| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Justin Beckett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Brenton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Anthony Brenton inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton lays it up and in | 27-29 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Piao China makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | UConn | Brian Staley misses the dunk attempt | 27-31 |
| 19:06 | UConn | William Constable hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wilfredo Rizzo | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton can't finish the layup | 29-34 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 18:26 | Louisville | Piao China makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Rose | 29-36 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Justin Beckett buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tyrone Hamilton | 32-36 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Piao China drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilfredo Rizzo | 32-38 |
| 17:40 | UConn | William Constable misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-38 |
| 17:39 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Wilfredo Rizzo | 34-40 |
| 16:50 | UConn | The jump hook by Brian Staley is blocked by Rafael Barnes | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | UConn | William Constable grabs the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Brian Staley's dunk attempt is rejected by Rafael Barnes | 34-40 |
| 16:33 | UConn | William Constable tips it in | 36-40 |
| 16:27 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Justin Beckett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton misses the easy layup but the foul's on Rafael Barnes - foul #3 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), William Droegmiller (PF) Justin Beckett, Anthony Brenton, Brian Staley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (PG), Matthew Breault (SG), John Blanton (SF), Jeffrey Job (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| 16:04 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:46 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Hamilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Blanton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Job (fresh) C - Darryl Lee (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Ellis Bunce is whistled for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) Tyrone Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:08 | Louisville | John Blanton connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Davidson | 38-44 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Jeffrey Job steps in front of the Conrad Villeda pass | 38-44 |
| 14:58 | Louisville | John Blanton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 14:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Constable | 38-44 |
| 14:55 | UConn | William Constable throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Darryl Lee hits the finger roll | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | UConn | William Droegmiller misses the easy layup | 38-46 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Matthew Breault comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Ellis Bunce - foul #1 on Ellis Bunce, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Staley (PF) William Droegmiller | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Matthew Breault makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Brian Staley buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Conrad Villeda | 40-48 |
| 13:59 | Louisville | Kevin Davidson is hacked by William Constable - foul #2 on William Constable, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (PG), Tyrone Hamilton (C) William Constable, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:42 | Louisville | John Blanton is called for 3 seconds | 40-48 |
| 13:29 | UConn | A charge is called on Justin Beckett - foul #2 on Justin Beckett, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Brenton (SF) Conrad Villeda | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | John Blanton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 12:50 | UConn | Ellis Bunce is fouled on the floor by Matthew Breault - foul #1 on Matthew Breault, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | UConn | William Droegmiller (PF) Brian Staley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Kevin Davidson, Matthew Breault, John Blanton, Darryl Lee | |
| 12:28 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton hits the finger roll | 42-51 |
| 12:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose is called for traveling | 42-51 |
| Subs | UConn | William Constable (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF) Justin Beckett, Ellis Bunce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (SG), John Blanton (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Piao China, Shawn Rose, Jeffrey Job, Rafael Barnes | |
| 11:59 | UConn | William Constable makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Brenton and he's fouled by Darryl Lee - foul #3 on Darryl Lee, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (SG), George Shetler (C) Anthony Brenton, Tyrone Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Christopher Brooks, Matthew Breault, John Blanton, Darryl Lee | |
| 11:59 | UConn | William Constable misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:59 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 11:44 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes misses the tip | 44-51 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Conrad Villeda snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - William Constable (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Justin Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Droegmiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Shetler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | William Constable misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Conrad Villeda tips it home | 46-51 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Wilfredo Rizzo out of a doubleteam | 46-53 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Justin Beckett is hacked by Rafael Barnes - foul #4 on Rafael Barnes, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (SG), Anthony Brenton (SF), Brian Staley (PF), Tyrone Hamilton (C) Justin Beckett, Conrad Villeda, William Droegmiller, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Matthew Breault (SG), John Blanton (SF), Jeffrey Job (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Kevin Davidson, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Wilfredo Rizzo, Rafael Barnes | |
| 10:13 | UConn | Anthony Brenton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 10:11 | Louisville | Jeffrey Job pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 10:07 | Louisville | John Blanton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-53 |
| 10:05 | UConn | Brian Staley snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 09:42 | UConn | William Constable hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Matthew Breault gets the rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | John Blanton can't finish the layup | 46-53 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Darryl Lee tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Ellis Bunce knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-55 |
