| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 31-21 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 19:18 | UConn | James Sontag's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-23 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | A charge is called on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:33 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 34-23 |
| 18:15 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 18:03 | UConn | Willie Birch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Birch, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 17:34 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:19 | UConn | James Sontag misses the dunk attempt | 34-23 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the tip | 34-23 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:47 | Louisville | Gene Mackey is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 16:29 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the jump hook from the right block | 34-25 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-25 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zukowsky | 34-25 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is denied on a dunk by Maurice Short | 34-25 |
| 16:00 | UConn | Maurice Short pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Willie Birch connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Robert Fusco - foul #3 on Robert Fusco, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 15:13 | Louisville | Robert Charles steals it from Vernon Harris | 37-25 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Robert Charles dunks the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Raymond Reid knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Willie Birch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:17 | Louisville | Maurice Short steals it from Raymond Reid | 39-28 |
| 14:04 | UConn | Willie Birch hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Vernon Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 13:42 | UConn | The rebound goes to Willie Birch | 39-28 |
| 13:21 | UConn | Willie Birch comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 12:58 | Louisville | Eric Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 12:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Maurice Short | 39-28 |
| 12:20 | UConn | James Sontag hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jamie Farrar | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Robert Charles takes the ball from Theodore Robinson | 41-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Willie Birch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Short (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UConn | Jamie Farrar buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Maurice Short | 44-28 |
| 11:16 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 11:15 | UConn | Maurice Short pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Willie Birch dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Sontag | 46-28 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 10:37 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell tips it but misses | 46-28 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Robert Charles gets the rebound | 46-28 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Nicholas Yarnell is called for the reach on Jamie Farrar - foul #3 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #3 | 46-28 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Paul Satsky (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Robert Charles, Willie Birch, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris | |
| 10:08 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-28 |
| 10:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-28 |
| 10:01 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the follow up shot | 46-30 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #4 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #4 | 46-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| 09:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 47-30 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-30 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | James Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 09:22 | UConn | James Sontag pulls down the rebound | 48-30 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Kyle Rohn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Satsky | 51-30 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Sontag - foul #4 on James Sontag, team foul #3 | 51-30 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 08:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-32 |
| 08:22 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-32 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 51-32 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Robert Fusco comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-32 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 51-32 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky snags the defensive board | 51-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - James Sontag (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | Robert Fusco buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Harris | 51-35 |
| 07:46 | UConn | The jump hook by John Douglas is blocked by Marcus Stradford | 51-35 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco throws it down on a nice dish by Zlatko Zukowsky and he's hacked by Paul Satsky - foul #2 on Paul Satsky, team foul #4 | 51-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Willie Birch (SF) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Louisville | Raymond Reid (PG), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Vernon Harris | |
| 07:39 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the free throw | 51-37 |
| 07:39 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the board | 51-37 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:06 | UConn | Maurice Short connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jamie Farrar | 53-37 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's floater is tipped away by Gene Mackey | 53-37 |
| 06:51 | UConn | Paul Satsky grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG) Jamie Farrar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| 06:31 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:31 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 06:31 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Raymond Reid buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Fuhr | 54-40 |
| 06:01 | UConn | John Douglas scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 57-40 |
| 05:49 | Louisville | Raymond Reid drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-43 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Willie Birch | 59-43 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-43 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Maurice Short gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:03 | UConn | John Douglas travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (SG), Kyle Rohn (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Marcus Stradford (C) Raymond Reid, Nicholas Yarnell, Donald Fuhr | |
| 04:42 | Louisville | Robert Fusco drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 59-46 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Willie Birch blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 04:27 | Louisville | Robert Fusco grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 59-46 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Jamie Farrar drills a runner in the lane set up by John Douglas | 61-48 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Sontag (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by James Sontag - foul #5 on James Sontag, team foul #5 | 61-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Maurice Short (C) John Douglas, James Sontag | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Vernon Harris (PF) Eric Lee, Theodore Robinson | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford makes the free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | James Wilson lays it up and in | 64-53 |
| 03:00 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-53 |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Jamie Farrar, Kyle Rohn | |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| 02:56 | UConn | John Douglas is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lee - foul #1 on Eric Lee, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| 02:56 | UConn | John Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 64-53 |
| 02:34 | Louisville | James Wilson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 02:33 | UConn | John Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 02:16 | UConn | John Douglas buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Short | 67-53 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 01:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Mackey | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | UConn | Gene Mackey connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 69-53 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | James Wilson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 01:22 | UConn | John Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 00:58 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the tip | 69-53 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it in | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Louisville | James Wilson loses the ball out of bounds | 71-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Dean Applegate (C) John Douglas, Paul Satsky, Willie Birch, Gene Mackey | |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Donald Fuhr (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Jamie Farrar is fouled on the floor by Donald Fuhr - foul #1 on Donald Fuhr, team foul #8 | 71-53 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:26 | UConn | Maurice Short snags the offensive board | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jamie Farrar runs out the clock | 71-53 |