| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) SF - John Baker (fresh) PF - Todd Klein (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) SG - Ron Bain (fresh) SF - Bobby Miles (fresh) PF - Alan Combs (fresh) C - Steven Voetberg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Alan Combs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | UConn | Ron Bain misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Louisville | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Louisville | Dale Taylor connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Mark Grantham clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Louisville | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses the floater from close range | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Steven Voetberg grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Ron Bain hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Louisville | Todd Klein snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Robert Smith lays it up and in set up by John Baker | 5-0 |
| 17:36 | UConn | James Boyles steals the ball from Bobby Miles | 5-0 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Dale Taylor banks in the layup set up by James Boyles | 7-0 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Ron Bain is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Mark Grantham, Ron Bain, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| 16:41 | UConn | David Pickens connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bruce Schultz | 7-3 |
| 16:21 | Louisville | Dale Taylor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Cecil Tarter snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:56 | UConn | David Pickens misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-3 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Cecil Tarter tips it but misses | 7-3 |
| 15:52 | UConn | Bruce Schultz gets the offensive rebound | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Klein (fairly fresh) C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Pickens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Lynde (fresh) SF - Bobby Miles (tiring) PF - Bruce Schultz (fresh) C - Cecil Tarter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | UConn | David Lynde misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Todd Klein gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:27 | Louisville | David Lynde is called for the reach on John Baker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lynde, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Billy Johnson (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) James Boyles, Dale Taylor, John Baker, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Ron Bain (SG), Joseph Partain (SF) David Pickens, David Lynde, Bobby Miles | |
| 15:09 | Louisville | Bryan Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 7-3 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Cecil Tarter grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Kevin Winston steals it from Ron Bain | 7-3 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Billy Johnson misses the floater from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 14:22 | UConn | Cecil Tarter grabs the defensive rebound | 7-3 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Ron Bain misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 7-3 |
| 14:15 | UConn | Joseph Partain tips it home | 7-5 |
| 14:11 | Louisville | Matthew Kearns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Baker (SF) Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Combs (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Bruce Schultz, Cecil Tarter | |
| 13:48 | UConn | Joseph Partain misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 13:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kevin Winston | 7-5 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamel Hanshaw, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Dale Taylor (SG) Kevin Winston, Matthew Kearns | |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), Bobby Miles (SF) Mark Grantham, Joseph Partain | |
| 13:20 | UConn | Ron Bain is fouled on the floor by Dale Taylor - foul #1 on Dale Taylor, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Klein (PF) Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:59 | UConn | David Pickens is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Pickens, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Smith (C) Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | UConn | David Lynde (SG) Ron Bain | |
| 12:30 | Louisville | James Boyles is hacked by David Pickens - foul #2 on David Pickens, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Johnson (SF) John Baker | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Joseph Partain (SF), Bruce Schultz (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) David Pickens, Bobby Miles, Alan Combs, Steven Voetberg | |
| 12:16 | Louisville | David Lynde is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on David Lynde, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (SG) David Lynde | |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Billy Johnson blows the layup | 7-5 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Todd Klein snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | James Boyles drills a floater from the left side | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Billy Johnson (fresh) PF - Todd Klein (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Grantham (fresh) SG - Miroslav Frankowski (fresh) SF - Joseph Partain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Schultz (fresh) C - Cecil Tarter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Bruce Schultz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Todd Klein - foul #1 on Todd Klein, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), John Baker (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) James Boyles, Dale Taylor, Billy Johnson, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Bain (SG), Steven Voetberg (C) Mark Grantham, Cecil Tarter | |
| 11:08 | UConn | Bruce Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Bruce Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | John Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-6 |
| 10:44 | UConn | Bruce Schultz gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Ron Bain is fouled on the floor by Matthew Kearns - foul #1 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Bobby Miles (SF), Alan Combs (PF) Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz | |
| 10:13 | UConn | Matthew Kearns steals it from Miroslav Frankowski | 9-6 |
| 10:10 | Louisville | John Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Miles - foul #1 on Bobby Miles, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG) Miroslav Frankowski | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Miles - foul #2 on Bobby Miles, team foul #6 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (SG) Matthew Kearns | |
