| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - David Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lowery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Henry Lee inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is hacked by Marshall Bellamy - foul #2 on Marshall Bellamy, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry's floater is tipped away by David Bolin | 31-31 |
| 19:15 | UConn | David Bolin snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Robert Lowery buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Bolin | 31-33 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Hollis Smith | 33-33 |
| 18:23 | UConn | Robert Lowery drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marshall Bellamy | 33-35 |
| 18:17 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 35-35 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Jason Robinson scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Hollis Smith - foul #1 on Hollis Smith, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Matthew Smith (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Hollis Smith, Kevin Winston, David Anderson, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Neville Thome (C) Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Dwayne Shaw, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 17:53 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is hacked by Neville Thome - foul #2 on Neville Thome, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG) Jason Robinson | |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Henry Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Leon Eoff - foul #1 on Leon Eoff, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:08 | UConn | Denver Volz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Bruce Peet (SF) Edward Pipes, Henry Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Mark Osborne steps in front of the Bruce Peet pass in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Mark Osborne banks in the layup | 36-40 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Earl Crosby blows the dunk | 36-40 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Leon Eoff grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Neville Thome can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Earl Crosby - foul #1 on Earl Crosby, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), Henry Lee (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Jeffrey Goble, Bruce Peet, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (SF), Henry Husky (PF) Mark Osborne, Leon Eoff | |
| 16:24 | UConn | Neville Thome makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Neville Thome makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 15:48 | UConn | Anthony Givens hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Hollis Smith | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bolin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Husky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry scores on a runner from the baseline | 41-42 |
| 15:19 | UConn | Denver Volz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:18 | Louisville | Kevin Winston grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 15:16 | Louisville | Anthony Givens steals it from Hollis Smith in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | UConn | Denver Volz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Matthew Smith | 41-42 |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Henry Lee connects on the open runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Winston | 43-42 |
| 14:26 | UConn | David Bolin clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Smith - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Bruce Peet (SF), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Hollis Smith, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Dwayne Shaw (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Anthony Givens, Henry Husky, Neville Thome | |
| 14:26 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | UConn | David Bolin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Earl Crosby pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 14:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble's pass is intercepted by Jason Robinson in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw lays it in on a great pass from Jason Robinson | 43-45 |
| 14:05 | Louisville | Edward Pipes is hacked by Robert Lowery - foul #2 on Robert Lowery, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Osborne (SF) David Bolin | |
| 13:52 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Earl Crosby grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:41 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Robert Lowery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Gilbert Fry (C) Bruce Peet, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:08 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Jason Robinson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Dwayne Shaw - foul #2 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), Matthew Smith (PF) Edward Pipes, Jeffrey Goble, David Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG), David Bolin (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Leon Eoff (C) Jason Robinson, Mark Osborne, Dwayne Shaw, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Alan Mack's pass is intercepted by Hollis Smith in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Hollis Smith misses long on a floater in the paint | 50-48 |
| 12:05 | UConn | Alan Mack gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Alan Mack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:27 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:25 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Fry | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Winston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Alan Mack (fresh) SG - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Bolin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Husky (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Louisville | Henry Lee comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 50-48 |
| 11:11 | UConn | Alan Mack gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 10:43 | UConn | Hollis Smith steps in front of the David Bolin pass | 50-48 |
| 10:28 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is fouled on the floor by Robert Lowery - foul #3 on Robert Lowery, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Jeffrey Goble (SG), Bruce Peet (SF), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Hollis Smith, Kevin Winston, Henry Lee, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF), Neville Thome (C) Alan Mack, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Henry Husky, Leon Eoff | |
| 10:07 | Louisville | David Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 09:39 | UConn | Jason Robinson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Shaw | 50-51 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Mark Osborne - foul #1 on Mark Osborne, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Kevin Winston (SG), Henry Lee (SF) Edward Pipes, Jeffrey Goble, Bruce Peet | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), David Bolin (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Mark Osborne, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 09:12 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:12 | Louisville | David Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Kevin Winston picks off the pass by Neville Thome | 51-51 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Kevin Winston lays it in | 53-51 |
| 08:27 | UConn | David Anderson denies the turnaround by Neville Thome | 53-51 |
| 08:25 | Louisville | David Anderson gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:20 | Louisville | Kevin Winston comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-51 |
| 08:19 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Denver Volz loses the dribble to David Anderson | 53-51 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Bolin - foul #2 on David Bolin, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Pipes (PG), Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Hollis Smith, David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Leon Eoff (C) Denver Volz, Anthony Givens, David Bolin, Neville Thome, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 07:26 | Louisville | Kevin Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Pipes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilbert Fry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Osborne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Husky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Eoff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:02 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 07:01 | Louisville | Edward Pipes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Henry Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Husky - foul #2 on Henry Husky, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG) Kevin Winston | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:59 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:32 | UConn | Mark Osborne misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Henry Husky hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Matthew Smith is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Henry Lee | 59-53 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-53 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Leon Eoff misses the tip | 59-53 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 05:41 | Louisville | Edward Pipes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Bruce Peet (SF) Edward Pipes, Henry Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG), Denver Volz (SG), David Bolin (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, Mark Osborne, Henry Husky, Leon Eoff | |
| 05:23 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alan Mack | 59-56 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | Matthew Smith clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 05:06 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alan Mack | 59-56 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF), Earl Crosby (C) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith, Gilbert Fry | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Neville Thome (C) Alan Mack, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 04:22 | Louisville | David Anderson lays it in | 61-56 |
| 03:53 | UConn | David Bolin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 61-56 |
| 03:51 | Louisville | Kevin Winston snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 03:44 | Louisville | Earl Crosby hits the easy wide open finger roll | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Anthony Givens hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 03:15 | Louisville | Kevin Winston is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 63-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Denver Volz snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Hollis Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin Winston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bruce Peet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Crosby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Bolin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Neville Thome (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 02:45 | UConn | Anthony Givens comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Hollis Smith grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | Henry Lee (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Gilbert Fry (C) Bruce Peet, David Anderson, Earl Crosby | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Mark Osborne (SF), Leon Eoff (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, David Bolin, Dwayne Shaw, Neville Thome | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee is hacked by Leon Eoff - foul #2 on Leon Eoff, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Henry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 02:31 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF) Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne | |
| 02:05 | UConn | Robert Lowery knocks in the floater from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Eoff - foul #3 on Leon Eoff, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Anderson (PF) Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (PF) Leon Eoff | |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 01:45 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 01:16 | UConn | Jason Robinson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry pulls down the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lowery - foul #4 on Robert Lowery, team foul #12 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble (SG) Hollis Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry misses the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | Gilbert Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses the runner from the right block | 67-61 |
| 00:50 | UConn | David Bolin tips it in | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Kevin Winston scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jeffrey Goble | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Robinson - foul #1 on Jason Robinson, team foul #13 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Louisville | Hollis Smith (PG), Matthew Smith (PF) Kevin Winston, David Anderson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Jeffrey Goble makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:10 | UConn | Jason Robinson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Lowery | 71-69 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Winston (SG), David Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Goble, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | David Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lowery - foul #5 on Robert Lowery, team foul #14 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG) Robert Lowery | |
| 00:08 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:01 | UConn | Jason Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 00:00 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-69 |