| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ryan Rine inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Louis Reaves lays it in | 23-24 |
| 19:06 | UConn | William Theriot scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Don Garrett | 26-24 |
| 18:37 | Louisville | Sean Sowders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 18:08 | UConn | Don Garrett misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-24 |
| 18:07 | UConn | William Theriot tips it in | 28-24 |
| 17:41 | Louisville | David Harvey is hacked by Wendell Perdomo - foul #3 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 17:17 | Louisville | Don Garrett steps in front of the Ryan Rine pass | 28-24 |
| 16:48 | UConn | Sean Sowders steals it from Shaun Beaird | 28-24 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Ryan Rine lays it up and in on a great pass from Sean Sowders | 28-26 |
| 16:27 | UConn | Don Garrett misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Don Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:12 | UConn | Zhu Tao clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:11 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 16:07 | Louisville | Sean Sowders connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ryan Rine | 28-28 |
| 15:54 | UConn | Zhu Tao is hacked by David Harvey - foul #2 on David Harvey, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF), Chris Gardner (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Don Garrett, Wendell Perdomo, Shaun Beaird, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), William Butz (SG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Sammie Hudson (PF) Sean Sowders, David Harvey, Ryan Rine, David Blanchard | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Rene Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Douglas Morton is hacked by Sammie Hudson - foul #1 on Sammie Hudson, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Leonel Lundin (C) Louis Reaves | |
| 15:29 | UConn | Arthur Yutzy steps in front of the Zhu Tao pass | 28-28 |
| 15:08 | Louisville | William Butz loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Douglas Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), William Theriot (C) Zhu Tao, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| 14:15 | Louisville | Sean Sowders hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 13:52 | UConn | William Theriot hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 13:51 | Louisville | Sammie Hudson pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:39 | Louisville | The short jumper by Sean Sowders is denied by William Theriot | 28-30 |
| 13:38 | UConn | Chris Gardner gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Manuel Snowden scores on a floater from the right block | 30-30 |
| 12:49 | Louisville | Rene Costa steals the ball from Louis Reaves | 30-30 |
| 12:36 | UConn | William Theriot comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-30 |
| 12:35 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Ryan Rine | 30-30 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Theriot - foul #2 on William Theriot, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Wendell Perdomo (SF), Shaun Beaird (PF), Douglas Morton (C) Rene Costa, Manuel Snowden, Chris Gardner, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Butz, Sammie Hudson | |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 12:22 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Louis Reaves steals the ball from Shaun Beaird | 30-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zhu Tao (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shaun Beaird (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Louisville | Shaun Beaird is called for the reach on David Blanchard - foul #1 on Shaun Beaird, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG) Don Garrett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Rene Costa is called for the reach on Rodney Heller - foul #2 on Rene Costa, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | UConn | William Theriot (C) Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Zhu Tao grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 10:25 | UConn | Shaun Beaird knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Zhu Tao | 33-32 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | David Harvey drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Heller | 33-34 |
| 09:49 | UConn | Shaun Beaird drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 09:27 | Louisville | Arthur Yutzy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF) Rene Costa, Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| 08:59 | UConn | Zhu Tao drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Don Garrett | 39-34 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Ryan Rine misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-34 |
| 08:33 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Shaun Beaird hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by David Blanchard - foul #2 on David Blanchard, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SG), Douglas Morton (C) Zhu Tao, William Theriot | |
| Subs | Louisville | William Butz (SG), Sammie Hudson (PF) David Harvey, David Blanchard | |
| 08:09 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Shaun Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 07:44 | Louisville | Ryan Rine jams it on a nice dish by Sean Sowders | 41-36 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wendell Perdomo (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shaun Beaird (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Sean Sowders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Butz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Rine (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sammie Hudson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Louis Reaves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Don Garrett | 44-36 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the jumper from close range | 44-36 |
| 07:04 | Louisville | Louis Reaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 06:40 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the floater from the left side | 44-36 |
| 06:39 | UConn | Don Garrett snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Manuel Snowden misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 06:12 | UConn | Don Garrett tips it in | 46-36 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Morton - foul #1 on Douglas Morton, team foul #5 | 46-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Rene Costa (PG), Zhu Tao (SG), Chris Gardner (PF), William Theriot (C) Don Garrett, Manuel Snowden, Shaun Beaird, Douglas Morton | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Harvey (SG), David Blanchard (PF) William Butz, Sammie Hudson | |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 05:47 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 05:26 | UConn | William Theriot misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 46-38 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Zhu Tao snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Wendell Perdomo's pass is intercepted by Sean Sowders | 46-38 |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Ryan Rine banks in the layup set up by Sean Sowders | 46-40 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Zhu Tao comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-40 |
| 04:31 | Louisville | David Blanchard pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | David Blanchard's fadeaway is rejected by Wendell Perdomo | 46-40 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Chris Gardner gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 03:58 | UConn | William Theriot misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 03:56 | Louisville | Ryan Rine grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | David Harvey misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Zhu Tao - foul #1 on Zhu Tao, team foul #6 | 46-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Don Garrett (PG), Manuel Snowden (SF) Zhu Tao, Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rodney Heller (PG), Arthur Yutzy (SF), Leonel Lundin (C) Sean Sowders, Ryan Rine, Louis Reaves | |
| 03:35 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 03:35 | Louisville | David Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Don Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rene Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Snowden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Theriot (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Rodney Heller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Harvey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Arthur Yutzy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Blanchard (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Leonel Lundin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Manuel Snowden is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Manuel Snowden, team foul #7 | 46-42 |
| 02:44 | Louisville | Rodney Heller comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Chris Gardner pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 02:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Zhu Tao (SG), Shaun Beaird (PF) Rene Costa, Chris Gardner | |
| Subs | Louisville | Sean Sowders (PG), Ryan Rine (SF), Louis Reaves (C) Rodney Heller, Arthur Yutzy, Leonel Lundin | |
| 02:18 | UConn | David Blanchard is called for the reach on Shaun Beaird - foul #3 on David Blanchard, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Wendell Perdomo (SF) Manuel Snowden | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Shaun Beaird jams it set up by Don Garrett | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Wendell Perdomo - foul #4 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #8 | 48-42 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:42 | Louisville | Louis Reaves misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Shaun Beaird pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Louis Reaves is called for the reach on Zhu Tao - foul #3 on Louis Reaves, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| 00:55 | UConn | William Theriot is called for 3 seconds | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine can't throw it down but he's fouled by Wendell Perdomo - foul #5 on Wendell Perdomo, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Manuel Snowden (SF) Wendell Perdomo | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Ryan Rine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Shaun Beaird connects on the shot from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Ryan Rine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:10 | UConn | William Theriot is hacked by David Harvey in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Harvey, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| 00:09 | UConn | William Theriot is fouled on the floor by David Blanchard - foul #4 on David Blanchard, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 00:09 | UConn | William Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | David Blanchard snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 00:02 | Louisville | David Harvey hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Don Garrett runs out the clock | 50-48 |