| Subs | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes (SF), Cecil Tarter (C) Bobby Miles, Steven Voetberg | |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 09:52 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Alan Combs | 11-8 |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Todd Klein (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Winston, Bryan Howard, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | UConn | Joseph Partain (SF) Lawrence Rhodes | |
| 08:41 | UConn | Joseph Partain hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on John Baker - foul #1 on John Baker, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (PG), Bruce Schultz (PF), Steven Voetberg (C) Mark Grantham, Alan Combs, Cecil Tarter | |
| 08:41 | UConn | Joseph Partain makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Joseph Partain misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 08:41 | Louisville | Dale Taylor snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 08:14 | Louisville | Robert Smith clanks a runner near the basket | 11-9 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Robert Smith can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 08:11 | UConn | Bruce Schultz snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 07:42 | UConn | Ron Bain scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Voetberg | 11-11 |
| 07:17 | Louisville | Dale Taylor misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 07:16 | UConn | The rebound goes to Miroslav Frankowski | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Baker (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Klein (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Miroslav Frankowski (fresh) SG - Ron Bain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Partain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bruce Schultz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Voetberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:52 | UConn | Ron Bain banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Partain | 11-13 |
| 06:36 | Louisville | Robert Smith scores on a shot in the paint | 13-13 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Ron Bain hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Billy Johnson (SF), Bryan Howard (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) James Boyles, Dale Taylor, John Baker, Todd Klein, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG), Bobby Miles (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) Miroslav Frankowski, Joseph Partain, Bruce Schultz, Steven Voetberg | |
| 06:15 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 06:15 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 05:48 | Louisville | Billy Johnson scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Winston | 15-15 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Ron Bain connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Mark Grantham | 15-17 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Billy Johnson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Matthew Kearns | 17-17 |
| 04:52 | UConn | Ron Bain knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Bobby Miles | 17-19 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Billy Johnson is hacked by Alan Combs - foul #1 on Alan Combs, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Louisville | James Boyles (PG), Todd Klein (PF) Kevin Winston, Bryan Howard | |
| Subs | UConn | Miroslav Frankowski (SG) Ron Bain | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Billy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Billy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Cecil Tarter drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-22 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Billy Johnson travels in the backcourt | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dale Taylor (SG), John Baker (SF) Matthew Kearns, Billy Johnson | |
| Subs | UConn | Bruce Schultz (PF), Lawrence Rhodes (C) Alan Combs, Cecil Tarter | |
| 03:50 | UConn | Todd Klein picks off the pass by Miroslav Frankowski | 19-22 |
| 03:28 | Louisville | James Boyles misses the easy open layup | 19-22 |
| 03:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mark Grantham | 19-22 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes is hacked by Jamel Hanshaw - foul #2 on Jamel Hanshaw, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Louisville | Bryan Howard (PF), Robert Smith (C) Todd Klein, Jamel Hanshaw | |
| Subs | UConn | David Pickens (PG), David Lynde (SG), Steven Voetberg (C) Mark Grantham, Miroslav Frankowski, Bruce Schultz | |
| 03:09 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - James Boyles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Baker (fresh) PF - Bryan Howard (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - David Pickens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Lynde (fresh) SF - Bobby Miles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Voetberg (fresh) | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | Dale Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | John Baker tips it home | 21-24 |
| 02:28 | UConn | David Lynde misses the shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Lawrence Rhodes tips it but misses | 21-24 |
| 02:25 | Louisville | Bryan Howard gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 02:19 | Louisville | James Boyles hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Baker | 23-24 |
| 01:59 | UConn | David Pickens clanks a 3 from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 01:57 | Louisville | Bryan Howard gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Bryan Howard buries a shot in the lane and he's fouled by Lawrence Rhodes - foul #1 on Lawrence Rhodes, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (PG), Matthew Kearns (SG), Billy Johnson (SF) James Boyles, Dale Taylor, John Baker | |
| Subs | UConn | Ron Bain (SG), Joseph Partain (SF), Alan Combs (PF), Cecil Tarter (C) David Lynde, Bobby Miles, Lawrence Rhodes, Steven Voetberg | |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Bryan Howard makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 01:24 | UConn | Ron Bain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 26-24 |
| 01:23 | Louisville | Bryan Howard snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 01:00 | Louisville | Bryan Howard misses the lay-in | 26-24 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Robert Smith misses the tip | 26-24 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Alan Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Ron Bain comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Kearns - foul #2 on Matthew Kearns, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Louisville | Todd Klein (PF), Jamel Hanshaw (C) Bryan Howard, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Grantham (PG) David Pickens | |
| 00:51 | UConn | Ron Bain misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Ron Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Cecil Tarter steps in front of the Jamel Hanshaw pass | 26-25 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Jamel Hanshaw steps in front of the Mark Grantham pass | 26-25 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Jamel Hanshaw comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-25 |