| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | John Douglas inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 19:18 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Gene Mackey hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Maurice Short | 28-32 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Lee and he's hacked by Maurice Short - foul #1 on Maurice Short, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:42 | UConn | Gene Mackey pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Gene Mackey is hacked by Nicholas Yarnell - foul #3 on Nicholas Yarnell, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:02 | UConn | Eric Lee takes the ball from Willie Birch | 30-32 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Wilson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Douglas - foul #1 on John Douglas, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:35 | Louisville | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Willie Birch misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Eric Lee - foul #2 on Eric Lee, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG) Eric Lee | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Maurice Short | |
| 17:10 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Robert Fusco misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-34 |
| 16:48 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Paul Satsky loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Loren Stinson (PF) Gene Mackey | |
| 16:20 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Fusco | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | UConn | Robert Hurley blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 16:02 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the board | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Zlatko Zukowsky (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Stradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hurley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loren Stinson (fresh) C - James Sontag (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford connects on the runner from close range set up by Robert Fusco | 36-34 |
| 15:14 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Loren Stinson | 36-36 |
| 14:50 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:49 | UConn | James Sontag grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:35 | UConn | James Sontag is fouled on the floor by Marcus Stradford - foul #2 on Marcus Stradford, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Ernest Copeland (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Vernon Harris, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), John Douglas (SG), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Willie Birch, Paul Satsky, Loren Stinson, James Sontag | |
| 14:30 | UConn | Jamie Farrar travels with the ball | 36-36 |
| 14:08 | Louisville | Raymond Reid can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 14:07 | UConn | John Douglas pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:48 | UConn | John Douglas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jamie Farrar | 36-39 |
| 13:25 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG) Robert Hurley | |
| 13:00 | UConn | Willie Birch hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Maurice Short | 36-41 |
| 12:31 | Louisville | Raymond Reid misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-41 |
| 12:29 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:15 | Louisville | Raymond Reid clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 12:13 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson tips it home | 38-41 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Gene Mackey can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:56 | UConn | Willie Birch grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Farrar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | UConn | Jamie Farrar comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-41 |
| 11:44 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 11:42 | Louisville | Theodore Robinson snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 11:22 | Louisville | Jamie Farrar steps in front of the Ernest Copeland pass | 38-41 |
| 11:05 | UConn | Raymond Reid is called for the reach on Jamie Farrar - foul #1 on Raymond Reid, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Vernon Harris (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Eric Lee, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Nicholas Yarnell, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG), Robert Hurley (SF), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Jamie Farrar, John Douglas, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 10:54 | UConn | James Sontag is hacked by Vernon Harris - foul #1 on Vernon Harris, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Willie Birch banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Satsky | 38-43 |
| 10:17 | Louisville | James Wilson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 10:06 | UConn | Paul Satsky misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | UConn | Willie Birch gets the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Robert Hurley is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG) Zlatko Zukowsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Farrar (PG), Gene Mackey (PF) Willie Birch, Loren Stinson | |
| 09:33 | Louisville | Vernon Harris is hacked by Robert Hurley - foul #2 on Robert Hurley, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Maurice Short (C) James Sontag | |
| 09:05 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford misses the fadeaway from close range | 40-43 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Harris | 40-43 |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Robert Fusco hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Paul Satsky - foul #2 on Paul Satsky, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (SF) Robert Hurley | |
| 08:49 | Louisville | Robert Fusco makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:41 | UConn | John Douglas clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Gene Mackey tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 43-43 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | James Wilson's layup is rejected by Maurice Short | 43-43 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Maurice Short grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Gene Mackey comes up short on the jumper from close range | 43-43 |
| 08:15 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 08:03 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Fusco | 45-43 |
| 07:50 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 07:49 | Louisville | Eric Lee gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jamie Farrar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Robert Fusco clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Jamie Farrar grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Fusco - foul #1 on Robert Fusco, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky (PG), Raymond Reid (SG), Theodore Robinson (SF), Vernon Harris (C) Eric Lee, Robert Fusco, James Wilson, Marcus Stradford | |
| Subs | UConn | Willie Birch (PG), Loren Stinson (PF), James Sontag (C) Paul Satsky, Gene Mackey, Maurice Short | |
| 07:08 | UConn | Jamie Farrar misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Jamie Farrar makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 06:49 | Louisville | Zlatko Zukowsky's floater is tipped away by Loren Stinson | 45-44 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Vernon Harris tips it in | 47-44 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Willie Birch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Ernest Copeland (C) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF) Jamie Farrar | |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Raymond Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Satsky (SG) John Douglas | |
| 05:59 | UConn | Willie Birch buries a runner in the lane set up by Paul Satsky | 47-46 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Raymond Reid scores on a 3 from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Zlatko Zukowsky steals the ball from James Sontag | 50-46 |
| 05:22 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Eric Lee (PG), Robert Fusco (SG), James Wilson (SF), Nicholas Yarnell (PF), Marcus Stradford (C) Zlatko Zukowsky, Raymond Reid, Theodore Robinson, Vernon Harris, Ernest Copeland | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (SF), Gene Mackey (PF), Maurice Short (C) Robert Hurley, Loren Stinson, James Sontag | |
| 04:59 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:58 | Louisville | James Wilson snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:42 | Louisville | John Douglas is called for the reach on Robert Fusco - foul #2 on John Douglas, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| 04:19 | Louisville | James Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:17 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:01 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:00 | UConn | Gene Mackey gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by John Douglas | 50-48 |
| 03:32 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford is called for a backcourt violation | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Eric Lee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Fusco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Yarnell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Marcus Stradford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Willie Birch (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Satsky (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Douglas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gene Mackey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Maurice Short (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | UConn | Gene Mackey scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Paul Satsky and he's fouled by Eric Lee - foul #3 on Eric Lee, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 03:09 | UConn | Gene Mackey makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Eric Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-51 |
| 02:35 | UConn | Gene Mackey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gene Mackey, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Vernon Harris (PF) Nicholas Yarnell | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Hurley (SF), James Sontag (C) John Douglas, Maurice Short | |
| 02:06 | Louisville | James Sontag picks off the pass by Marcus Stradford | 50-51 |
| 02:06 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell (PF) Vernon Harris | |
| Subs | UConn | John Douglas (SF), Maurice Short (C) Robert Hurley, James Sontag | |
| 01:48 | UConn | Gene Mackey misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 01:47 | Louisville | James Wilson grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell lays it up and in and the foul's on John Douglas - foul #3 on John Douglas, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Nicholas Yarnell makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:01 | UConn | John Douglas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:39 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford's layup is rejected by Gene Mackey | 53-54 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Willie Birch pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | UConn | Willie Birch is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Lee - foul #4 on Eric Lee, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:34 | UConn | Willie Birch makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:10 | Louisville | James Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Maurice Short gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Maurice Short is hacked by Robert Fusco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Fusco, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Maurice Short misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Marcus Stradford grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Louisville calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Louisville | James Wilson loses the dribble to Paul Satsky | 53-56 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Paul Satsky runs out the clock | 53-56 |