| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) SF - George Monks (fresh) PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) SF - Michael Moore (fresh) PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Robert Hockett hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Paul Lehmann - foul #1 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Robert Hockett gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Glen Ragsdale | 0-6 |
| 18:23 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann loses the ball out of bounds | 0-6 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Willis Williams drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-8 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon drills a jumper from the left block | 3-10 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | Daniel Blackmon swats the layup by Paul Lehmann | 3-10 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale grabs the defensive rebound | 3-10 |
| 17:12 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Blackmon | 3-12 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Lehmann and he's hacked by Glen Ragsdale - foul #1 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Eugene Gabor (SG), Scott Wyrick (SF), Darin Trombly (PF) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Michael Moore, Glen Ragsdale | |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:34 | UConn | Scott Wyrick travels with the ball | 7-12 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | George Monks is fouled on the floor by Eugene Gabor - foul #1 on Eugene Gabor, team foul #2 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Palazzolo (C) Daniel Blackmon | |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Willis Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Mark Curry hits the follow up shot | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Lehmann (fresh) C - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) SG - Eugene Gabor (fresh) SF - Scott Wyrick (fresh) PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) C - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | UConn | Eugene Gabor's pass is intercepted by Willis Williams | 9-12 |
| 15:45 | Louisville | George Monks misses the lay-in | 9-12 |
| 15:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eugene Gabor | 9-12 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Eugene Gabor can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-12 |
| 15:23 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses the tip | 9-12 |
| 15:22 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Wyrick | 9-12 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Eugene Gabor banks in the layup | 9-14 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the lay-in | 9-14 |
| 14:58 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Scott Wyrick misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Willis Williams - foul #1 on Willis Williams, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Mark Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Glen Ragsdale (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Eugene Gabor, Darin Trombly, Robert Palazzolo | |
| 14:30 | UConn | Scott Wyrick misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Scott Wyrick makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Willis Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-15 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Robert Hockett steals it from Willis Williams | 9-15 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Scott Wyrick dunks the ball set up by Robert Hockett | 9-17 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Willis Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-17 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Scott Wyrick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Hockett | 11-19 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the 3 from straight away | 11-19 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | George Monks tips it back up and in | 13-19 |
| 12:46 | UConn | George Monks picks off the pass by Michael Moore | 13-19 |
| 12:37 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon pulls down the rebound | 13-19 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Robert Hockett is fouled on the floor by Matthew Wolfram - foul #1 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #3 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF) George Monks | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Woodrow Scribner (SF) Scott Wyrick, Michael Moore | |
| 11:48 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits a runner in the paint | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Claud Zagen (fresh) PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Wolfram (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hockett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) PF - Glen Ragsdale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Glen Ragsdale - foul #2 on Glen Ragsdale, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), Mark Curry (C) Radomil Lakowski, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (SG), Darin Trombly (PF) Robert Hockett, Glen Ragsdale | |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 11:37 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Darin Trombly | 14-23 |
| 11:21 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the floater in the paint | 16-23 |
| 11:00 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner misses the floater from the right side | 16-23 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Willis Williams is fouled on the floor by Richard Walker - foul #1 on Richard Walker, team foul #4 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG) Willis Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Moore (SF), Robert Palazzolo (C) Eugene Gabor, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matthew Wolfram (C) Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hockett (SG) Woodrow Scribner | |
| 10:06 | UConn | Richard Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Hockett | 16-28 |
| 09:50 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-28 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo pulls down the rebound | 16-28 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Darin Trombly lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Hockett | 16-30 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Wolfram | 19-30 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Matthew Wolfram is called for the reach on Robert Palazzolo - foul #2 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #4 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), George Monks (SF), Paul Lehmann (PF) Richard Stiltner, Claud Zagen, Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Scott Wyrick (PF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Richard Walker, Darin Trombly, Robert Palazzolo | |
| 08:51 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Curry - foul #1 on Mark Curry, team foul #5 | 19-30 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon misses the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 08:51 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 08:33 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Willis Williams | 22-31 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner lays it up and in set up by Daniel Blackmon and he's hacked by Mark Curry - foul #2 on Mark Curry, team foul #6 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), Robert Gibbens (C) Radomil Lakowski, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene Gabor (SG), Robert Palazzolo (PF) Robert Hockett, Michael Moore | |
