| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) SG - Michael Donner (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) PF - Scott White (fresh) C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Scott White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson misses long on a shot in the lane | 5-3 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Shon Feeney gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher drills a turnaround from close range set up by Shon Feeney | 7-3 |
| 18:14 | Louisville | Scott White is whistled for a carry | 7-3 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:58 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | William Seibert scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Scott White | 7-6 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Shon Feeney makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Vaughn | 9-6 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-6 |
| 17:18 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 9-6 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shon Feeney | 12-6 |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Kenneth Vaughn steps in front of the Scott White pass | 12-6 |
| 16:31 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn hits the finger roll | 14-6 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | Kenneth Vaughn steps in front of the William Seibert pass | 14-6 |
| 16:11 | UConn | Shon Feeney hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 14-6 |
| 16:10 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to John Teel | 14-6 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), Jim Gandy (PF), Michael Arce (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Thomas Gannon | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Joe Eggers (fresh) SG - Samuel Rich (fresh) SF - Paul Gebhard (fresh) PF - Victor White (fresh) C - Thomas Bohl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willie Carr (fresh) SG - Francis Griffin (fresh) SF - Randall Lucas (fresh) PF - Jim Gandy (fresh) C - Michael Arce (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Michael Arce blows the layup but he's fouled by Thomas Bohl - foul #1 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #1 | 14-6 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Michael Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Randall Lucas steps in front of the Victor White pass | 14-8 |
| 15:20 | Louisville | Michael Arce misses the easy layup | 14-8 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Jim Gandy hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Paul Gebhard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Michael Arce gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Paul Gebhard denies the turnaround by Francis Griffin | 14-10 |
| 14:52 | UConn | Victor White gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Joe Eggers can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Jim Gandy snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | Paul Gebhard picks off the pass by Francis Griffin | 14-10 |
| 14:05 | UConn | Thomas Bohl's floater is tipped away by Michael Arce | 14-10 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Samuel Rich grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Paul Gebhard banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Eggers | 16-10 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Randall Lucas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-10 |
| 13:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Victor White | 16-10 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Thomas Bohl clanks a floater from the right side | 16-10 |
| 13:26 | Louisville | Willie Carr snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Randall Lucas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Samuel Rich pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Victor White hits the finger roll set up by Joe Eggers and he's fouled by Michael Arce - foul #1 on Michael Arce, team foul #1 | 18-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), John Teel (SF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Scott White (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Michael Arce, Jim Gandy | |
| 12:59 | UConn | Victor White makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 12:48 | Louisville | William Seibert is hacked by John Teel - foul #1 on John Teel, team foul #2 | 19-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Shon Feeney (PF) Victor White | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Scott White dunks the ball on a great pass from William Seibert | 19-12 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher lays it in and he's hacked by Michael Donner - foul #1 on Michael Donner, team foul #2 | 21-12 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher makes the free throw | 22-12 |
| 11:53 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 22-14 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Teel (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Gannon (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-14 |
| 11:35 | UConn | John Teel tips it but misses | 22-14 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the follow up shot | 24-14 |
| 11:09 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-14 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | William Seibert pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Michael Donner is whistled for traveling | 24-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Rich (SF) John Teel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (SG), Jim Gandy (PF) Michael Donner, Scott White | |
| 10:35 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-14 |
| 10:34 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Lorenzo Brennan - foul #1 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #3 | 24-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Arce (C) Thomas Gannon | |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-16 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Frederick Thompson picks off the pass by Thomas Bohl | 24-16 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | William Seibert misses the easy layup | 24-16 |
| 10:09 | UConn | Samuel Rich gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 10:03 | UConn | Paul Gebhard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-16 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF) William Seibert, Frederick Thompson | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Willie Carr is fouled on the floor by Paul Gebhard - foul #1 on Paul Gebhard, team foul #4 | 24-16 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Victor White | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF) Randall Lucas, Michael Arce | |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Michael Donner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Scott White | 24-19 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Michael Donner steals it from Thomas Bohl | 24-19 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Scott White | 24-21 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Samuel Rich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-21 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott White | 24-21 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Michael Donner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Samuel Rich - foul #1 on Samuel Rich, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, John Teel, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Frederick Thompson (SF), Michael Arce (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) Willie Carr, Francis Griffin, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Michael Donner makes the 3rd free throw | 24-24 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gannon - foul #1 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #3 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Norman Vanhoose (SG) Michael Donner | |
