| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fresh) SF - Del Hughes (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) PF - John Clem (fresh) C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:49 | Louisville | Del Hughes is called for the reach on Micheal Hause - foul #1 on Del Hughes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | John Clem buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jerry Polson | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Donald Phillips drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Olson | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Jerry Polson double dribbles | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Olson | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Del Hughes steals the ball from Jerry Polson | 4-2 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 16:33 | Louisville | John Clem drills a floater from the right side | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein hits a jumpshot from the left side | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Del Hughes is called for the reach on Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Del Hughes, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Matthew Andrews (SF) Del Hughes | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Jerry Polson, John Clem, Harold Barnhart | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Andrews (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Louisville | Willie Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Willie Lewis tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 15:04 | UConn | Mark Welch drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Troy Kersten can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Matthew Andrews grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Ronald Rotstein - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), David Johnston (PF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Mark Welch, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause, Willie Lewis, Troy Kersten | |
| 14:21 | UConn | David Johnston is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Johnston - foul #1 on David Johnston, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG) Larry Olson | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:10 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Jason Frazier is hacked by Phillip Slomski - foul #1 on Phillip Slomski, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Welch (PF) David Johnston | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 13:21 | UConn | Jason Frazier blows the layup | 8-8 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Harold Barnhart | 8-8 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | John Clem misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Jason Frazier pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:48 | UConn | Franklin Fields loses the dribble to Curtis Secrist | 8-8 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart banks in the layup and he's fouled by Stephen Kissner - foul #1 on Stephen Kissner, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Larry Olson (SG), Donald Phillips (C) Jason Frazier, Franklin Fields, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Willie Lewis (SF) Jerry Polson, Curtis Secrist | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:57 | UConn | Larry Olson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 11:55 | UConn | Donald Phillips tips it but misses | 8-11 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Larry Olson grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 11:33 | UConn | Matthew Andrews's pass is intercepted by Micheal Hause | 8-11 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Andrews (fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Brandon Holguin (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Clem (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Barnhart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 8-11 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Matthew Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:51 | UConn | Donald Phillips comes up short on the runner from close range | 8-11 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Willie Lewis | 8-11 |
| 10:41 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 8-11 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Larry Olson grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Micheal Hause picks off the pass by Mark Welch | 8-11 |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Brandon Holguin hits the finger roll set up by Micheal Hause | 8-13 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Micheal Hause steals the ball from Donald Phillips | 8-13 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | John Clem misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 8-13 |
| 09:32 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart tips it back up and in | 8-15 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Mark Welch can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #1 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #3 | 8-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG) Ronald Rotstein | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Curtis Secrist (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Brandon Holguin, Micheal Hause, John Clem, Harold Barnhart | |
| 09:06 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:54 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 08:53 | UConn | Jason Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Mark Welch clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Kissner (C) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:32 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 08:09 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 08:08 | UConn | The rebound goes to Larry Olson | 12-15 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Willie Lewis picks off the pass by Larry Olson out of a doubleteam | 12-15 |
| 07:51 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 12-17 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Phillip Slomski steps in front of the Stephen Kissner pass | 12-17 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Jerry Polson lays it in on a nice dish by Phillip Slomski | 12-19 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Frazier (fresh) SG - Larry Olson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Andrews (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Welch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Stephen Kissner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Curtis Secrist (fresh) C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 06:50 | UConn | Stephen Kissner misses the easy layup | 12-19 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Mark Welch tips it in | 14-19 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Willie Lewis buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Mark Welch clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Curtis Secrist - foul #1 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #5 | 14-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), Del Hughes (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Matthew Andrews, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG), John Clem (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Phillip Slomski, Willie Lewis, Troy Kersten | |
| 06:18 | UConn | Mark Welch makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:18 | UConn | Mark Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart pulls down the rebound | 15-21 |
| 05:57 | Louisville | Del Hughes steals the ball from Micheal Hause | 15-21 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Mark Welch knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 17-21 |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is hacked by Ronald Rotstein - foul #1 on Ronald Rotstein, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG), David Johnston (PF) Jason Frazier, Mark Welch | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Howard Hagan (PF) Jerry Polson, Curtis Secrist | |
| 04:49 | Louisville | John Clem misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-21 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 17-21 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Donald Phillips comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Clem - foul #1 on John Clem, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Franklin Fields | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Howard Hagan, Harold Barnhart | |
| 04:25 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:25 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | John Clem travels with the ball | 19-21 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 03:54 | UConn | Donald Phillips knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Larry Olson | 21-21 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Jerry Polson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Johnston - foul #2 on David Johnston, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Jerry Polson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:38 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 03:22 | UConn | Larry Olson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 03:21 | UConn | Del Hughes misses the tip | 21-22 |
| 03:19 | Louisville | Micheal Hause gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Del Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Johnston (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Willie Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Clem (fresh) 6 pts. C - Troy Kersten (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Jerry Polson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-25 |
| 02:50 | UConn | David Johnston clanks a jumper near the basket | 21-25 |
| 02:49 | Louisville | Micheal Hause pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:39 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 02:37 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), Matthew Andrews (SF), Stephen Kissner (C) Ronald Rotstein, Del Hughes, Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Louisville | Curtis Secrist (PF), Harold Barnhart (C) John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Willie Lewis loses the dribble to Larry Olson | 21-25 |
| 02:25 | UConn | Larry Olson slams it home | 23-25 |
| 02:23 | Louisville | Jerry Polson loses the dribble to Jason Frazier in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Larry Olson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Polson as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Welch (PF) David Johnston | |
| Subs | Louisville | Brandon Holguin (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG) Jerry Polson, Micheal Hause | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:55 | UConn | Larry Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Matthew Andrews is called for the reach on Harold Barnhart - foul #1 on Matthew Andrews, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF) Willie Lewis | |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Mark Welch scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Larry Olson | 27-27 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Welch - foul #1 on Mark Welch, team foul #8 | 27-27 |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG), Del Hughes (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Mark Welch, Stephen Kissner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (SG) Phillip Slomski | |
| 01:00 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Curtis Secrist is called for the reach on Del Hughes - foul #2 on Curtis Secrist, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronald Rotstein (PG), David Johnston (PF) Franklin Fields, Matthew Andrews | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG) Brandon Holguin | |
| 00:35 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:35 | UConn | Del Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Donald Phillips steals it from Micheal Hause | 29-29 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Del Hughes is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (SG) Jason Frazier | |
| Subs | Louisville | Willie Lewis (SF) Curtis Secrist | |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 29-29 |