| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Johnny Miller inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Louisville | John Love throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 19:29 | UConn | Alexander Smith blows the layup | 25-29 |
| 19:28 | Louisville | Donald Roane gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Timothy Walker - foul #3 on Timothy Walker, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:02 | UConn | William Olivar pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Timothy Walker is whistled for traveling | 25-29 |
| 18:25 | Louisville | Alexander Smith swats the layup by Donald Roane | 25-29 |
| 18:24 | UConn | William Olivar snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-29 |
| 18:02 | Louisville | Johnny Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:40 | Louisville | Donald Roane knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Love | 25-32 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Timothy Walker is whistled for traveling | 25-32 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Donald Roane scores on a shot from the free throw line | 25-34 |
| 16:36 | UConn | The jump hook by Eli Galuski is blocked by Andrew Privalsky | 25-34 |
| 16:35 | UConn | Alexander Smith tips it home | 27-34 |
| 16:18 | Louisville | John Love hits a runner in the lane | 27-36 |
| 15:50 | UConn | William Olivar misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Love | 27-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Olivar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alexander Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Louisville | Timothy Walker steals it from Donald Roane | 27-36 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Alexander Smith is whistled for traveling | 27-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) James Nguyen, Timothy Walker, William Olivar, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Micheal Peterson (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Marc Melton (PF), Carl Banks (C) John Love, Donald Roane, Johnny Miller, Andrew Privalsky, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Thomas Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Joe Coleman comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-36 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 14:09 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 14:08 | UConn | Gene Edgerly pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Joey Thomas | 29-36 |
| 13:24 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-36 |
| 13:22 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 12:54 | UConn | Carl Banks steps in front of the Joey Thomas pass | 29-36 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Marc Melton gets the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Joey Thomas steals it from Marc Melton | 29-36 |
| 11:38 | UConn | Joe Coleman clanks a shot in the lane | 29-36 |
| 11:37 | UConn | Gene Edgerly grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerardo Santana (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gene Edgerly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Micheal Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Marc Melton (fairly fresh) C - Carl Banks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-36 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Joey Thomas grabs the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 10:53 | UConn | Harold Keefe hits a floater from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 10:29 | Louisville | Marc Melton comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 10:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Joe Coleman | 31-36 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Gerardo Santana knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Coleman | 34-36 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 34-39 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Gene Edgerly misses the floater from the left side | 34-39 |
| 09:34 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Micheal Peterson | 34-39 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses long on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Gene Edgerly - foul #3 on Gene Edgerly, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Timothy Walker (SG), William Olivar (SF), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Harold Keefe, Joey Thomas, Gerardo Santana, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Donald Roane (SG), Johnny Miller (SF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Thomas Jones, Micheal Peterson, Frederick Rogers, Carl Banks | |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:21 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Eli Galuski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 34-39 |
| 08:52 | Louisville | Johnny Miller pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:38 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses long on a shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Alexander Smith gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Timothy Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 37-39 |
| 08:05 | Louisville | William Olivar is called for the reach on Donald Roane - foul #3 on William Olivar, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky (PF) Marc Melton | |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is fouled on the floor by Eli Galuski - foul #2 on Eli Galuski, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 07:31 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski's pass is intercepted by James Nguyen | 37-39 |
| 07:26 | UConn | James Nguyen lays it in | 39-39 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Nguyen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Eli Galuski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Johnny Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 07:10 | UConn | The rebound goes to Alexander Smith | 39-39 |
| 07:04 | UConn | William Olivar makes the 3 from straight away | 42-39 |
| 06:47 | Louisville | Donald Roane can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 06:46 | UConn | Alexander Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:33 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Nguyen | 45-39 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | John Love can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 06:20 | Louisville | Donald Roane can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 06:18 | Louisville | Wayne Smiechowski misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Alexander Smith gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 06:00 | UConn | James Nguyen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Walker | 48-39 |
| 05:43 | Louisville | William Olivar steals the ball from Donald Roane | 48-39 |
