| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Percy Hunter inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:38 | UConn | Mario Witherington steps in front of the Tony Lazaro pass | 24-22 |
| 19:20 | Louisville | Leon Welch steals the ball from Dennis Wittman | 24-22 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Leon Welch misses the easy layup | 24-22 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Percy Hunter can't finish the layup | 24-22 |
| 18:51 | Louisville | David Wadley pulls down the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:34 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth misses long on a floater in the lane | 24-22 |
| 18:32 | UConn | Percy Hunter gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Percy Hunter misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 24-22 |
| 18:08 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Orlando Thorton | 24-22 |
| 17:45 | Louisville | David Wadley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| 17:25 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Welch | 24-25 |
| 17:06 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses short on a floater from the right side | 24-25 |
| 17:05 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth tips it home | 26-25 |
| 16:47 | UConn | The jump hook by Leon Welch is blocked by Mario Witherington | 26-25 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Mario Witherington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-25 |
| 16:37 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton tips it home | 28-25 |
| 16:17 | UConn | Tony Lazaro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton's layup is rejected by Percy Hunter | 28-28 |
| 15:52 | Louisville | Mario Witherington snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Hunter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Louisville | Mario Witherington drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Orlando Thorton | 31-28 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is hacked by Dennis Wittman - foul #1 on Dennis Wittman, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Kevin Calhoun (SG), Richard Fern (SF), Richard Ashley (PF), Robert Konen (C) David Wadley, Dennis Wittman, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton, Timothy Ziebarth | |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Edwards (C) Tommy Eliason | |
| 14:51 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Leon Welch | 31-30 |
| 14:36 | Louisville | Robert Konen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-30 |
| 14:34 | Louisville | Robert Konen gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 14:21 | Louisville | Patrick Jelinski steals the ball from Richard Ashley | 31-30 |
| 13:52 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Percy Hunter | 31-33 |
| 13:31 | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Timothy Ziebarth (C) Kevin Calhoun, Richard Fern, Richard Ashley, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SF) Percy Hunter | |
| 13:06 | UConn | Orlando Thorton is called for the reach on Patrick Jelinski - foul #3 on Orlando Thorton, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG) Igor Znidarsic | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:49 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Welch | 31-36 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses the shot from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Tony Lazaro pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Tony Lazaro hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Jelinski | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tony Lazaro (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Witherington | 34-38 |
| 11:22 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski is fouled on the floor by Mario Witherington - foul #1 on Mario Witherington, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Percy Hunter (SF), Kenneth Rowley (PF), Tommy Eliason (C) Wayne Hatfield, Tony Lazaro, Peter Edwards | |
| 10:57 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 10:56 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 10:30 | Louisville | David Wadley is hacked by Leon Welch - foul #3 on Leon Welch, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Richard Fern (SF), Richard Ashley (PF) David Wadley, Mario Witherington, Orlando Thorton | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG) Leon Welch | |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Igor Znidarsic | 36-38 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Percy Hunter is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun (SG), Robert Konen (C) Dennis Wittman, Timothy Ziebarth | |
| Subs | UConn | Tony Lazaro (PF) Kenneth Rowley | |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Percy Hunter - foul #1 on Percy Hunter, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF) Igor Znidarsic, Richard Fern, Richard Ashley | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG) Wayne Hatfield | |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:17 | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:17 | UConn | Tony Lazaro snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 08:54 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dennis Wittman (SG), Timothy Ziebarth (C) Kevin Calhoun, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:32 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 08:31 | UConn | Tommy Eliason grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Welch | 37-41 |
| 07:52 | Louisville | Patrick Jelinski steals it from Orlando Thorton | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Leon Welch (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Percy Hunter (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Lazaro (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:09 | UConn | Leon Welch lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Jelinski | 37-43 |
| 06:51 | Louisville | 3 seconds is called on Mario Witherington | 37-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG), Richard Ashley (PF) David Wadley, Orlando Thorton | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SG), Eric Gaddy (SF), Peter Edwards (PF), Kenneth Rowley (C) Patrick Jelinski, Percy Hunter, Tony Lazaro, Tommy Eliason | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Gaddy and he's fouled by Igor Znidarsic - foul #1 on Igor Znidarsic, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Fern (SF) Mario Witherington | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:33 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Richard Ashley misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Gaddy - foul #3 on Eric Gaddy, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun (SG), Robert Konen (C) Dennis Wittman, Timothy Ziebarth | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Richard Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 06:04 | Louisville | Richard Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 05:44 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Eric Gaddy | 39-48 |
| 05:17 | Louisville | Kevin Calhoun misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 05:15 | UConn | Eric Gaddy pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 04:50 | UConn | Leon Welch travels with the ball | 39-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | David Wadley (PG), Dennis Wittman (SG), Mario Witherington (SF), Orlando Thorton (PF), Timothy Ziebarth (C) Igor Znidarsic, Kevin Calhoun, Richard Fern, Richard Ashley, Robert Konen | |
| Subs | UConn | Patrick Jelinski (PG), Tony Lazaro (SF), Tommy Eliason (C) Leon Welch, Eric Gaddy, Kenneth Rowley | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Mario Witherington makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dennis Wittman | 41-48 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Mario Witherington steals it from Wayne Hatfield | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 03:48 | Louisville | Mario Witherington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 03:47 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Tommy Eliason grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - David Wadley (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dennis Wittman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Witherington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Orlando Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Ziebarth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Patrick Jelinski (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Lazaro (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tommy Eliason (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:25 | UConn | Tony Lazaro can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 03:23 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Mario Witherington knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Wittman | 43-48 |
| 02:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Welch (PG), Percy Hunter (SF) Wayne Hatfield, Peter Edwards | |
| 02:29 | UConn | Percy Hunter clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 02:28 | Louisville | Mario Witherington gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 02:05 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton snags the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 01:38 | Louisville | Timothy Ziebarth misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-48 |
| 01:37 | Louisville | David Wadley hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Tony Lazaro misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Tommy Eliason hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 00:58 | Louisville | David Wadley double dribbles | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:56 | UConn | David Wadley is called for the reach on Leon Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Wadley, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Wayne Hatfield (SF), Kenneth Rowley (PF) Percy Hunter, Tony Lazaro | |
| 00:53 | UConn | Timothy Ziebarth is called for the reach on Leon Welch - foul #2 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| 00:52 | UConn | David Wadley is called for the reach on Leon Welch - foul #2 on David Wadley, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 00:43 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 00:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:40 | UConn | Leon Welch is fouled in the backcourt by David Wadley - foul #3 on David Wadley, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 00:40 | UConn | Leon Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | David Wadley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 00:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Tommy Eliason | 45-54 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Tommy Eliason is hacked by David Wadley in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Wadley, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| 00:30 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:30 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 00:25 | Louisville | Patrick Jelinski steals the ball from David Wadley | 45-54 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Patrick Jelinski misses the lay-in | 45-54 |
| 00:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Eliason | 45-54 |
| 00:20 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Tommy Eliason is hacked by Timothy Ziebarth - foul #3 on Timothy Ziebarth, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Tommy Eliason makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:18 | UConn | Tommy Eliason misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:18 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Mario Witherington misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Orlando Thorton hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 00:09 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 47-55 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield is fouled in the backcourt by David Wadley - foul #5 on David Wadley, team foul #11 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Igor Znidarsic (PG) David Wadley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Wayne Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Dennis Wittman loses the ball out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Gaddy (SG), Peter Edwards (C) Patrick Jelinski, Tommy Eliason | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UConn | Leon Welch runs out the clock | 47-57 |