| 08:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Anthony Brenton | 48-55 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 48-55 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Anthony Brenton tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks loses the ball out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (PG), Conrad Villeda (SF) William Constable, Anthony Brenton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF) Matthew Breault, John Blanton, Jeffrey Job | |
| 08:13 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton can't connect on a shot near the basket | 50-55 |
| 08:11 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (PG) Christopher Brooks | |
| 07:42 | UConn | Wilfredo Rizzo takes the ball from Tyrone Hamilton | 50-55 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Justin Beckett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Staley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kevin Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Piao China (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Darryl Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Darryl Lee snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Conrad Villeda - foul #2 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | UConn | William Constable (PG), Anthony Brenton (SF), William Droegmiller (PF), George Shetler (C) Justin Beckett, Conrad Villeda, Brian Staley, Tyrone Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Matthew Breault (SG), John Blanton (SF), Rafael Barnes (C) Kevin Davidson, Piao China, Shawn Rose, Darryl Lee | |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:12 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 06:55 | UConn | William Constable clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 06:54 | UConn | William Droegmiller can't tip it in | 50-57 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | John Blanton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-57 |
| 06:46 | UConn | William Droegmiller gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 06:26 | UConn | William Droegmiller hits a jumper from the left block set up by Anthony Brenton and he's hacked by Matthew Breault - foul #2 on Matthew Breault, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF) Ellis Bunce | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (PG), Piao China (SG), Shawn Rose (SF), Jeffrey Job (PF) Christopher Brooks, Matthew Breault, John Blanton, Wilfredo Rizzo | |
| 06:26 | UConn | William Droegmiller makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Piao China misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by George Shetler - foul #1 on George Shetler, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (SG), Tyrone Hamilton (C) Conrad Villeda, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), John Blanton (SF) Kevin Davidson, Shawn Rose | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Piao China makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:41 | UConn | The short jumper by Anthony Brenton is denied by Jeffrey Job | 53-58 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 05:38 | UConn | William Droegmiller tips it in | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | John Blanton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Justin Beckett - foul #3 on Justin Beckett, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Brian Staley (PF) William Constable, Anthony Brenton, William Droegmiller | |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Breault (SG), Shawn Rose (SF) Piao China, Jeffrey Job | |
| 05:29 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Brian Staley pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:10 | UConn | Rafael Barnes swats the layup by Justin Beckett | 55-58 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Brian Staley hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Blanton | 57-60 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 04:14 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Matthew Breault misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 04:07 | UConn | Brian Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Conrad Villeda comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-60 |
| 03:41 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Justin Beckett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Staley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyrone Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Christopher Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Breault (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Blanton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Rafael Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | John Blanton hits the finger roll and the foul's on Conrad Villeda - foul #3 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | UConn | William Constable (PG), Anthony Brenton (SF), George Shetler (C) Justin Beckett, Conrad Villeda, Tyrone Hamilton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Davidson (PG), Piao China (SG), Wilfredo Rizzo (PF), Darryl Lee (C) Christopher Brooks, Matthew Breault, Shawn Rose, Rafael Barnes | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | John Blanton misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:35 | UConn | Brian Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:16 | UConn | William Constable buries a 3 from the left wing | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Piao China misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-62 |
| 03:03 | UConn | The rebound goes to William Constable | 60-62 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Ellis Bunce is fouled on the floor by Darryl Lee - foul #4 on Darryl Lee, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), William Droegmiller (PF) Ellis Bunce, Brian Staley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Barnes (C) Darryl Lee | |
| 02:41 | UConn | Conrad Villeda can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-62 |
| 02:40 | UConn | William Droegmiller tips it home | 62-62 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | George Shetler picks off the pass by Kevin Davidson | 62-62 |
| 02:21 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Justin Beckett (SG), Brian Staley (PF), Tyrone Hamilton (C) Conrad Villeda, William Droegmiller, George Shetler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Rose (SF), Darryl Lee (C) John Blanton, Rafael Barnes | |
| 01:52 | UConn | Darryl Lee picks off the pass by Anthony Brenton | 62-62 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | Piao China travels with the ball | 62-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Christopher Brooks (PG), Rafael Barnes (C) Kevin Davidson, Darryl Lee | |
| 01:29 | UConn | Tyrone Hamilton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 01:28 | Louisville | Rafael Barnes snags the defensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Brooks and the foul's on Anthony Brenton - foul #2 on Anthony Brenton, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Shawn Rose makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:01 | UConn | William Constable banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Beckett | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Shawn Rose comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 64-65 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | Christopher Brooks grabs the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Wilfredo Rizzo is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | UConn | Anthony Brenton hits a turnaround from the left block | 66-65 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Shawn Rose hits a driving attempt in the paint | 66-67 |