| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garry Metz (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Scott Harrell inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Parker - foul #3 on Ronald Parker, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Daniel Crocker is called for the reach on Ronald Parker - foul #2 on Daniel Crocker, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Scott Harrell's pass is intercepted by Tyrone Davis | 35-38 |
| 19:03 | Louisville | Garry Metz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tyrone Davis | 35-40 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Scott Harrell is whistled for a carry | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-40 |
| 18:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Scott Harrell | 35-40 |
| 17:59 | UConn | Scott Harrell buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ronald Parker | 38-40 |
| 17:54 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Scott Harrell scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew French | 40-40 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Garry Metz knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Johnny Jackson | 40-42 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses badly on a floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Scott Harrell tips it back up and in | 42-42 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Ronald Parker gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Tyrone Davis steals the ball from Ronald Parker | 42-42 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses the shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Matthew French snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathanael Zigich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Garry Metz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UConn | James Bold drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Michael May (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, James Bold, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker, Nathanael Zigich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), William Burkey (SG), Radman Hajek (PF) Johnny Jackson, Daniel Crocker, Garry Metz | |
| 15:04 | UConn | Woodrow Theus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 15:02 | Louisville | Radman Hajek gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Matthew Osborne steals it from Michael May | 45-45 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Michael May snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Michael May hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Foster | 48-45 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Radman Hajek | 48-47 |
| 13:36 | UConn | Woodrow Theus misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-47 |
| 13:34 | UConn | Keith Jones tips it back up and in | 50-47 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-47 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis tips it in | 50-49 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Denis Farley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Radman Hajek - foul #1 on Radman Hajek, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), James Bold (SG), Eddie Pridmore (PF) Woodrow Theus, Christopher Foster, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jackson (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Phil Jessen (SF), Garry Metz (PF), Brandon Gebhard (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Tyrone Davis, Radman Hajek, Reginald Maxie | |
| 12:59 | UConn | Denis Farley makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Denis Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:42 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Phil Jessen tips it but misses | 52-49 |
| 12:39 | Louisville | Garry Metz grabs the offensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eddie Pridmore - foul #2 on Eddie Pridmore, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Harrell (SF), Ronald Parker (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Michael May, Eddie Pridmore, Denis Farley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Scott Harrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker is fouled on the floor by Matthew French - foul #2 on Matthew French, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bold (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Ronald Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garry Metz (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Gebhard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Matthew French steals it from Daniel Crocker | 55-51 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Scott Harrell lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew French | 57-51 |
| 11:17 | Louisville | Brandon Gebhard jams it set up by Johnny Jackson | 57-53 |
| 11:01 | UConn | Brandon Gebhard takes the ball from Nathanael Zigich | 57-53 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Garry Metz is called for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Michael May (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker, Nathanael Zigich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyrone Davis (SF), Radman Hajek (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Phil Jessen, Garry Metz, Brandon Gebhard | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Denis Farley buries a 3 from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 10:13 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Reginald Maxie | 60-55 |
| 09:50 | UConn | Michael May buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Bold | 62-55 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Denis Farley - foul #1 on Denis Farley, team foul #4 | 62-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Christopher Foster (SG), Ronald Parker (PF) Woodrow Theus, James Bold, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG), Garry Metz (PF) Daniel Crocker, Radman Hajek | |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:36 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Michael May grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Ronald Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Garry Metz gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Garry Metz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Matthew French grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Tyrone Davis is called for the reach on Michael May - foul #3 on Tyrone Davis, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Scott Harrell (SF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Michael May, Denis Farley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Phil Jessen (SF), Brandon Gebhard (C) Johnny Jackson, Tyrone Davis, Reginald Maxie | |
| 08:44 | UConn | Ronald Parker scores on a jumper from the left side | 64-56 |
| 08:28 | Louisville | Garry Metz misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Garry Metz steps in front of the Matthew French pass | 64-56 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Scott Harrell steals the ball from Brandon Gebhard | 64-56 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Scott Harrell misses the easy layup | 64-56 |
| 07:47 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Matthew French (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Harrell (fresh) 20 pts. PF - Ronald Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathanael Zigich (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Matthew Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Burkey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Jessen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Garry Metz (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Brandon Gebhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Garry Metz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-56 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Scott Harrell grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:15 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the shot from just outside the lane | 64-56 |