| 05:25 | UConn | James Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | UConn | Joey Thomas (SG), Gerardo Santana (SF), Gene Edgerly (PF), Joe Coleman (C) Timothy Walker, William Olivar, Alexander Smith, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Micheal Peterson (SF), Carl Banks (C) John Love, Johnny Miller, Wayne Smiechowski | |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gerardo Santana - foul #2 on Gerardo Santana, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Donald Roane makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Micheal Peterson - foul #1 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG) James Nguyen | |
| Subs | Louisville | John Love (PG), Frederick Rogers (PF) Donald Roane, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 04:40 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Joey Thomas is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Joey Thomas, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (PF) Frederick Rogers | |
| 04:11 | Louisville | John Love hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-40 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Joey Thomas pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Harold Keefe misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Micheal Peterson - foul #2 on Micheal Peterson, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | William Olivar (SF) Gerardo Santana | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Roane (SG), Andrew Privalsky (PF), Wayne Smiechowski (C) Thomas Jones, Marc Melton, Carl Banks | |
| 03:48 | UConn | Harold Keefe misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 03:48 | UConn | Harold Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 03:37 | Louisville | Donald Roane can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-40 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 03:10 | UConn | Gene Edgerly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 03:09 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Micheal Peterson | 51-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joey Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Gene Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - John Love (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Roane (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. SF - Micheal Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Smiechowski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | John Love is fouled on the floor by Joe Coleman - foul #1 on Joe Coleman, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG), Timothy Walker (SG), Alexander Smith (PF), Eli Galuski (C) Harold Keefe, Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly, Joe Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisville | Johnny Miller (SF) Micheal Peterson | |
| 02:51 | Louisville | John Love misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Eli Galuski snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:22 | UConn | Timothy Walker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 02:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to James Nguyen | 51-42 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Alexander Smith connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Nguyen | 53-42 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | John Love misses the easy layup | 53-42 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | Donald Roane tips it in | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:34 | UConn | James Nguyen is fouled in the backcourt by John Love - foul #1 on John Love, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SF), Joe Coleman (C) William Olivar, Eli Galuski | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:32 | UConn | Timothy Walker is fouled on the floor by Wayne Smiechowski - foul #2 on Wayne Smiechowski, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 01:30 | UConn | James Nguyen is hacked by Wayne Smiechowski - foul #3 on Wayne Smiechowski, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Timothy Walker is fouled on the floor by Johnny Miller - foul #4 on Johnny Miller, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Johnny Miller is fouled on the floor by Gerardo Santana - foul #3 on Gerardo Santana, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Joey Thomas (SG), Gene Edgerly (PF) James Nguyen, Timothy Walker, Alexander Smith | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Johnny Miller makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:07 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:07 | UConn | Joe Coleman grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 01:07 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Harold Keefe is hacked by John Love in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Love, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Walker (SG), Alexander Smith (PF) Joey Thomas, Gene Edgerly | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:06 | UConn | Harold Keefe makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:06 | UConn | Harold Keefe makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Johnny Miller drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Love | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Gerardo Santana is hacked by John Love in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Love, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UConn | James Nguyen (PG) Harold Keefe | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:54 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Louisville | John Love hits the finger roll set up by Donald Roane | 58-49 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker is hacked by John Love in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Love, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Timothy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Johnny Miller hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Love | 59-51 |
| 00:37 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-51 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Love - foul #5 on John Love, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG) John Love | |
| 00:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:36 | UConn | Alexander Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 00:27 | Louisville | Johnny Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Donald Roane knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:23 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Gerardo Santana in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:15 | Louisville | Donald Roane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Joe Coleman snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Joe Coleman is hacked by Thomas Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #13 | 62-54 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Joe Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:12 | UConn | Joe Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:12 | Louisville | Donald Roane snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Donald Roane misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Johnny Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |