| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Love (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Steven Love doubles Robert Beers and is called for the reach - foul #2 on Steven Love, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 19:24 | Louisville | Robert Beers's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Love | 34-26 |
| 19:23 | UConn | Steven Love grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Steven Love is denied on a layup by Henry Moritz | 34-26 |
| 18:58 | UConn | Steven Love tips it home | 36-26 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Troy Barrie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Steven Love grabs the board | 36-26 |
| 18:18 | UConn | Steven Love misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-26 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 36-26 |
| 17:53 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 36-26 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Adam Little buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 36-29 |
| 17:21 | UConn | Todd Reed misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ronald Dibiase | 36-29 |
| 17:01 | Louisville | Todd Reed steals it from Adam Little out of a doubleteam | 36-29 |
| 16:40 | UConn | Robert Barrick misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-29 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 16:32 | Louisville | Kevin Marsh is called for the reach on Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| 16:19 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it home | 36-31 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 36-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Love (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Curtis Hamblin - foul #1 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Opielski (SG), Henry Bean (PF) Kevin Marsh, Steven Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Dino Winski (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Troy Barrie, Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Rickey Parsley - foul #1 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF) Nelson Opielski, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:10 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:10 | Louisville | Dino Winski snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | The jumper by Henry Moritz is denied by Henry Bean | 37-33 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Henry Bean gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:26 | UConn | Henry Bean loses the dribble to Henry Moritz | 37-33 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Merrill Koga is hacked by Curtis Hamblin - foul #2 on Curtis Hamblin, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Nathan McEuen (PF) Ricky Matuseski, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 13:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is hacked by Kevin Marsh - foul #3 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Steven Love (C) Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Dino Winski clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 13:21 | Louisville | Dino Winski tips it in | 37-35 |
| 12:59 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 37-35 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-35 |
| 12:33 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Adam Little works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Todd Reed snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Todd Reed comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-35 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Steven Love tips it home | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Barrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Hamblin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Love (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dino Winski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 39-37 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Steven Love knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Nelson Opielski (SG), Nathan McEuen (SF), Henry Bean (PF) Kevin Marsh, Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Henry Moritz (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski, Robert Beers | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Steven Love makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 10:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nathan McEuen | 42-37 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Steven Love is hacked by Rickey Parsley - foul #2 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| 09:55 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski double dribbles | 42-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG) Nelson Opielski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Robert Beers (C) Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Rickey Parsley | |
| 09:34 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase scores on a jump hook from the right block | 42-39 |
| 09:16 | UConn | Henry Bean clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Thomas Downs snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Matuseski - foul #3 on Ricky Matuseski, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Curtis Hamblin (C) Steven Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF) Merrill Koga, Thomas Downs | |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:10 | Louisville | Adam Little snags the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Robert Beers drills a floater in the lane | 42-42 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a shot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Nathan McEuen tips it in | 44-42 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the easy layup | 44-42 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 07:47 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Adam Little gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nathan McEuen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Bean (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Robert Beers hits a runner in the lane | 44-44 |
| 06:56 | UConn | Henry Bean is fouled on the floor by Henry Moritz - foul #1 on Henry Moritz, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF), Steven Love (C) Ricky Matuseski, Nathan McEuen, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| 06:42 | UConn | Todd Reed clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Adi - foul #1 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 06:42 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-44 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Steven Love grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 06:26 | UConn | Kevin Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 06:10 | Louisville | Dino Winski misses the shot near the basket | 45-44 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Henry Bean snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Todd Reed is fouled on the floor by Rickey Parsley - foul #3 on Rickey Parsley, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG), Curtis Hamblin (PF) Kevin Marsh, Henry Bean | |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski, Rickey Parsley | |
| 05:32 | UConn | Todd Reed drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Robert Barrick takes the ball from Robert Beers after a doubleteam | 48-44 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Merrill Koga is called for the reach on Ricky Matuseski - foul #2 on Merrill Koga, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Nathan McEuen (PF) Steven Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi | |
| 04:45 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Troy Barrie loses the dribble to Todd Reed | 50-44 |
| 04:21 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski banks in the layup set up by Todd Reed | 52-44 |
| 04:00 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase drills a jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Curtis Hamblin clanks a jump hook in the paint | 52-46 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ricky Matuseski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Todd Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Barrick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nathan McEuen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Louisville | Adam Little is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Adam Little, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG), Henry Bean (PF), Steven Love (C) Todd Reed, Robert Barrick, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (PF) Henry Moritz | |
| 03:02 | UConn | Kevin Marsh hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Adam Little | 52-49 |
| 02:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Robert Barrick (SF) Ricky Matuseski, Nathan McEuen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Moritz (PF) Rickey Parsley | |
| 02:20 | UConn | Todd Reed blows the layup | 52-49 |
| 02:18 | UConn | Robert Barrick tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| 01:56 | Louisville | Troy Barrie connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Beers out of a doubleteam | 54-51 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Kevin Marsh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Kevin Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 01:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Steven Love | 56-51 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Todd Reed connects on the floater from close range and he's hacked by Adam Little - foul #4 on Adam Little, team foul #10 | 58-51 |
| 01:22 | UConn | Todd Reed misses the free throw | 58-51 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | Henry Moritz hits the follow up shot | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Adam Little is called for the reach on Robert Barrick - foul #5 on Adam Little, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (SG), Curtis Hamblin (C) Todd Reed, Steven Love | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dino Winski (SF) Adam Little | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:38 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Beers | 60-56 |
| 00:38 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG), Steven Love (C) Ricky Matuseski, Curtis Hamblin | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Troy Barrie is called for the reach on Todd Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Todd Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Barrie | 62-59 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick is hacked by Troy Barrie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Barrie, team foul #13 | 62-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Ricky Matuseski (PG) Kevin Marsh | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Robert Barrick makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Ricky Matuseski steps in front of the Ronald Dibiase pass | 64-59 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Ricky Matuseski lays it up and in | 66-59 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-59 |
| 00:11 | UConn | Steven Love gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Steven Love in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #14 | 66-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marsh (PG) Todd Reed | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:10 | UConn | Steven Love makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Steven Love misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Kevin Marsh is called for the reach on Troy Barrie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Reed (SG) Ricky Matuseski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Todd Reed gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Kevin Marsh runs out the clock | 67-59 |