| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Garrett (fresh) SF - Rene Costa (fresh) PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Louis Reaves buries a shot from the right block | 29-32 |
| 19:31 | UConn | Shaun Beaird can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 19:30 | Louisville | Matt Wynn gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Louisville | Frank Reppert connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Reaves | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Shaun Beaird buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 31-34 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Matt Wynn can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Don Garrett - foul #3 on Don Garrett, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Keith Matthews (C) Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Charles Soltero (SF), Manuel Snowden (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Matt Wynn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:50 | UConn | Keith Matthews swats the dunk try by Wilbur Bruce | 33-34 |
| 17:49 | Louisville | Louis Reaves gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 17:30 | Louisville | Ryan Rine knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matt Wynn | 35-34 |
| 17:04 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), David Harvey (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Matt Wynn, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Rene Costa (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Charles Soltero, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 16:35 | Louisville | Edward Drayton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Frederick Byrd | 37-34 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on Frederick Byrd, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Manuel Snowden | |
| 16:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy's pass is intercepted by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rene Costa (fresh) PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Rene Costa misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-36 |
| 15:28 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | Edward Drayton is fouled in the backcourt by Tsalani Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, David Harvey, Frederick Byrd, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Charles Soltero (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Rene Costa, William Theriot | |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses the shot from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Louis Reaves tips it home | 39-36 |
| 14:31 | UConn | Charles Soltero is fouled on the floor by Arthur Yutzy - foul #1 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG) Arthur Yutzy | |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (PF) Shaun Beaird | |
| 14:10 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Matthews | 39-36 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (SG), Rene Costa (SF) Earl Knapp, Charles Soltero | |
| 13:47 | Louisville | Matt Wynn hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Keith Matthews | 42-38 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Frederick Byrd misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | UConn | Manuel Snowden gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | UConn | William Theriot is whistled for traveling | 42-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Louis Reaves (PF) Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (SF), Lee Free (PF) Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden | |
| 12:48 | Louisville | Edward Drayton connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Lee Free can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Louis Reaves - foul #1 on Louis Reaves, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, William Theriot | |
| 12:19 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:00 | Louisville | Sean Sowders can't connect on a floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Carlos Canchola snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carlos Canchola (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Earl Knapp (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Charles Soltero connects on the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Ryan Rine - foul #3 on Ryan Rine, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Byrd (PF) Louis Reaves | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Beaird (PF) Lee Free | |
| 11:42 | UConn | Charles Soltero misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 11:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Wilbur Bruce | 44-42 |
| 11:34 | UConn | Carlos Canchola knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaun Beaird | 44-45 |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy double dribbles | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SG), Rene Costa (SF), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Charles Soltero, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 10:59 | UConn | Stephen Riley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Shaun Beaird gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Stephen Riley loses the dribble to Arthur Yutzy | 44-45 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | William Theriot is called for the reach on Frederick Byrd - foul #1 on William Theriot, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), Matt Wynn (SG), David Harvey (SF), Louis Reaves (PF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Arthur Yutzy, Ryan Rine, Frederick Byrd, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Manuel Snowden (PF), Lee Free (C) Earl Knapp, Stephen Riley, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Tsalani Abdulkarim picks off the pass by David Harvey | 44-45 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Lee Free misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim tips it but misses | 44-45 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Manuel Snowden gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | David Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Soltero (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Rene Costa, Lee Free | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Charles Soltero blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Frank Reppert gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | David Harvey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Don Garrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 08:21 | Louisville | Tsalani Abdulkarim picks off the pass by Edward Drayton in the backcourt | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits the finger roll | 46-50 |
| 08:02 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-50 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Reaves | 46-50 |
| 07:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-50 |
| 07:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Don Garrett | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Drayton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Matt Wynn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Reaves (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Frank Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Don Garrett (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Charles Soltero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Snowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-50 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Louis Reaves grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Frank Reppert's pass is intercepted by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 46-50 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Don Garrett throws it down on a nice dish by Tsalani Abdulkarim | 46-52 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | David Harvey scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Drayton | 48-52 |
| 05:59 | UConn | Manuel Snowden blows the layup | 48-52 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SG), Ryan Rine (SF), Frederick Byrd (PF), Keith Matthews (C) Edward Drayton, Matt Wynn, David Harvey, Louis Reaves, Frank Reppert | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), William Theriot (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Don Garrett, Charles Soltero, Manuel Snowden, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Carlos Canchola in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carlos Canchola, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy connects on the shot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Yutzy - foul #2 on Arthur Yutzy, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:21 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 05:04 | UConn | Keith Matthews is called for the reach on Carlos Canchola - foul #2 on Keith Matthews, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Earl Knapp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Shaun Beaird | 50-57 |
| 04:16 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the floater from the left side | 50-57 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Keith Matthews scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Sowders and he's hacked by William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | Matt Wynn (SG), Louis Reaves (PF) Arthur Yutzy, Frederick Byrd | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), Don Garrett (SG), Charles Soltero (SF), Lee Free (PF) Carlos Canchola, Earl Knapp, Rene Costa, Shaun Beaird | |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Keith Matthews misses the free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:51 | UConn | William Theriot gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 03:37 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Theriot | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matt Wynn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Louis Reaves (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Tsalani Abdulkarim (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Don Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Soltero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Theriot (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Louis Reaves knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's fouled by William Theriot - foul #3 on William Theriot, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG), David Harvey (SF), Frank Reppert (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Keith Matthews | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:22 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 03:04 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim's pass is intercepted by Edward Drayton | 54-59 |
| 03:00 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF) Edward Drayton, David Harvey | |
| Subs | UConn | Carlos Canchola (PG), Rene Costa (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Tsalani Abdulkarim, Charles Soltero, Lee Free, William Theriot | |
| 02:38 | Louisville | Shaun Beaird steals it from Louis Reaves | 54-59 |
| 02:38 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim (PG), William Theriot (C) Carlos Canchola, Wilbur Bruce | |
| 02:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Louis Reaves - foul #2 on Louis Reaves, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:21 | UConn | Shaun Beaird misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 02:21 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the board | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Ryan Rine is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:33 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Matt Wynn - foul #2 on Matt Wynn, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Frank Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Sowders, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Tsalani Abdulkarim knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Shaun Beaird - foul #3 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #8 | 54-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:37 | UConn | William Theriot snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Sean Sowders is called for the reach on William Theriot in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Sowders, team foul #10 | 55-63 |
| 00:35 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:35 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders is hacked by Tsalani Abdulkarim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tsalani Abdulkarim, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Sean Sowders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:28 | UConn | William Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Sowders - foul #4 on Sean Sowders, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| 00:28 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Frank Reppert pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Matt Wynn misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:20 | UConn | William Theriot grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 00:17 | UConn | William Theriot is fouled in the backcourt by Matt Wynn - foul #3 on Matt Wynn, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| 00:17 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:17 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Matt Wynn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Reppert | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | UConn | William Theriot is hacked by Sean Sowders in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Sowders, team foul #13 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Drayton (PG) Sean Sowders | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:08 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:08 | UConn | William Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Edward Drayton misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Shaun Beaird snags the defensive board | 60-69 |