philip Hart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Rundell (fresh) PF - Stephen West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-43 |
| 15:47 | UConn | Douglas Rundell grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Stephen West misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 15:21 | Louisville | David Scott gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins travels with the ball | 30-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, David Scott, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF), Robert Pruitt (C) Orunjan Abdo, Douglas Rundell, Stephen West, Chad Gervin | |
| 14:55 | UConn | Darin Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Riddles | 33-46 |
| 14:34 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-46 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Robert Pruitt grabs the offensive board | 33-46 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Andrew Dawson picks off the pass by Charles Berning | 33-46 |
| 14:18 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is hacked by Robert Pruitt - foul #3 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (PG) Dwight Mebane | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG) Nicholas Arnold | |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson is whistled for a carry | 33-46 |
| 13:39 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 13:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Robert Riddles drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Shepherd | 35-46 |
| 12:56 | UConn | Robert Pruitt misses the easy layup | 35-46 |
| 12:54 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Riddles scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Pruitt - foul #4 on Robert Pruitt, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG) Tony Shepherd | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Micheal Carroll (C) Donnie Lollar, Robert Pruitt | |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Robert Riddles grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Darin Peterson - foul #2 on Darin Peterson, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Micheal Carroll pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:10 | UConn | Robert Riddles picks off the pass by Nicholas Arnold | 38-46 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane can't finish the layup | 38-46 |
| 12:05 | Louisville | Darrell Golden misses the tip | 38-46 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Darin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Charles Berning's pass is intercepted by Andrew Dawson | 38-46 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson is fouled on the floor by Charles Berning - foul #1 on Charles Berning, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), David Scott (SF), Philip Hart (PF) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Andrew Dawson | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Chad Gervin (C) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Charles Berning | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Shepherd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Scott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Hart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Orunjan Abdo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen West (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Gervin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Stephen West hits a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Kenneth Anderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Gaskins (C) Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:27 | UConn | Stephen West makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Philip Hart lays it up and in on a great pass from Dwight Mebane | 42-49 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Stephen West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Philip Hart snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | David Scott misses badly on a floater from the right block | 42-49 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Philip Hart tips it in | 44-49 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Stephen West hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Nicholas Arnold | 44-51 |
| 10:25 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd loses the dribble to Chad Gervin | 44-51 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Stephen West double dribbles | 44-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF) Dwight Mebane, Philip Hart, Andrew Gaskins | |
| Subs | UConn | Donnie Lollar (PG), Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Charles Berning (PF) Nicholas Arnold, Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll | |
| 09:45 | Louisville | David Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 09:44 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Chad Gervin's layup is rejected by David Scott | 44-51 |
| 09:37 | UConn | Armando Sanchez tips it home | 44-53 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | David Scott gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 08:45 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Darrell Golden | 50-53 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Armando Sanchez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | David Scott connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Riddles | 53-53 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Chad Gervin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Darin Peterson tips it in | 53-55 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Robert Riddles misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 07:43 | UConn | The rebound goes to Darin Peterson | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Tony Shepherd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Golden (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Donnie Lollar (fresh) SG - Armando Sanchez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Berning (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Chad Gervin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Tony Shepherd steals it from Chad Gervin | 53-55 |
| 07:23 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd hits the finger roll | 55-55 |
| 07:01 | UConn | Donnie Lollar misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 06:59 | UConn | Darin Peterson tips it home | 55-57 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Tony Shepherd comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Darin Peterson grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 06:27 | UConn | Darin Peterson can't tip it in | 55-57 |
| 06:25 | Louisville | Darrell Golden grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Robert Riddles makes the shot from the left block set up by David Scott | 57-57 |
| 06:05 | UConn | Armando Sanchez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 06:03 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Gervin | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | UConn | Andrew Dawson swats the short shot by Chad Gervin | 57-57 |
| 05:50 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 05:50 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dwight Mebane (PG), Philip Hart (PF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, Andrew Dawson, David Scott | |
| Subs | UConn | Nicholas Arnold (PG), Robert Pruitt (C) Donnie Lollar, Chad Gervin | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane is fouled on the floor by Armando Sanchez - foul #2 on Armando Sanchez, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Carroll (PF) Charles Berning | |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 05:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 57-59 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-61 |
| 05:01 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Philip Hart misses the tip | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Robert Pruitt snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Micheal Carroll misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 04:48 | Louisville | Darrell Golden grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Philip Hart | 59-61 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darin Peterson | 59-64 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Darrell Golden clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Dwight Mebane tips it back up and in | 61-64 |
| 03:54 | UConn | Robert Pruitt's fadeaway is rejected by Philip Hart | 61-64 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Micheal Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 03:33 | UConn | Darin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-64 |
| 03:31 | Louisville | Robert Riddles gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dwight Mebane (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Riddles (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrell Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Nicholas Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Armando Sanchez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darin Peterson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 13 reb. PF - Micheal Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tony Shepherd (SG), David Scott (SF), Andrew Dawson (PF) Robert Riddles, Darrell Golden, Kenneth Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Orunjan Abdo (SG), Stephen West (SF), Charles Berning (PF) Armando Sanchez, Darin Peterson, Robert Pruitt | |
| 03:07 | UConn | Stephen West hits a jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Philip Hart misses long on a runner near the basket | 61-66 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson tips it home | 63-66 |
| 02:44 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Riddles (SG), Darrell Golden (SF), Kenneth Anderson (C) Tony Shepherd, David Scott, Philip Hart | |
| Subs | UConn | Armando Sanchez (SG), Darin Peterson (SF), Robert Pruitt (C) Orunjan Abdo, Stephen West, Micheal Carroll | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Charles Berning misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | UConn | Robert Pruitt tips it home | 63-68 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 63-68 |
| 02:04 | UConn | Darin Peterson gets the rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:40 | UConn | Robert Pruitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 01:39 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pruitt | 63-68 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Darin Peterson is called for traveling | 63-68 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Robert Pruitt picks off the pass by Robert Riddles | 63-68 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Robert Pruitt is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dawson - foul #2 on Andrew Dawson, team foul #3 | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Armando Sanchez buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Nicholas Arnold | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Robert Riddles clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-70 |
| 00:23 | UConn | Robert Pruitt snags the defensive board | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | UConn | Robert Pruitt is hacked by Robert Riddles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Riddles, team foul #4 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Chad Gervin (C) Robert Pruitt | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Darin Peterson is hacked by Darrell Golden - foul #3 on Darrell Golden, team foul #5 | 63-70 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Chad Gervin is hacked by Kenneth Anderson - foul #3 on Kenneth Anderson, team foul #6 | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is hacked by Darrell Golden - foul #4 on Darrell Golden, team foul #7 | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Kenneth Anderson grabs the board | 63-70 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Robert Riddles drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dwight Mebane | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold is fouled in the backcourt by Dwight Mebane - foul #1 on Dwight Mebane, team foul #8 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Pruitt (C) Chad Gervin | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Andrew Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Nicholas Arnold runs out the clock | 66-70 |