| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SF - John Clem (fresh) PF - Howard Hagan (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Keefe (fresh) SG - Gerardo Santana (fresh) SF - Ronald Rotstein (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Louisville | Howard Hagan comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Donald Phillips tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Phillips | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | UConn | Harold Keefe pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | UConn | Eli Galuski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Louisville | Ronald Rotstein steals the ball from Micheal Hause | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Harold Keefe lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Rotstein | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Gerardo Santana pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Gerardo Santana buries a floater from the right side set up by Harold Keefe and he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | John Clem misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Gerardo Santana grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:28 | UConn | Gerardo Santana scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Harold Keefe | 0-9 |
| 17:12 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is hacked by Harold Keefe - foul #1 on Harold Keefe, team foul #1 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky lays it up and in set up by Micheal Hause | 2-9 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Donald Phillips is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| 16:39 | Louisville | Micheal Hause comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jones | 2-9 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Harold Keefe - foul #2 on Harold Keefe, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), William Spencer (C) John Clem, Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Jason Frazier (SG), William Olivar (SF), David Johnston (C) Harold Keefe, Gerardo Santana, Ronald Rotstein, Donald Phillips | |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 16:28 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on William Olivar - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Larry Olson connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) PF - Harold Barnhart (fresh) C - William Spencer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Frazier (fresh) SF - William Olivar (fresh) PF - Eli Galuski (fairly fresh) C - David Johnston (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Jerry Polson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-12 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF) Eli Galuski | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Larry Olson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-12 |
| 15:37 | Louisville | Jerry Polson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-12 |
| 15:35 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Hagan | 4-12 |
| 15:29 | Louisville | Jerry Polson hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Phillip Slomski | 6-12 |
| 15:15 | UConn | William Olivar buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Larry Olson | 6-15 |
| 15:00 | Louisville | Larry Olson steals it from Howard Hagan | 6-15 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Larry Olson lays it up and in | 6-17 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski buries a 3 from straight away set up by Jerry Polson | 9-17 |
| 14:29 | UConn | Jason Frazier is whistled for a carry | 9-17 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), John Clem (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, William Spencer, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Jason Frazier, William Olivar, Del Hughes, David Johnston | |
| 14:10 | Louisville | Howard Hagan hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 11-17 |
| 13:56 | UConn | Donald Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 11-17 |
| 13:54 | UConn | Donald Phillips hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 13:48 | Louisville | Micheal Hause's fadeaway is rejected by Eli Galuski | 11-19 |
| 13:47 | UConn | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Gerardo Santana clanks a runner from close range | 11-19 |
| 13:40 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 13:27 | Louisville | Micheal Hause hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Eli Galuski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Larry Olson | 13-21 |
| 12:53 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is whistled for a carry | 13-21 |
| Subs | Louisville | Harold Barnhart (C) Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (PG), William Olivar (SF), Del Hughes (PF), David Johnston (C) Larry Olson, Ronald Rotstein, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 12:41 | UConn | Andrew Privalsky is called for the reach on Del Hughes - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #3 | 13-21 |
| 12:25 | UConn | William Olivar clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Barnhart - foul #1 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| 12:25 | UConn | William Olivar makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:25 | UConn | William Olivar makes the 2nd free throw | 13-23 |
| 12:07 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart misses the easy layup | 13-23 |
| 12:06 | UConn | Del Hughes grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Micheal Hause steals the ball from David Johnston | 13-23 |
| 11:50 | Louisville | Thomas Jones blows the layup | 13-23 |
| 11:49 | Louisville | Thomas Jones grabs the offensive board | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Clem (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Frazier (fresh) SG - Gerardo Santana (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) C - David Johnston (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Thomas Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 15-23 |
| 11:12 | UConn | William Olivar drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jason Frazier | 15-25 |
| 10:51 | Louisville | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-25 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Phillip Slomski (SG), Howard Hagan (PF), William Spencer (C) Micheal Hause, Thomas Jones, Andrew Privalsky, Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Gerardo Santana, William Olivar, Del Hughes, David Johnston | |
| 10:28 | UConn | Jerry Polson steals the ball from Eli Galuski | 15-25 |
| 10:23 | Louisville | Jerry Polson can't finish the layup | 15-25 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 10:15 | UConn | Eli Galuski misses the easy layup | 15-25 |
| 10:13 | UConn | Eli Galuski tips it in | 15-27 |
| 09:59 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 09:58 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 15-27 |
| 09:51 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 15-27 |
| 09:49 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Phillip Slomski | 15-27 |
| 09:29 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-27 |
| 09:28 | UConn | Donald Phillips snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 09:18 | UConn | Jerry Polson steps in front of the Donald Phillips pass | 15-27 |
| 09:15 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the dunk | 15-27 |
| 09:14 | Louisville | Howard Hagan hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Larry Olson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 17-29 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | Jerry Polson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-29 |
| 08:41 | UConn | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Larry Olson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-29 |