| 08:19 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner makes the free throw | 22-34 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Daniel Blackmon steals the ball from George Monks | 22-34 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Scott Wyrick misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Stiltner - foul #1 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #7 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Darin Trombly (PF) Robert Palazzolo | |
| 07:48 | UConn | Scott Wyrick misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 07:48 | UConn | Scott Wyrick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Willis Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lehmann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darin Trombly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Blackmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Louisville | Daniel Blackmon picks off the pass by George Monks | 22-35 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Wyrick | 22-37 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Wyrick - foul #1 on Scott Wyrick, team foul #5 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski (SG) Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Robert Hockett (SG), Michael Moore (SF) Scott Wyrick, Eugene Gabor, Woodrow Scribner | |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 06:56 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Darin Trombly scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Blackmon | 24-39 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Paul Lehmann | 27-39 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Darin Trombly blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Lehmann - foul #2 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #8 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | Claud Zagen (SF), Matthew Wolfram (C) George Monks, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:20 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Darin Trombly misses the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski grabs the board | 27-40 |
| 06:12 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski clanks a jumper from the left block | 27-40 |
| 06:11 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly is hacked by Matthew Wolfram - foul #3 on Matthew Wolfram, team foul #9 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Curry (C) Matthew Wolfram | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Darin Trombly makes the 2nd free throw | 27-42 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Willis Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 27-42 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the defensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Darin Trombly hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 27-42 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski pulls down the rebound | 27-42 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann makes the shot from close range set up by Radomil Lakowski and he's fouled by Darin Trombly - foul #1 on Darin Trombly, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (PG) Willis Williams | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Eugene Gabor (SG), Scott Wyrick (SF), Glen Ragsdale (PF), Robert Palazzolo (C) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Michael Moore, Darin Trombly, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Paul Lehmann misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Robert Palazzolo gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Scribner | 29-44 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-44 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Scott Wyrick pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Claud Zagen - foul #1 on Claud Zagen, team foul #10 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Monks (SF), Robert Gibbens (C) Claud Zagen, Paul Lehmann | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 04:24 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | George Monks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 29-45 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Woodrow Scribner gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Scott Wyrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) SG - Radomil Lakowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Monks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gibbens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Woodrow Scribner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Gabor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Wyrick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Glen Ragsdale (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Palazzolo (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Wyrick - foul #2 on Scott Wyrick, team foul #7 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willis Williams (PG), Paul Lehmann (PF) Richard Stiltner, Robert Gibbens | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Walker (PG), Robert Hockett (SG), Michael Moore (SF), Daniel Blackmon (C) Woodrow Scribner, Eugene Gabor, Scott Wyrick, Robert Palazzolo | |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Radomil Lakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Richard Walker is fouled on the floor by Paul Lehmann - foul #3 on Paul Lehmann, team foul #11 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Stiltner (SG), Robert Gibbens (PF), Jerry Underwood (C) Radomil Lakowski, Paul Lehmann, Mark Curry | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 03:10 | Louisville | George Monks misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-47 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Robert Hockett pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 02:48 | UConn | Robert Hockett buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Richard Walker picks off the pass by Willis Williams in the backcourt | 30-50 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Richard Walker | 30-52 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-52 |
| 02:27 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gibbens | 30-52 |
| 02:12 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 30-52 |
| 02:11 | UConn | Glen Ragsdale grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 01:50 | UConn | Michael Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 30-52 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | George Monks snags the defensive board | 30-52 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Willis Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Underwood | 33-52 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Richard Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Daniel Blackmon gets the offensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Michael Moore misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-52 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | Willis Williams snags the defensive board | 33-52 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Richard Stiltner scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Monks | 36-52 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Richard Walker is called for traveling | 36-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Blunt (PG), Radomil Lakowski (SG), Claud Zagen (SF), Mark Curry (PF) Willis Williams, Richard Stiltner, George Monks, Jerry Underwood | |
| Subs | UConn | Woodrow Scribner (PG), Eugene Gabor (SG), Scott Wyrick (SF), Darin Trombly (PF), Robert Palazzolo (C) Richard Walker, Robert Hockett, Michael Moore, Glen Ragsdale, Daniel Blackmon | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Claud Zagen misses long on a floater from close range | 36-52 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Darin Trombly grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Darin Trombly is denied on a layup by Mark Curry | 36-52 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Robert Gibbens hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-52 |