| 07:13 | Louisville | Garry Metz pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Garry Metz misses the dunk attempt | 64-56 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | William Burkey grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Brandon Gebhard clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 64-56 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Christopher Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Scott Harrell misses the runner from close range | 64-56 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Matthew Osborne pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:02 | Louisville | William Burkey is fouled on the floor by Christopher Foster - foul #2 on Christopher Foster, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), James Bold (SG), Michael May (SF), Denis Farley (PF), Keith Jones (C) Matthew French, Christopher Foster, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker, Nathanael Zigich | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jackson (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Tyrone Davis (SF), Radman Hajek (PF), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Phil Jessen, Garry Metz, Brandon Gebhard | |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-56 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie tips it back up and in | 64-58 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Denis Farley is fouled on the floor by Johnny Jackson - foul #3 on Johnny Jackson, team foul #4 | 64-58 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Michael May comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 64-58 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Denis Farley tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 66-58 |
| 04:43 | UConn | Daniel Crocker steps in front of the Michael May pass | 66-58 |
| 04:38 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Crocker | 66-60 |
| 04:30 | UConn | James Bold misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 66-60 |
| 04:28 | Louisville | Radman Hajek snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-63 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Michael May drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Woodrow Theus | 68-63 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 68-63 |
| 03:49 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie hits the follow up shot | 68-65 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Theus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bold (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael May (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Denis Farley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Johnny Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tyrone Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Radman Hajek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Maxie (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | UConn | Woodrow Theus scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Bold | 71-65 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker misses the fadeaway in the lane | 71-65 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Keith Jones grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Denis Farley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 03:08 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-65 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | James Bold is called for the reach on Daniel Crocker - foul #1 on James Bold, team foul #6 | 71-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew French (PG), Scott Harrell (SF), Ronald Parker (PF), Nathanael Zigich (C) Woodrow Theus, Michael May, Denis Farley, Keith Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Burkey (SG), Garry Metz (PF) Daniel Crocker, Radman Hajek | |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Reginald Maxie misses the easy layup | 71-65 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson grabs the offensive board | 71-65 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matthew French - foul #3 on Matthew French, team foul #7 | 71-65 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (SG) James Bold | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Osborne (PG), Brandon Gebhard (C) Johnny Jackson, Reginald Maxie | |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:24 | UConn | Tyrone Davis swats the layup by Ronald Parker | 71-67 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Garry Metz grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 02:22 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | UConn | James Bold (SG) Christopher Foster | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Jackson (PG), Daniel Crocker (SG), Reginald Maxie (C) Matthew Osborne, William Burkey, Brandon Gebhard | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Matthew French steals the ball from Daniel Crocker | 71-67 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Matthew French can't throw it down | 71-67 |
| 02:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Garry Metz | 71-67 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Nathanael Zigich is called for the reach on Tyrone Davis - foul #4 on Nathanael Zigich, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich grabs the defensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Ronald Parker drills a jumper in the lane set up by Matthew French and he's fouled by Garry Metz - foul #2 on Garry Metz, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Garry Metz grabs the board | 73-68 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Scott Harrell steps in front of the Tyrone Davis pass | 73-68 |
| 01:16 | UConn | James Bold hits a 3 from the right corner | 76-68 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Daniel Crocker makes the turnaround from close range | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Reginald Maxie - foul #1 on Reginald Maxie, team foul #6 | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Nathanael Zigich makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Johnny Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Ronald Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Ronald Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Crocker - foul #3 on Daniel Crocker, team foul #7 | 78-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Theus (PG), Denis Farley (C) Matthew French, Nathanael Zigich | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Ronald Parker makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Ronald Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Scott Harrell gets the offensive rebound | 79-70 |
| 00:34 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Scott Harrell is hacked by Tyrone Davis - foul #4 on Tyrone Davis, team foul #8 | 79-70 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Scott Harrell makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Scott Harrell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Scott Harrell - foul #1 on Scott Harrell, team foul #9 | 81-70 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Foster (SG), Michael May (SF), Keith Jones (C) James Bold, Scott Harrell, Ronald Parker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:24 | Louisville | Tyrone Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Denis Farley | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Woodrow Theus runs out the clock | 81-70 |