| 08:24 | Louisville | The rebound goes to William Spencer | 17-29 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jerry Polson | 20-29 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Eli Galuski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 07:56 | Louisville | William Spencer snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Rotstein - foul #1 on Ronald Rotstein, team foul #4 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Andrew Privalsky (SF), Harold Barnhart (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, John Clem, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Gerardo Santana (SG), William Olivar (SF), Del Hughes (PF), David Johnston (C) Jason Frazier, Ronald Rotstein, Eli Galuski, Donald Phillips | |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:43 | Louisville | Howard Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Hause (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Barnhart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Larry Olson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerardo Santana (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Olivar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) C - David Johnston (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | UConn | Larry Olson is hacked by Andrew Privalsky - foul #2 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF), Troy Kersten (C) Andrew Privalsky, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:15 | UConn | Gerardo Santana knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Del Hughes | 22-31 |
| 06:52 | Louisville | Troy Kersten drills a runner from the left block set up by Thomas Jones | 24-31 |
| 06:36 | UConn | William Olivar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-31 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Gerardo Santana grabs the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 06:22 | UConn | Gerardo Santana hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 06:21 | Louisville | Harold Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | Micheal Hause lays it in | 26-31 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Gerardo Santana knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Larry Olson and he's fouled by John Clem - foul #1 on John Clem, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), Andrew Privalsky (PF) John Clem, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Eli Galuski (PF) Larry Olson, Del Hughes | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Gerardo Santana makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 05:45 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #7 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Kissner (C) David Johnston | |
| 05:38 | UConn | Eli Galuski is fouled on the floor by Harold Barnhart - foul #2 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Kersten (C) Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 05:38 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:38 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:20 | Louisville | Jerry Polson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 05:07 | UConn | The jump hook by William Olivar is blocked by Andrew Privalsky | 29-36 |
| 05:06 | UConn | Eli Galuski grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Eli Galuski is fouled on the floor by Troy Kersten - foul #1 on Troy Kersten, team foul #9 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Phillip Slomski (SG) Jerry Polson | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Frazier (SG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Gerardo Santana, William Olivar, Stephen Kissner | |
| 04:55 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 04:55 | UConn | Eli Galuski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-38 |
| 04:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 29-38 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Micheal Hause steals it from Harold Keefe in the backcourt | 29-38 |
| 04:09 | Louisville | Phillip Slomski is fouled on the floor by Jason Frazier - foul #1 on Jason Frazier, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Spencer (SF), Howard Hagan (PF) Micheal Hause, Troy Kersten | |
| Subs | UConn | Del Hughes (PF) Eli Galuski | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky is called for traveling | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Harold Barnhart (C) Thomas Jones, Howard Hagan | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Donald Phillips is hacked by Harold Barnhart - foul #3 on Harold Barnhart, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Howard Hagan (PF) Harold Barnhart | |
| Subs | UConn | Franklin Fields (SG), William Olivar (SF) Harold Keefe, Ronald Rotstein | |
| 03:32 | UConn | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 03:32 | UConn | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Jerry Polson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phillip Slomski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Spencer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Hagan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Frazier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Fields (fresh) SF - William Olivar (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Del Hughes (fresh) C - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Jason Frazier is called for the reach on Howard Hagan - foul #2 on Jason Frazier, team foul #6 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Clem (SF) Andrew Privalsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Larry Olson (PG), Gerardo Santana (SG), David Johnston (C) Jason Frazier, Franklin Fields, Donald Phillips | |
| 03:01 | Louisville | Howard Hagan misses the easy layup | 29-39 |
| 02:59 | Louisville | Howard Hagan grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:37 | Louisville | Jerry Polson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 02:36 | UConn | William Olivar grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 02:17 | UConn | Larry Olson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by William Olivar | 29-41 |
| 02:00 | Louisville | John Clem can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 01:58 | UConn | David Johnston snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 01:42 | UConn | Gerardo Santana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-41 |
| 01:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to John Clem | 29-41 |
| 01:35 | Louisville | Jerry Polson buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Slomski | 32-41 |
| 01:27 | UConn | Del Hughes buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gerardo Santana | 32-43 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | John Clem is fouled on the floor by David Johnston - foul #1 on David Johnston, team foul #7 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Hause (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Andrew Privalsky (PF), Troy Kersten (C) Jerry Polson, Phillip Slomski, Howard Hagan, William Spencer | |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Keefe (PG), Jason Frazier (SG), Ronald Rotstein (SF), Eli Galuski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Larry Olson, Gerardo Santana, William Olivar, Del Hughes, David Johnston | |
| 01:02 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 01:02 | Louisville | John Clem makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-43 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Eli Galuski tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Eli Galuski blocks the short jumper by John Clem | 34-45 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Ronald Rotstein grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 00:21 | UConn | Eli Galuski buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Keefe | 34-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Frazier - foul #3 on Jason Frazier, team foul #8 | 34-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |