| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mark Boyce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 12 pts. C - Robert Hyslop (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Thomas Gines inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | UConn | James Elliston can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Hyslop - foul #2 on Robert Hyslop, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:47 | UConn | James Elliston makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:47 | UConn | James Elliston misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:47 | Louisville | Robert Hyslop pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Yarnell is blocked by James Elliston | 28-28 |
| 19:22 | UConn | James Elliston gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 19:04 | UConn | James Elliston hits a floater in the paint | 28-30 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Thomas - foul #3 on Charles Thomas, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:15 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| 17:33 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 17:31 | UConn | James Elliston tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lee | 32-34 |
| 16:52 | UConn | James Elliston is denied on a layup by Robert Hyslop | 32-34 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Eric Lee grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Eric Lee comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 16:43 | UConn | James Elliston grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Eric Lee takes the ball from Paul Davis | 32-34 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 16:03 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Boyce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Gines (fairly fresh) PF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | UConn | James Whobrey lays it in on a great pass from Gene Mackey | 32-36 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-36 |
| 15:29 | UConn | James Elliston pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Whobrey | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | Mark Boyce is called for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| 14:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Thomas - foul #4 on Charles Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:25 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:25 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Hyslop | 32-39 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Kerry Windham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Robert Charles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:09 | Louisville | Eric Lee drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Gene Mackey knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kyle Rohn | 35-44 |
| 12:50 | Louisville | Kerry Windham double dribbles | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (SF), Xavier Willis (C) Mark Young, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn is fouled on the floor by Zlatko Zukowsky - foul #2 on Zlatko Zukowsky, team foul #4 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Eric Lee, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:18 | UConn | Mark Young is called for the reach on Kyle Rohn - foul #1 on Mark Young, team foul #5 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (SG) Mark Boyce | |
| Subs | UConn | Thomas Gines (SF) Robert Charles | |
| 12:11 | UConn | Kyle Rohn scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Gines | 35-47 |
| 11:45 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell can't finish the layup | 35-47 |
| 11:43 | UConn | Gene Mackey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Gines (fresh) PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't finish the layup | 35-47 |
| 11:23 | Louisville | David Roberts snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:18 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Robert Hyslop (C) David Roberts, Mark Young, Xavier Willis | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Paul Davis (SG), James Whobrey (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Gene Mackey, Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Thomas Gines scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Ivan Zephier and he's fouled by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #2 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #6 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kerry Windham (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Thomas Gines makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:36 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Boyce | 37-50 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Thomas Gines scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Davis | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:56 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 09:54 | UConn | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:50 | UConn | Thomas Gines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Zlatko Zukowsky, Kerry Windham | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Mackey (PG), Kyle Rohn (SG), Loren Stinson (SF), James Elliston (C) Robert Charles, Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, Ivan Zephier | |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell hits a jumper from the left side | 39-53 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Boyce - foul #2 on Mark Boyce, team foul #7 | 39-53 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 09:30 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Eric Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-55 |
| 09:13 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Yarnell | 39-55 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Eric Lee is whistled for a carry | 39-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:52 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the turnaround from the baseline | 41-57 |
| 08:20 | UConn | James Elliston misses the driving attempt from the right block | 41-57 |
| 08:19 | UConn | James Elliston misses the tip | 41-57 |
| 08:18 | UConn | James Elliston tips it home | 41-59 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-59 |
| 07:57 | UConn | The rebound goes to Kyle Rohn | 41-59 |
| 07:44 | UConn | Donald Fuhr steals the ball from Loren Stinson | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Fuhr (fresh) SF - Mark Young (fairly fresh) PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hyslop (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Gene Mackey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Whobrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Elliston (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 07:37 | UConn | Gene Mackey snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 07:16 | UConn | Donald Fuhr steals it from Gene Mackey | 41-59 |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 07:03 | UConn | James Elliston snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 06:50 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-59 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Kyle Rohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 06:33 | UConn | James Elliston connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 41-61 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Mark Boyce (SG), Charles Thomas (SF), Kerry Windham (PF), Xavier Willis (C) David Roberts, Donald Fuhr, Mark Young, Nicholas Yarnell, Robert Hyslop | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Thomas Gines (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Kyle Rohn, Loren Stinson, James Elliston | |
| 06:03 | UConn | Thomas Gines can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 41-61 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Xavier Willis | 41-61 |
| 05:54 | Louisville | Charles Thomas is denied on a layup by Thomas Gines | 41-61 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:39 | UConn | James Whobrey clanks a runner from the baseline | 41-61 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Thomas Gines misses the tip | 41-61 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kerry Windham | 41-61 |
| 05:14 | Louisville | Xavier Willis's layup is rejected by Thomas Gines | 41-61 |
| 05:13 | UConn | Thomas Gines pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Thomas Gines scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Eric Lee is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zephier - foul #2 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #1 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Roberts (PG), Donald Fuhr (SG), Zlatko Zukowsky (SF) Eric Lee, Mark Boyce, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Charles (PG), Joe Wheeler (SG), Kyle Rohn (SF), Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey, Paul Davis, Thomas Gines, James Whobrey | |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Zephier - foul #3 on Ivan Zephier, team foul #2 | 41-64 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 1st free throw | 42-64 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Donald Fuhr makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Kyle Rohn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 03:55 | Louisville | Kerry Windham grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | David Roberts can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-64 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Kyle Rohn gets the rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn hits the finger roll set up by Robert Charles and he's fouled by David Roberts - foul #2 on David Roberts, team foul #9 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Mark Young (SF) Donald Fuhr | |
| Subs | UConn | Glenn Dalessandro (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Kyle Rohn makes the free throw | 43-67 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Young (fresh) PF - Kerry Windham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Xavier Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Charles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Wheeler (fresh) SF - Kyle Rohn (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Dalessandro (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's pass is intercepted by Kyle Rohn | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Mark Young is called for the reach on Joe Wheeler - foul #2 on Mark Young, team foul #10 | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Joe Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Joe Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 03:14 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Xavier Willis | 43-67 |
| 03:02 | Louisville | David Roberts lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Young | 45-67 |
| 02:47 | UConn | Kyle Rohn misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-67 |
| 02:46 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky gets the rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | David Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-67 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Glenn Dalessandro snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 02:20 | UConn | Kyle Rohn lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Charles | 45-69 |
| 02:14 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-69 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Glenn Dalessandro gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 01:56 | UConn | Kyle Rohn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-69 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Kerry Windham gets the rebound | 45-69 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Mark Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Ivan Zephier (C) Glenn Dalessandro | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | UConn | Kyle Rohn drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Loren Stinson | 45-72 |
| 00:53 | Louisville | Kerry Windham can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 45-72 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Loren Stinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-72 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | UConn | Joe Wheeler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-72 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Joe Wheeler tips it back up and in | 45-74 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-74 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Charles runs out the clock | 45-74 |