| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) SG - Martin Greene (fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Martin Greene is called for the reach on Brian Westmoreland - foul #1 on Martin Greene, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Porto | 3-0 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Alexander Smith gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:01 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland's layup is rejected by Brian Gosselin | 3-0 |
| 17:59 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Louisville | Martin Greene can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | Donald Roane pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Louisville | Martin Greene misses the shot from close range | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Wayne Smiechowski | 3-0 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Donald Roane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Louis Hiatt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 3-0 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox tips it home | 5-0 |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Larry Gray hits a jumper from the right side set up by Martin Greene | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | UConn | Michael Porto connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Hiatt | 8-2 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Martin Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Brian Gosselin (fresh) C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski clanks a shot from the baseline | 8-2 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Alexander Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-2 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 15:23 | Louisville | Theodore Tarbox steps in front of the Brian Gosselin pass | 8-2 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Michael Porto buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Brian Westmoreland | 10-2 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Larry Gray can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alexander Smith - foul #1 on Alexander Smith, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Brian Westmoreland, Theodore Tarbox, Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (SG), Micheal Peterson (SF) Martin Greene, Donald Roane | |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses short on a floater in the lane | 10-3 |
| 14:29 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin pulls down the rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 10-3 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin hits the follow up shot | 10-5 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses short on a runner in the paint | 10-5 |
| 13:40 | UConn | Jerry Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Jerry Gardner's pass is intercepted by Larry Gray | 10-5 |
| 13:16 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses the dunk | 10-5 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 12:57 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 10-5 |
| 12:55 | UConn | Alexander Smith snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Alexander Smith is hacked by Frederick Rogers - foul #1 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Michael Porto, Jerry Gardner, Alexander Smith, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), Donald Roane (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (PF) Larry Gray, Micheal Peterson, Brian Gosselin | |
| 12:27 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland is hacked by Frederick Rogers - foul #2 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Gosselin (PF) Frederick Rogers | |
| 12:06 | UConn | Louis Hiatt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from close range | 10-5 |
| 12:04 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski is hacked by Timothy Walker - foul #1 on Timothy Walker, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Martin Greene (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Kamansky (fresh) SF - Donald Roane (fresh) PF - Brian Gosselin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-5 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky misses the tip | 10-5 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 11:18 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland connects on the floater from the right block | 12-5 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Donald Roane hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #1 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF) Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) Patrick Kamansky | |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Donald Roane makes the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 11:00 | Louisville | Donald Roane makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Donald Roane denies the turnaround by Alexander Smith | 12-7 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox loses the dribble to Larry Gray | 12-7 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 12-7 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Gosselin | 12-7 |
| 09:51 | Louisville | Donald Roane lays it in on a nice dish by Martin Greene | 12-9 |
| 09:31 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-9 |
| 09:30 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Martin Greene buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Alexander Smith - foul #2 on Alexander Smith, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF), Gene Edgerly (C) Timothy Walker, Brian Westmoreland, Alexander Smith, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (SF), Joshua Nash (C) Brian Gosselin, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 09:26 | Louisville | Martin Greene misses the free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Gene Edgerly gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Michael Porto is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Porto, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| 08:51 | Louisville | Donald Roane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Jerry Gardner snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Louis Hiatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Theodore Tarbox (PF) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (PF) Martin Greene, Donald Roane | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Gardner - foul #1 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG) Jerry Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brian Gosselin (PF) Joshua Nash | |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:06 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Kamansky - foul #1 on Patrick Kamansky, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 07:42 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Michael Porto (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Kamansky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) PF - Brian Gosselin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisville | The jumper by Brian Gosselin is denied by Gene Edgerly | 13-13 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin tips it home | 13-15 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Patrick Kamansky - foul #2 on Patrick Kamansky, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (SG), Donald Roane (SF) Patrick Kamansky, Micheal Peterson | |
| 06:58 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:58 | UConn | Brian Westmoreland misses the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 06:58 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Louis Hiatt is called for the reach on Larry Gray - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Alexander Smith (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF) Theodore Tarbox, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 06:38 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Larry Gray steals the ball from Paul Jahnke | 14-17 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Louis Hiatt - foul #3 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (C) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (SG) Larry Gray | |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:20 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 06:01 | UConn | Gene Edgerly is hacked by Wayne Smiechowski - foul #1 on Wayne Smiechowski, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerry Gardner (SG) Brian Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joshua Nash (C) Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 05:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Porto | 16-18 |
| 05:08 | Louisville | Jerry Gardner takes the ball from Martin Greene | 16-18 |
| 04:47 | UConn | Jerry Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG), Brian Westmoreland (SG), Theodore Tarbox (PF) Michael Porto, Jerry Gardner, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG), Micheal Peterson (SF) Patrick Kamansky, Brian Gosselin | |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Larry Gray misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Gene Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 04:03 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox can't finish the layup | 16-18 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Micheal Peterson | 16-18 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Martin Greene can't throw it down | 16-18 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Gene Edgerly snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Walker (fresh) SG - Brian Westmoreland (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Tarbox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Larry Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Martin Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) PF - Donald Roane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | UConn | Alexander Smith buries a floater in the lane | 18-18 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Larry Gray scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Greene | 18-20 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Roane - foul #1 on Donald Roane, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Porto (PG), Jerry Gardner (SG) Timothy Walker, Brian Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky (SG), Wayne Smiechowski (PF), Frederick Rogers (C) Martin Greene, Donald Roane, Joshua Nash | |
| 02:51 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski blows the layup but he's fouled by Theodore Tarbox - foul #1 on Theodore Tarbox, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:36 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:15 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-20 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerry Gardner - foul #2 on Jerry Gardner, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Patrick Kamansky makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 20-22 |
| 01:54 | UConn | Theodore Tarbox tips it back up and in | 22-22 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Larry Gray makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Kamansky | 22-24 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the dunk but the foul's on Frederick Rogers - foul #3 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Westmoreland (SG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Jerry Gardner, Theodore Tarbox | |
| Subs | Louisville | Martin Greene (PG), Donald Roane (SF), Brian Gosselin (PF) Larry Gray, Micheal Peterson, Frederick Rogers | |
| 01:17 | UConn | Gene Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:17 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Paul Jahnke is called for the reach on Brian Gosselin - foul #1 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #11 | 23-24 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Brian Gosselin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Michael Porto misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-26 |
| 00:33 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 00:10 | UConn | A charge is called on Brian Westmoreland - foul #1 on Brian Westmoreland, team foul #12 | 23-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (PG) Michael Porto | |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Gray (PG) Patrick Kamansky | |
| 00:02 | Louisville | Donald Roane hits a runner from close range | 23-28 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Alexander Smith clanks a fullcourt shot | 23-28 |