| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 19:39 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:16 | UConn | George Shetler hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Taylor | 30-25 |
| 18:54 | Louisville | Rodney Washington is called for 5 seconds | 30-25 |
| 18:34 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #2 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:34 | UConn | George Shetler makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:34 | UConn | George Shetler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear connects on the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Troy Lai - foul #2 on Troy Lai, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Stephen Spradley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 17:52 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:40 | UConn | George Stevens is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on George Stevens, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Conrad Villeda - foul #2 on Conrad Villeda, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi knocks in the shot from the right side | 37-26 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 16:24 | Louisville | James Taylor steps in front of the George Stevens pass in the backcourt | 37-26 |
| 16:03 | UConn | George Shetler scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Stephen Spradley | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 39-28 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Stephen Spradley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses long on a jumper from the right side | 39-28 |
| 14:44 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-28 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Rodney Washington gets the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | George Stevens is fouled on the floor by Stephen Spradley - foul #2 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) George Stevens, Rodney Washington, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SG), Jeffery Walters (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Conrad Villeda, Troy Lai | |
| 13:49 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-28 |
| 13:27 | UConn | Dallas Shaw tips it in | 41-30 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | William Grullon is called for 5 seconds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi (SF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:42 | UConn | Jeffery Walters connects on the shot near the basket set up by Ellis Bunce | 41-32 |
| 12:20 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Rodney Washington (SF) William Grullon, Florentino Lombardi | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Conrad Villeda (SF), Troy Lai (PF) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, George Shetler | |
| 12:02 | UConn | Troy Lai's pass is intercepted by Ryan Page | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Lai (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Louisville | Ryan Page hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-32 |
| 11:39 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie can't tip it in | 41-32 |
| 11:38 | UConn | The rebound goes to Troy Lai | 41-32 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Dikembe Victor picks off the pass by James Taylor | 41-32 |
| 11:07 | Louisville | Stephen Spradley steps in front of the George Stevens pass | 41-32 |
| 10:54 | UConn | Stephen Spradley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 10:52 | UConn | Stephen Spradley tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 10:33 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Conrad Villeda pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 10:24 | UConn | Troy Lai hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Spradley and the foul's on Scott Carnegie - foul #1 on Scott Carnegie, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | UConn | George Shetler (C) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 10:24 | UConn | Troy Lai misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 41-36 |
| 09:55 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it back up and in | 43-36 |
| 09:42 | UConn | George Shetler blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 09:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by William Grullon and he's hacked by Troy Lai - foul #3 on Troy Lai, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG) William Grullon | |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:06 | UConn | George Shetler misses long on a floater from the baseline | 46-36 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is whistled for traveling | 46-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Victor (SG) Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG) James Taylor | |
| 08:35 | UConn | Conrad Villeda knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Dikembe Victor is hacked by Dallas Shaw - foul #2 on Dallas Shaw, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SF) Conrad Villeda | |
| 07:54 | Louisville | George Shetler swats the dunk try by Florentino Lombardi | 46-40 |
| 07:52 | UConn | George Shetler pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Page (fresh) C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffery Walters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - George Shetler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | UConn | Ellis Bunce steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Troy Lai (PF) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 07:18 | Louisville | Rodney Washington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 07:16 | Louisville | Scott Carnegie snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 07:02 | Louisville | George Stevens misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 07:00 | Louisville | Ryan Page tips it in | 48-40 |
| 06:46 | UConn | George Shetler makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Taylor | 48-42 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Rodney Washington misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Troy Lai gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Dikembe Victor is called for the reach on Stephen Spradley - foul #1 on Dikembe Victor, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Gary Kinnear (PF), Stephen Catalano (C) George Stevens, Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | UConn | Conrad Villeda (SF), Jeremy Hunsberger (C) Jeffery Walters, George Shetler | |
| 05:56 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-42 |
| 05:55 | UConn | Troy Lai tips it home | 48-44 |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Rodney Washington | 51-44 |
| 05:19 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Conrad Villeda | 51-46 |
| 04:50 | Louisville | James Taylor takes the ball from Florentino Lombardi | 51-46 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Stephen Spradley drills a turnaround in the paint set up by James Taylor | 51-48 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | William Grullon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi tips it home | 53-48 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Stephen Catalano is called for the reach on Troy Lai - foul #3 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG), Dikembe Victor (SG), Ryan Page (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, Rodney Washington, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| Subs | UConn | Ellis Bunce (PG), Dallas Shaw (SG), George Shetler (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Troy Lai | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - George Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Victor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ellis Bunce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dallas Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Conrad Villeda (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - George Shetler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | UConn | George Stevens is called for the reach on Ellis Bunce - foul #2 on George Stevens, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Stevens - foul #3 on George Stevens, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 03:09 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Ellis Bunce misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Page | 53-48 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 53-48 |
| 02:48 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Washington (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) Dikembe Victor, Ryan Page, Scott Carnegie | |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Ellis Bunce, Dallas Shaw, Troy Lai | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Conrad Villeda is fouled on the floor by Gary Kinnear - foul #2 on Gary Kinnear, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 02:29 | UConn | Conrad Villeda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | The short jumper by Gary Kinnear is denied by Jeremy Hunsberger | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | UConn | Conrad Villeda grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 01:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 01:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 01:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hunsberger | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 01:44 | Louisville | The rebound goes to George Stevens | 53-50 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Rodney Washington's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Hunsberger | 53-50 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Stephen Catalano steals the ball from Jeremy Hunsberger | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Louisville | George Stevens is fouled in the backcourt by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Troy Lai (PF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Troy Lai denies the turnaround by Gary Kinnear | 53-50 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled on the floor by Troy Lai - foul #4 on Troy Lai, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF) Gary Kinnear | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | UConn | Conrad Villeda hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Taylor | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Spradley - foul #3 on Stephen Spradley, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Kinnear (PF) Ryan Page | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | UConn | George Shetler gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 00:04 | UConn | UConn calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Conrad Villeda misses long on a halfcourt shot | 55-53 |