| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) SF - John Thigpen (fresh) PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) SF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) PF - James Hill (fresh) C - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | James Hill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Harold Banks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Eric Glidden snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Watkins - foul #1 on Larry Watkins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Brendan Milstein gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wallace - foul #1 on Robert Wallace, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:33 | Louisville | James Hill denies the turnaround by Ivan Chrostowski | 0-3 |
| 18:31 | UConn | James Hill pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | UConn | James Hill drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brendan Milstein | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Louisville | Larry Watkins blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Eric Glidden grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | UConn | James Hill's pass is intercepted by Larry Watkins | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Louisville | Larry Watkins's pass is intercepted by Matthew O'Hearn | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | UConn | Brendan Milstein hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 17:07 | Louisville | Robert Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:46 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Robert Wallace can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | John Thigpen tips it home | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | UConn | Brendan Milstein loses the dribble to John Thigpen | 2-5 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Larry Watkins clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harold Banks - foul #1 on Harold Banks, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), George Huff (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Albert Huey (PF), Leroy Timmons (C) Harold Banks, Eric Glidden, Brendan Milstein, James Hill, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Larry Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:01 | UConn | Albert Huey grabs the board | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fresh) SG - Von Mitkowski (fresh) SF - John Thigpen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howin Xue (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - George Huff (fresh) SF - Leif Preston (fresh) PF - Albert Huey (fresh) C - Leroy Timmons (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | UConn | George Huff misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-5 |
| 15:40 | Louisville | Larry Watkins pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski scores on a shot from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Leif Preston comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #1 on John Thigpen, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Leif Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Leif Preston - foul #1 on Leif Preston, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brendan Milstein (SF), James Hill (PF), Matthew O'Hearn (C) Leif Preston, Albert Huey, Leroy Timmons | |
| 14:32 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Mark Rhames pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:01 | UConn | George Huff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | John Thigpen snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 13:45 | Louisville | John Thigpen is hacked by Matthew O'Hearn - foul #1 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Eric Glidden (SG) Mark Rhames, George Huff | |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Thigpen | 7-7 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Larry Watkins gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:34 | Louisville | Larry Watkins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 12:33 | UConn | James Hill gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:29 | UConn | Harold Banks is hacked by Ivan Chrostowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF), Albert Huey (PF), Leroy Timmons (C) Brendan Milstein, James Hill, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| 12:17 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 12:15 | UConn | Leif Preston hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 11:52 | Louisville | Leif Preston steals it from John Thigpen | 7-9 |
| 11:48 | UConn | Leif Preston lays it up and in | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) SF - John Thigpen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howin Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Huey (fresh) C - Leroy Timmons (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Louisville | Robert Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Brendan Milstein (SF), James Hill (PF), Matthew O'Hearn (C) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Albert Huey, Leroy Timmons | |
| 11:01 | UConn | Mark Rhames is fouled on the floor by Von Mitkowski - foul #1 on Von Mitkowski, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Louisville | Larry Watkins (C) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 10:56 | UConn | James Hill drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Brendan Milstein hits a jump hook from the baseline | 10-16 |
| 09:41 | Louisville | Mark Rhames is called for the reach on Howin Xue - foul #1 on Mark Rhames, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Thigpen (SF), Robert Wallace (PF) Von Mitkowski, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), George Huff (SG) Mark Rhames, Eric Glidden | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew O'Hearn - foul #2 on Matthew O'Hearn, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Albert Huey (PF), Leroy Timmons (C) James Hill, Matthew O'Hearn | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:06 | UConn | George Huff is hacked by Shawn Deans - foul #1 on Shawn Deans, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) Brendan Milstein | |
| 08:54 | UConn | Harold Banks hits a shot from the left wing set up by George Huff | 12-18 |
| 08:36 | Louisville | Leif Preston steals the ball from John Thigpen | 12-18 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Leif Preston banks in the layup | 12-20 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Harold Banks - foul #2 on Harold Banks, team foul #6 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Eric Glidden (SG), Brendan Milstein (SF), James Hill (PF) Harold Banks, George Huff, Leif Preston, Leroy Timmons | |
