| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Micheal Hause | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UConn | Eli Galuski is fouled on the floor by Carl Banks - foul #1 on Carl Banks, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Donald Phillips clanks a jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | James Nguyen steals it from Frederick Rogers | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Del Hughes lays it in on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Eli Galuski - foul #1 on Eli Galuski, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by Eli Galuski | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | UConn | James Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | UConn | Del Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Louisville | Donald Phillips is called for the reach on Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | UConn | James Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | UConn | James Nguyen knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Louisville | Carl Banks can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Donald Phillips snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Eli Galuski scores on a shot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | The jump hook by Micheal Peterson is blocked by Eli Galuski | 2-6 |
| 16:44 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 2-6 |
| 16:22 | UConn | Del Hughes clanks a shot from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Larry Olson gets the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | UConn | James Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Jerry Polson (SG), Marc Melton (SF), William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Micheal Peterson, Micheal Hause, Frederick Rogers, Carl Banks, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Del Hughes, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 15:57 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Hagan | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) SF - Marc Melton (fresh) PF - William Spencer (fresh) C - Howard Hagan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) C - Joe Coleman (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Louisville | Thomas Jones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:35 | UConn | Joe Coleman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Marc Melton pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:25 | Louisville | Thomas Jones drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Polson | 6-6 |
| 15:08 | UConn | James Nguyen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 15:07 | Louisville | William Spencer gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Louisville | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG) James Nguyen, Larry Olson | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Gene Edgerly clanks a turnaround in the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Gene Edgerly tips it in | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marc Melton - foul #1 on Marc Melton, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Carl Banks (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Thomas Jones, Jerry Polson, Marc Melton, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Joey Thomas, Joe Coleman | |
| 14:22 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Gene Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:14 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 14:13 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Micheal Hause | 8-9 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Del Hughes is hacked by Micheal Hause - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Larry Olson (SG), Eli Galuski (PF) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana, Gene Edgerly | |
| 13:40 | UConn | Eli Galuski is whistled for traveling | 8-9 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson buries a 3 from the left wing | 11-9 |
| 13:16 | UConn | Donald Phillips scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 13:03 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eli Galuski - foul #2 on Eli Galuski, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF) Del Hughes, Eli Galuski | |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Donald Phillips is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (SF) Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Andrew Privalsky | 15-12 |
| 12:09 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Micheal Peterson - foul #1 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (PF) Carl Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Coleman (C) Donald Phillips | |
| 11:57 | UConn | Joe Coleman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-12 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Spencer | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marc Melton (fresh) PF - William Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Joey Thomas (fresh) PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Thomas Jones misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Olson - foul #1 on Larry Olson, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF) Micheal Peterson, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), Del Hughes (SF) Larry Olson, Joey Thomas | |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:32 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 11:14 | UConn | James Nguyen clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-12 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:56 | UConn | James Nguyen misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| 10:56 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:56 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause knocks in the floater from the right side set up by William Spencer | 19-14 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Del Hughes scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Edgerly | 19-16 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Thomas Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Carl Banks (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Thomas Jones, Marc Melton, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Larry Olson (SG), Joey Thomas (SF), Donald Phillips (C) James Nguyen, Gerardo Santana, Del Hughes, Joe Coleman | |
| 09:40 | UConn | Harold Keefe comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Donald Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:24 | UConn | Gene Edgerly makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Keefe | 19-18 |
| 09:18 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers jams it on a great pass from Micheal Peterson | 21-18 |
| 09:05 | UConn | Gene Edgerly knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joey Thomas | 21-20 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Gene Edgerly - foul #1 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (SF) Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:50 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:48 | UConn | James Nguyen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:37 | Louisville | Thomas Jones clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 08:36 | UConn | The rebound goes to Gene Edgerly | 23-20 |
| 08:24 | UConn | Donald Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (SF) Joey Thomas | |
| 08:07 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:53 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marc Melton (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | Marc Melton is hacked by Del Hughes - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF), William Spencer (C) Micheal Peterson, Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Joe Coleman (C) Donald Phillips | |
| 07:25 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-21 |
| 07:23 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:19 | UConn | James Nguyen buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gene Edgerly | 23-24 |
| 07:07 | Louisville | Joe Coleman steals it from Micheal Hause | 23-24 |
| 06:52 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Jerry Polson - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (C) Carl Banks | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), Joey Thomas (SF) Larry Olson, Del Hughes | |
| 06:52 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 06:52 | UConn | James Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:43 | Louisville | William Spencer connects on the fadeaway from close range | 25-26 |
| 06:38 | UConn | James Nguyen connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Joey Thomas | 25-28 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Howard Hagan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Hause, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 06:24 | Louisville | Howard Hagan snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 06:19 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the 3 from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Howard Hagan can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Eli Galuski snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 05:59 | UConn | James Nguyen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Joey Thomas | 26-31 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is hacked by Donald Phillips - foul #2 on Donald Phillips, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (C) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Larry Olson (SG) James Nguyen, Gerardo Santana | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the dunk attempt | 27-31 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Eli Galuski tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky can't finish the layup | 27-33 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 27-33 |
| 04:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 27-33 |
| 04:46 | UConn | Donald Phillips's floater is tipped away by Andrew Privalsky | 27-33 |
| 04:45 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 04:26 | Louisville | Marc Melton scores on a runner from close range set up by Jerry Polson | 29-33 |
| 04:24 | UConn | Harold Keefe's pass is intercepted by Jerry Polson in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky makes the jumper in the paint set up by Frederick Rogers | 31-33 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Harold Keefe can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 03:59 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 03:46 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky can't throw it down | 31-33 |
| 03:44 | UConn | Larry Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frederick Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marc Melton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Joey Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Eli Galuski can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frederick Rogers - foul #1 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Carl Banks (PF) Micheal Peterson, Jerry Polson, Marc Melton | |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), Del Hughes (SF), Joe Coleman (C) Harold Keefe, Larry Olson, Joey Thomas, Donald Phillips | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 03:18 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 03:11 | UConn | James Nguyen clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Carl Banks | 31-34 |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Carl Banks is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (C) Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Gene Edgerly (PF) Eli Galuski | |
| 02:34 | UConn | William Spencer is called for the reach on Del Hughes - foul #1 on William Spencer, team foul #9 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Gerardo Santana | |
| 02:34 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:34 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 02:34 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Edgerly | 31-35 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Joe Coleman is fouled on the floor by Frederick Rogers - foul #2 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #10 | 31-35 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Del Hughes - foul #2 on Del Hughes, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:06 | Louisville | Carl Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Joe Coleman blows the layup but he's hacked by Carl Banks - foul #2 on Carl Banks, team foul #11 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Andrew Privalsky (SF) Thomas Jones, Frederick Rogers | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:45 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:36 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-39 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Nguyen | 32-42 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 01:14 | Louisville | Carl Banks tips it but misses | 32-42 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky tips it in | 34-42 |
| 00:50 | UConn | William Spencer steals it from Gene Edgerly | 34-42 |
| 00:33 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is called for a charge - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #12 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Marc Melton (SF) Micheal Hause, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), Joey Thomas (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Del Hughes, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| 00:24 | UConn | James Nguyen misses short on a runner in the paint | 34-42 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 00:02 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 34-42 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses long on a fullcourt shot | 34-42 |