| 07:48 | UConn | Thomas Gannon is called for the reach on Kenneth Vaughn - foul #2 on Thomas Gannon, team foul #4 | 24-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Alex Hill (SF) Paul Gebhard | |
| Subs | Louisville | Francis Griffin (SG), David Hazelton (C) Norman Vanhoose, Thomas Gannon | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Hill (fresh) PF - Shon Feeney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Francis Griffin (fresh) SF - Frederick Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Arce (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hazelton (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-24 |
| 07:25 | UConn | Alex Hill grabs the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Frederick Thompson steps in front of the Shon Feeney pass | 24-24 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Francis Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Frederick Thompson | 24-26 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan is fouled on the floor by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #5 | 24-26 |
| Subs | UConn | John Teel (SF) Alex Hill | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Francis Griffin, Michael Arce, David Hazelton | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Shon Feeney misses long on a 3 from straight away | 24-26 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan tips it home | 26-26 |
| 06:23 | Louisville | Jim Gandy drills a floater near the basket | 26-28 |
| 06:07 | UConn | John Teel comes up short on the floater from close range | 26-28 |
| 06:05 | Louisville | Jim Gandy pulls down the rebound | 26-28 |
| 05:59 | Louisville | William Seibert drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frederick Thompson | 26-31 |
| 05:48 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 05:46 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Michael Donner | 26-31 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | William Seibert misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-31 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Frederick Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | William Seibert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 05:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 26-31 |
| 05:12 | UConn | Lorenzo Brennan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Vaughn | 28-31 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | Scott White scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Donner | 28-33 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | William Seibert grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Michael Donner misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Scott White hits the follow up shot | 28-35 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Shon Feeney | 30-35 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | William Seibert misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 03:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeff Thatcher | 30-35 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Jeff Thatcher comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 30-35 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Jim Gandy pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kenneth Vaughn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Thatcher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Teel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shon Feeney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lorenzo Brennan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Seibert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Donner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jim Gandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Louisville | William Seibert can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Scott White snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 03:12 | Louisville | Lorenzo Brennan is called for the reach on Jim Gandy - foul #2 on Lorenzo Brennan, team foul #6 | 30-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Eggers (PG), Samuel Rich (SG), Paul Gebhard (SF), Victor White (PF), Thomas Bohl (C) Kenneth Vaughn, Jeff Thatcher, John Teel, Shon Feeney, Lorenzo Brennan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Carr (PG), Francis Griffin (SG), Randall Lucas (SF), Michael Arce (PF), Thomas Gannon (C) William Seibert, Michael Donner, Frederick Thompson, Scott White, Jim Gandy | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Thomas Gannon loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 02:28 | UConn | Samuel Rich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 02:10 | Louisville | Willie Carr drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Randall Lucas | 30-37 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Joe Eggers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 01:52 | UConn | Thomas Bohl tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Lucas | 32-40 |
| 01:01 | UConn | Victor White connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-40 |
| 00:56 | Louisville | Willie Carr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Griffin | 34-43 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Paul Gebhard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Samuel Rich tips it in | 36-43 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willie Carr misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Bohl - foul #2 on Thomas Bohl, team foul #7 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Kenneth Vaughn (PG), Jeff Thatcher (SG), Alex Hill (SF), Shon Feeney (PF), Lorenzo Brennan (C) Joe Eggers, Samuel Rich, Paul Gebhard, Victor White, Thomas Bohl | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Seibert (PG), Michael Donner (SG), Scott White (PF), Jim Gandy (C) Francis Griffin, Randall Lucas, Michael Arce, Thomas Gannon | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Willie Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 00:05 | UConn | Michael Donner takes the ball from Lorenzo Brennan | 36-45 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Scott White misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 00:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Brennan | 36-45 |