| 08:03 | Louisville | John Thigpen misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | John Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Brendan Milstein is whistled for a carry | 13-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Willard Hensler (SF) John Thigpen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Shawn Deans (fairly fresh) SG - Von Mitkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willard Hensler (fresh) PF - Howin Xue (fresh) C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) SF - Brendan Milstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Huey (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Shawn Deans | 15-20 |
| 07:12 | UConn | James Hill can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 15-20 |
| 07:10 | Louisville | Willard Hensler gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Howin Xue can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Willard Hensler | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Howin Xue makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Howin Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Brendan Milstein gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:34 | UConn | James Hill misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Howin Xue - foul #1 on Howin Xue, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Louisville | Robert Wallace (PF) Howin Xue | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG), Matthew O'Hearn (C) Eric Glidden, Albert Huey | |
| 06:34 | UConn | James Hill misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:34 | UConn | James Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Rhames - foul #2 on Mark Rhames, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howin Xue (C) Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:30 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:30 | UConn | James Hill grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 06:13 | UConn | James Hill knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Huff | 16-23 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-23 |
| 05:46 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Howin Xue blocks the jumper by Brendan Milstein | 16-23 |
| 05:39 | Louisville | Robert Wallace snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:35 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Chrostowski | 18-23 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Mark Rhames drills a fadeaway from the left side | 18-25 |
| 04:56 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ivan Chrostowski | 21-25 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Brendan Milstein makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Hill and he's fouled by Ivan Chrostowski - foul #2 on Ivan Chrostowski, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Overstreet (SG), John Thigpen (SF), Larry Watkins (C) Ivan Chrostowski, Von Mitkowski, Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Glidden (SG), Albert Huey (C) George Huff, James Hill | |
| 04:38 | UConn | Brendan Milstein makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:18 | Louisville | Shawn Deans misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 04:17 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Eric Glidden is fouled on the floor by Ray Overstreet - foul #1 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) Brendan Milstein | |
| 04:06 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 04:06 | Louisville | Larry Watkins snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 04:02 | Louisville | Shawn Deans is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Deans, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG) Shawn Deans | |
| Subs | UConn | George Huff (SG) Mark Rhames | |
| 03:53 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn is hacked by John Thigpen - foul #2 on John Thigpen, team foul #11 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski (PG) Von Mitkowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG) George Huff | |
| 03:53 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:53 | UConn | Matthew O'Hearn misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 03:53 | Louisville | John Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Larry Watkins hits a floater in the lane | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Ivan Chrostowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Overstreet (fresh) SF - John Thigpen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howin Xue (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Larry Watkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Glidden (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew O'Hearn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Huey (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Eric Glidden is fouled on the floor by Ray Overstreet - foul #2 on Ray Overstreet, team foul #12 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Von Mitkowski (SG), Robert Wallace (PF) Ray Overstreet, Howin Xue | |
| Subs | UConn | James Hill (PF) Matthew O'Hearn | |
| 03:01 | UConn | Eric Glidden misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:01 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:43 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 02:42 | UConn | Albert Huey gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Larry Watkins is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Larry Watkins, team foul #13 | 23-31 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Albert Huey snags the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Eric Glidden banks in the layup on a nice dish by Leif Preston | 23-34 |
| 01:58 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Thigpen | 26-34 |
| 01:45 | UConn | Leif Preston misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 01:44 | UConn | Eric Glidden pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Eric Glidden knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Harold Banks and he's hacked by John Thigpen - foul #3 on John Thigpen, team foul #14 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Shawn Deans (SF), Howin Xue (PF), Willard Hensler (C) John Thigpen, Robert Wallace, Larry Watkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Brendan Milstein (SF), Matthew O'Hearn (C) Harold Banks, Leif Preston, Albert Huey | |
| 01:27 | UConn | Eric Glidden makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:03 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Brendan Milstein grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:49 | UConn | James Hill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | Von Mitkowski pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Matthew O'Hearn steps in front of the Ivan Chrostowski pass | 26-37 |
| 00:03 | UConn | Brendan Milstein knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Hill | 26-39 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Ivan Chrostowski clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-39 |