| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Mann (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Tony Lilley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sidney Wise inbounds the ball | 19-23 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | The short jumper by Richard Johnson is denied by Paul Pierce | 19-23 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Alphonso Costa - foul #3 on Alphonso Costa, team foul #1 | 19-23 |
| Subs | UConn | Brooks Michelstein (PF) Alphonso Costa | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Richard Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-24 |
| 18:46 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 18:22 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 19-24 |
| 18:21 | UConn | Sidney Wise snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Tony Lilley is called for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Rafael Ayala | |
| 17:35 | Louisville | Paul Pierce hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Marinelli | 19-26 |
| 17:06 | UConn | Timothy Marinelli steps in front of the Timothy Mann pass | 19-26 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Tony Lilley - foul #3 on Tony Lilley, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Vincent Stearns (C) Timothy Mann, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 16:43 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 16:16 | Louisville | Richard Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 15:55 | Louisville | Richard Sheets drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Toney Dumas | 19-30 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 4 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | UConn | Richard Johnson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Monte Bennett | 21-30 |
| 15:14 | Louisville | Toney Dumas clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-30 |
| 15:13 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brooks Michelstein | 21-30 |
| 15:10 | UConn | Monte Bennett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG), Douglas Deal (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Monte Bennett, Sidney Wise, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Paul Pierce | |
| 14:52 | Louisville | Richard Sheets clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 21-30 |
| 14:51 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Sheets | 21-33 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #3 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| 14:12 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 14:12 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Richard Johnson takes the ball from Toney Dumas | 23-33 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Alphonso Costa is fouled on the floor by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 23-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Sidney Wise (SF) Richard Johnson, Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Timothy Marinelli, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs | |
| 13:01 | UConn | Alphonso Costa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (SF) Joseph Nesbitt | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Hans Zvorsky - foul #1 on Hans Zvorsky, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Nesbitt (SF) Clifford Jacobs | |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Michael Moore makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 12:44 | Louisville | Michael Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Tony Lilley gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 12:28 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 23-34 |
| 12:27 | Louisville | Michael Moore pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 12:02 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 23-34 |
| 12:00 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Lilley | 23-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Mann (fairly fresh) SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) SF - Sidney Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Costa (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Tony Lilley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph Nesbitt (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Freudenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky can't finish the layup | 23-34 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Richard Sheets gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 11:04 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg blows the layup | 23-34 |
| 11:03 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 10:40 | UConn | Tony Lilley's layup is rejected by Joseph Nesbitt | 23-34 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the board | 23-34 |
| 10:16 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Timothy Mann, Hans Zvorsky, Alphonso Costa, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (C) Richard Sheets, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 09:47 | UConn | Rafael Ayala is called for the reach on Vincent Stearns - foul #1 on Rafael Ayala, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| 09:35 | UConn | Rafael Ayala steps in front of the Monte Bennett pass | 23-34 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Paul Pierce throws it down | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:58 | UConn | Vincent Stearns loses the dribble to Toney Dumas | 23-36 |
| 08:55 | Louisville | Toney Dumas lays it up and in | 23-38 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Sidney Wise is hacked by Timothy Marinelli - foul #2 on Timothy Marinelli, team foul #4 | 23-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Douglas Deal (SF) Sidney Wise | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Timothy Marinelli, Paul Pierce | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:31 | UConn | Vincent Stearns clanks a floater from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 08:29 | UConn | Monte Bennett grabs the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Richard Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 08:17 | UConn | Vincent Stearns gets the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Brooks Michelstein clanks a floater from the right side | 23-38 |
| 07:52 | UConn | Vincent Stearns gets the offensive rebound | 23-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Monte Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 5 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Monte Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Freudenberg - foul #4 on Christopher Freudenberg, team foul #5 | 23-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Douglas Deal, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 07:35 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Monte Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 07:06 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pierce | 25-41 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Richard Johnson makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Monte Bennett | 28-41 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't throw it down | 28-41 |
| 06:25 | UConn | Tony Lilley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | UConn | Alphonso Costa misses short on a runner in the lane | 28-41 |
| 06:01 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 28-41 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #1 on Sidney Wise, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (PG), Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Richard Sheets, Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Rafael Ayala | |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 05:40 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 05:29 | UConn | Sidney Wise tips it back up and in | 30-42 |
| 05:02 | Louisville | Paul Pierce comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 05:01 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tony Lilley | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | UConn | Timothy Marinelli steals the ball from Sidney Wise | 30-42 |
| 04:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce loses the dribble to Timothy Mann | 30-42 |
| 04:12 | UConn | Timothy Mann dunks the ball | 32-42 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Timothy Mann is called for the reach on Timothy Marinelli in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Mann, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Hans Zvorsky (SG), Douglas Deal (SF), Brooks Michelstein (PF), Vincent Stearns (C) Richard Johnson, Sidney Wise, Alphonso Costa, Tony Lilley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Rafael Ayala (PF) Timothy Marinelli, Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Paul Pierce | |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Toney Dumas | 32-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Mann (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hans Zvorsky (fresh) SF - Douglas Deal (fresh) PF - Brooks Michelstein (fresh) 5 reb. C - Vincent Stearns (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Toney Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rafael Ayala (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Freudenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Mann | 35-44 |
| 03:04 | Louisville | Richard Sheets knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Toney Dumas | 35-46 |
| 02:45 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky lays it in on a nice dish by Timothy Mann and he's hacked by Toney Dumas - foul #1 on Toney Dumas, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Sidney Wise (SF) Douglas Deal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Joseph Nesbitt (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Toney Dumas, Clifford Jacobs, Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 02:45 | UConn | Hans Zvorsky misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 02:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:16 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Monte Bennett (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Alphonso Costa (PF), Tony Lilley (C) Timothy Mann, Hans Zvorsky, Brooks Michelstein, Vincent Stearns | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:56 | UConn | Richard Johnson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Rafael Ayala | 37-46 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | Paul Pierce scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Sheets | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | UConn | Richard Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 01:26 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Paul Pierce | 37-48 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Mann (PG) Monte Bennett | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Clifford Jacobs (SF), Christopher Freudenberg (C) Michael Moore, Joseph Nesbitt, Rafael Ayala | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | UConn | Timothy Mann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-48 |
| 00:48 | UConn | Tony Lilley tips it in | 39-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Mann - foul #2 on Timothy Mann, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Moore (SG), Kevin Kemp (PF) Toney Dumas, Paul Pierce | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp is hacked by Sidney Wise - foul #2 on Sidney Wise, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 00:44 | UConn | Alphonso Costa snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 00:37 | UConn | Richard Johnson is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp is hacked by Timothy Mann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Timothy Mann, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Kevin Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Richard Sheets is called for the reach on Sidney Wise - foul #1 on Richard Sheets, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Toney Dumas (SG), Paul Pierce (PF) Michael Moore, Kevin Kemp | |
| 00:31 | UConn | Sidney Wise misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 00:31 | Louisville | Christopher Freudenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Louisville | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Freudenberg is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 39-50 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Christopher Freudenberg | |
| 00:05 | Louisville | Toney Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-50 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-50 |