| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Lee Nye inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Malcolm Hamilton takes the ball from Troy Lai | 30-27 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton blows the dunk | 30-27 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:24 | UConn | Stephen Spradley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 19:23 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:09 | Louisville | David Broderick is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG) David Broderick | |
| 18:51 | Louisville | Jeremy Hunsberger denies the turnaround by Gary Kinnear | 30-27 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 18:31 | UConn | James Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by William Grullon - foul #1 on William Grullon, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Florentino Lombardi (PF) William Grullon, Gary Kinnear | |
| 18:31 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:31 | UConn | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano banks in the layup set up by David Broderick | 32-29 |
| 17:44 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-29 |
| 17:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Taylor | 32-29 |
| 17:24 | UConn | James Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Stephen Spradley steals it from Florentino Lombardi | 35-29 |
| 16:51 | UConn | Lee Nye clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 16:49 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF), William Schuster (C) Lee Nye, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Gary Kinnear (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 16:12 | UConn | Stephen Spradley is fouled on the floor by William Grullon - foul #2 on William Grullon, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 15:54 | UConn | James Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - William Grullon (fresh) SG - George Stevens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Florentino Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:04 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 15:03 | Louisville | George Stevens snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from William Grullon and he's hacked by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #2 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Lee Nye (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Michael Vaden, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) William Grullon, George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Scott Carnegie | |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Dallas Shaw misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 14:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Gary Kinnear | 35-34 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Broderick | 35-36 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Troy Lai scores on a jumper from close range set up by Dallas Shaw and he's fouled by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #2 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 13:45 | UConn | Troy Lai makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Stephen Spradley (SG), Michael Vaden (SF) Dallas Shaw, Jeffery Walters, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:09 | UConn | Stephen Spradley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 13:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Stephen Catalano | 38-36 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Malcolm Hamilton | 38-38 |
| 12:17 | UConn | Stephen Spradley double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger (PF), William Schuster (C) Michael Vaden, Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 11:55 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Rolando Ramos | 38-38 |
| 11:26 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear dunks the ball set up by Rolando Ramos | 38-40 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Schuster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UConn | James Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 11:15 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Rolando Ramos | 38-43 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 10:31 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger tips it but misses | 38-43 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Stephen Spradley makes the jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 09:35 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-46 |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it back up and in | 40-48 |
| 09:29 | UConn | William Schuster lays it in on a nice dish by Lee Nye and he's hacked by Malcolm Hamilton - foul #3 on Malcolm Hamilton, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Dallas Shaw (PG), Jeffery Walters (SG), Michael Vaden (SF), Troy Lai (C) James Taylor, Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye, Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 09:29 | UConn | William Schuster misses the free throw | 42-48 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | George Stevens misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 09:04 | UConn | Troy Lai grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Dallas Shaw misses the shot from close range | 42-48 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Troy Lai can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | George Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Schuster - foul #1 on William Schuster, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Dallas Shaw, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) William Grullon, George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi, Stephen Catalano | |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:17 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Jeffery Walters misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:59 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Scott Carnegie | 42-50 |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear tips it home | 42-52 |
| 07:28 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger hits a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Vaden | 44-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Walters (fresh) SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hunsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (tiring) 21 pts. 9 reb. C - Scott Carnegie (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Lee Nye (SF) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Stephen Catalano (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Scott Carnegie | |
| 06:44 | UConn | The jumper by James Taylor is denied by Gary Kinnear | 44-52 |
| 06:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Lai | 44-52 |
| 06:23 | UConn | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | George Stevens gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #1 on Lee Nye, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Troy Lai | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Rolando Ramos (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) William Grullon, George Stevens, Gary Kinnear | |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Vaden and he's hacked by Rolando Ramos - foul #1 on Rolando Ramos, team foul #5 | 46-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), William Schuster (C) James Taylor, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:39 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:19 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 05:17 | UConn | Stephen Spradley snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 05:11 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 47-54 |
| 05:10 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 04:41 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rolando Ramos | 47-57 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Spradley and the foul's on Stephen Catalano - foul #1 on Stephen Catalano, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UConn | James Taylor (PG), Troy Lai (C) Jeffery Walters, William Schuster | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), Gary Kinnear (PF) David Broderick, Malcolm Hamilton | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Jeremy Hunsberger misses the free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #3 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vaden (SF) Jeremy Hunsberger | |
| Subs | Louisville | George Stevens (PG) William Grullon | |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:04 | Louisville | Rolando Ramos makes the 3rd free throw | 49-59 |
| 03:47 | UConn | Stephen Spradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Broderick (PG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF) George Stevens, Florentino Lombardi | |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear hits the finger roll | 49-61 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Spradley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Vaden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Nye (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Lai (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Broderick (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Rolando Ramos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Kinnear (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 9 reb. C - Stephen Catalano (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Stephen Spradley scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Lee Nye - foul #2 on Lee Nye, team foul #6 | 52-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Jeffery Walters (SG), Jeremy Hunsberger (PF) Stephen Spradley, Lee Nye | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Grullon (PG), George Stevens (SG), Florentino Lombardi (SF), Scott Carnegie (C) David Broderick, Rolando Ramos, Malcolm Hamilton, Stephen Catalano | |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear misses the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Gary Kinnear makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Spradley (SG), Lee Nye (SF) Jeffery Walters, Michael Vaden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:26 | UConn | William Grullon is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #3 on William Grullon, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Stephen Catalano (C) Scott Carnegie | |
| 02:26 | UConn | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Stephen Catalano snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Florentino Lombardi makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Stevens | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Lee Nye's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ryan Page (PF), Scott Carnegie (C) Gary Kinnear, Stephen Catalano | |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page is hacked by Jeremy Hunsberger - foul #4 on Jeremy Hunsberger, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| 01:20 | Louisville | Ryan Page misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Stephen Spradley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:04 | UConn | William Grullon picks off the pass by Jeremy Hunsberger | 52-64 |
| 00:48 | Louisville | George Stevens buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Florentino Lombardi | 52-67 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UConn | Lee Nye is hacked by Florentino Lombardi - foul #2 on Florentino Lombardi, team foul #8 | 52-67 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Lee Nye makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:42 | UConn | Lee Nye makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Louisville | George Stevens connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-69 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Stephen Spradley knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | William Grullon runs out the clock | 57-69 |