| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky's floater is knocked away by Rafael Ayala | 20-19 |
| 19:36 | Louisville | Ray Richards snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 19:17 | Louisville | Nwa Abdel is called for the reach on Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #1 | 20-19 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce is whistled for a carry | 20-19 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky knocks in the shot near the basket set up by James Hohowski | 22-19 |
| 18:07 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 18:06 | UConn | Nwa Abdel gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 17:43 | UConn | James Hohowski travels with the ball | 22-19 |
| 17:16 | Louisville | Ray Richards connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-21 |
| 16:47 | UConn | James Hohowski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Hans Zvorsky - foul #1 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF), Michael Jones (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 16:26 | Louisville | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 16:05 | UConn | Paul Pierce steals the ball from Elbert Burris | 25-22 |
| 15:56 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws it down set up by Rafael Ayala | 25-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Wise (fresh) SF - Justin Roberts (fresh) PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Elbert Burris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #1 | 25-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG), David Brooks (C) Paul Smith, Rafael Ayala | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 15:37 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | Nwa Abdel is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #3 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Hans Zvorsky (SG), Brooks Michelstein (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Justin Roberts, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 14:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Michael Vowels gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Hohowski and he's hacked by Donald Portillo - foul #1 on Donald Portillo, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| 14:30 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the free throw | 29-24 |
| 14:30 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 29-24 |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ray Richards | 29-26 |
| 13:43 | UConn | Michael Vowels loses the dribble to Donald Portillo | 29-26 |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by James Hohowski - foul #2 on James Hohowski, team foul #4 | 29-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Sidney Wise (SG), Justin Roberts (SF), Elbert Burris (PF), Michael Jones (C) James Hohowski, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, Michael Vowels, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Donald Portillo, Ray Richards | |
| 13:22 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 12:58 | UConn | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 12:56 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 12:28 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | David Brooks tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Brooks - foul #4 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Nwa Abdel (C) Sidney Wise, Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Clifford Jacobs, David Brooks | |
| 12:22 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 30-31 |
| 11:57 | Louisville | Elbert Burris is called for the reach on Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Elbert Burris, team foul #5 | 30-31 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG), Brooks Michelstein (SF) Richard Johnson, Justin Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:28 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 11:26 | UConn | James Hohowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:09 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Hohowski | 33-31 |
| 10:42 | Louisville | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Nwa Abdel - foul #4 on Nwa Abdel, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SG), Michael Jones (C) Hans Zvorsky, Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Ray Richards | |
| 10:20 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Paul Pierce | 33-33 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SG) Paul Smith | |
| 09:51 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Donald Portillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 09:23 | UConn | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 09:07 | UConn | James Hohowski can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #5 | 34-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Justin Roberts (SF), Michael Vowels (PF) Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ray Richards (SF) Clifford Jacobs | |
| 09:07 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 09:07 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 08:37 | UConn | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 08:16 | UConn | Paul Pierce is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #6 | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Johnson (PG), Elbert Burris (PF) James Hohowski, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Smith (SG) Richard Sheets, Donald Portillo | |
| 07:55 | UConn | Justin Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Nwa Abdel (C) Michael Jones | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Rafael Ayala | |
| 07:33 | Louisville | David Brooks knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 36-35 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-35 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Roberts (fresh) PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #1 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (SF) Justin Roberts | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG) Timothy Marinelli | |
| 06:53 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 06:53 | UConn | Nwa Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 06:53 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 37-38 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Richard Sheets takes the ball from Richard Johnson | 37-38 |
| 06:14 | Louisville | Ray Richards banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 37-40 |
| 05:47 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky connects on the runner from the right block and he's fouled by David Brooks - foul #5 on David Brooks, team foul #8 | 39-40 |
| Subs | UConn | James Hohowski (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Ray Richards, David Brooks | |
| 05:47 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 05:28 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Clifford Jacobs blocks the jumper by James Hohowski | 39-40 |
| 04:58 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein tips it back up and in | 41-40 |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Brooks Michelstein is called for the reach on Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Brooks Michelstein, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SG), Michael Vowels (PF) Hans Zvorsky, Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Donald Portillo (SG) Richard Sheets, Paul Smith | |
| 04:33 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 04:06 | UConn | James Hohowski hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 03:48 | Louisville | The jump hook by Paul Pierce is blocked by Michael Vowels | 44-40 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Michael Vowels snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 03:18 | UConn | James Hohowski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 44-40 |
| 02:48 | Louisville | Nwa Abdel swats the short shot by Paul Pierce | 44-40 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Jacobs | 44-40 |
| 02:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Elbert Burris (PF) Sidney Wise, Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Ray Richards (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Donald Portillo, Clifford Jacobs | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Hohowski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elbert Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Nwa Abdel (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards slams it home set up by Richard Sheets | 44-42 |
| 02:06 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the jumpshot from the right side | 46-42 |
| 01:39 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Richards | 46-44 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Elbert Burris banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Hohowski | 48-44 |
| 01:06 | Louisville | Paul Pierce's fadeaway is rejected by Elbert Burris | 48-44 |
| 01:04 | UConn | The rebound goes to Nwa Abdel | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Elbert Burris is hacked by Rafael Ayala - foul #3 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Elbert Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Hans Zvorsky - foul #2 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:50 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Nwa Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Nwa Abdel is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 50-44 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Nwa Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets is hacked by James Hohowski - foul #3 on James Hohowski, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:43 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:42 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #3 on Richard Sheets, team foul #11 | 52-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Jones (C) Nwa Abdel | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:42 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:42 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 00:32 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Richard Sheets connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ray Richards | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Hohowski is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Sheets, team foul #12 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Vowels (PF) Elbert Burris | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:28 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:21 | Louisville | Richard Sheets comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 56-49 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Michael Jones grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 00:19 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Elbert Burris (PF) Michael Vowels | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:18 | UConn | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Michael Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #13 | 56-49 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Michael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Ray Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 00:11 | UConn | James Hohowski is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #5 on Richard Sheets, team foul #14 | 58-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| 00:11 | UConn | James Hohowski makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:11 | UConn | James Hohowski misses the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Ray Richards is whistled for a carry | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | James Hohowski runs out the clock | 59-49 |