| Lineup | UConn | PG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Anthony Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:06 | Louisville | Todd Dombrosky swats the layup by Paul Smith | 32-26 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Nwa Abdel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Nwa Abdel - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:31 | Louisville | Billy Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Billy Tucker steals it from Todd Dombrosky | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-28 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Roderick Forrest pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:18 | UConn | Ben Clayson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 16:53 | Louisville | Roderick Forrest is called for the reach on Billy Tucker - foul #2 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG) Ben Clayson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 16:48 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses the dunk | 32-31 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Leo Paxton snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:17 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by Roderick Forrest | 34-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Anthony Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Dombrosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Roderick Forrest - foul #3 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Anthony Kelly, Michael Scott, Todd Dombrosky, Nwa Abdel, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Gahuj Afshari, Leo Paxton, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:36 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Michael Jones is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF) Anthony Harrington | |
| 15:05 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 15:04 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes tips it home | 34-38 |
| 14:48 | UConn | Elbert Burris misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 14:47 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Caldwell | 34-41 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Charles Nolan hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Cummins | 36-41 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Steven Hunt misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Elbert Burris - foul #1 on Elbert Burris, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG), Todd Dombrosky (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Daniel Cummins, Charles Nolan, Michael Jones, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Billy Tucker (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:02 | Louisville | Steven Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Steven Hunt is called for the reach on Ben Clayson - foul #2 on Steven Hunt, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Tamura (C) Steven Hunt | |
| 13:26 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:12 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-43 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Roderick Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Anthony Kelly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 36-43 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits the follow up shot | 38-43 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Paul Smith is whistled for a carry | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Scott (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Ben Clayson, Nwa Abdel, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leo Paxton (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Anthony Kelly can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gahuj Afshari - foul #2 on Gahuj Afshari, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG) Gahuj Afshari | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Anthony Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 11:30 | UConn | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 11:04 | UConn | Leo Paxton steps in front of the Todd Dombrosky pass | 39-43 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Paxton | 39-45 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Thomas Gilliam steps in front of the Todd Dombrosky pass | 39-45 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam can't finish the layup | 39-45 |
| 10:32 | Louisville | Leo Paxton grabs the offensive board | 39-45 |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Leo Paxton | 39-47 |
| 09:56 | UConn | Anthony Kelly is fouled on the floor by Leo Paxton - foul #1 on Leo Paxton, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Ben Clayson (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Anthony Kelly, Michael Scott, Todd Dombrosky, Michael Jones, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Thomas Gilliam, Leo Paxton, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| 09:39 | UConn | Ben Clayson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| 09:19 | Louisville | Charles Nolan is called for the reach on Gregory Caldwell - foul #1 on Charles Nolan, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes misses the lay-in | 39-47 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Charles Nolan pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:49 | UConn | Roderick Forrest hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-47 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 39-47 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 08:22 | UConn | Nwa Abdel pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:15 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses long on a floater from the right side | 39-47 |
| 08:14 | UConn | Roderick Forrest hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG), Todd Dombrosky (SF) Daniel Cummins, Charles Nolan | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SF), Billy Tucker (PF), Andrew Tamura (C) Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes, Steven Hunt | |
| 07:34 | UConn | Nwa Abdel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Roderick Forrest pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Anthony Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Clayson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Dombrosky (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Forrest (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gahuj Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Tamura (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | UConn | Andrew Tamura takes the ball from Ben Clayson | 41-47 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Todd Dombrosky picks off the pass by Gahuj Afshari | 41-47 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Roderick Forrest can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-47 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari connects on the shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 05:57 | UConn | Anthony Kelly lays it up and in | 43-49 |
| 05:44 | Louisville | Billy Tucker scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Paul Smith | 43-51 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Anthony Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 05:27 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 05:06 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington's layup is rejected by Todd Dombrosky | 43-51 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Anthony Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 43-51 |
| 04:37 | Louisville | Billy Tucker pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:02 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is called for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Daniel Cummins (PG), Michael Scott (SG), Charles Nolan (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Elbert Burris (C) Anthony Kelly, Ben Clayson, Todd Dombrosky, Nwa Abdel, Roderick Forrest | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Leo Paxton (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (PF), Steven Hunt (C) Gahuj Afshari, Paul Smith, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Louisville | Leo Paxton misses the dunk attempt | 43-54 |
| 03:39 | Louisville | Leo Paxton tips it in | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Elbert Burris connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-56 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Daniel Cummins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Nolan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Elbert Burris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Leo Paxton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Daniel Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Charles Nolan snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 03:08 | UConn | Elbert Burris throws it down and he's hacked by Steven Hunt - foul #3 on Steven Hunt, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Kelly (PG) Daniel Cummins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (PF) Daniel Hayes | |
| 03:08 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Steven Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 48-56 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Steven Hunt tips it but misses | 48-56 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Anthony Kelly grabs the board | 48-56 |
| 02:46 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Todd Dombrosky (SF), Nwa Abdel (PF), Roderick Forrest (C) Charles Nolan, Michael Jones, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari (PG), Anthony Harrington (SF), Andrew Tamura (C) Thomas Gilliam, Gregory Caldwell, Steven Hunt | |
| 02:38 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the easy layup | 48-56 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Roderick Forrest gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:32 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Leo Paxton | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Billy Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 48-56 |
| 02:21 | UConn | The rebound goes to Todd Dombrosky | 48-56 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Kelly | 51-56 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is hacked by Roderick Forrest - foul #4 on Roderick Forrest, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | UConn | Ben Clayson (SG) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Leo Paxton | |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Tucker | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Roderick Forrest buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ben Clayson | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Louisville | Paul Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-59 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Paul Smith steps in front of the Roderick Forrest pass | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Kelly - foul #2 on Anthony Kelly, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:51 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Ben Clayson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the defensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Anthony Kelly is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Kelly, team foul #8 | 53-61 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:42 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Anthony Kelly knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Clayson - foul #2 on Ben Clayson, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Anthony Kelly can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky grabs the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | UConn | Anthony Kelly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Anthony Kelly is called for the reach on Andrew Tamura in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Kelly, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:17 | UConn | Andrew Tamura is called for the reach on Roderick Forrest - foul #3 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Todd Dombrosky misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-66 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Paul Smith grabs the board | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Gahuj Afshari runs out the clock | 56-66 |