| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Bridges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Donald Boucher (fresh) SG - Lawrence Wollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Talkington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Orville Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Walker | 28-28 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Theodore Aranda can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:15 | UConn | Charles Gentle grabs the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Theodore Aranda clanks a shot from the right side | 28-28 |
| 18:50 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette gets the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:31 | UConn | Gary Bridges clanks a shot from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 18:30 | UConn | Gary Bridges tips it home | 30-28 |
| 18:25 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Charles Gentle misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Boucher - foul #3 on Donald Boucher, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | UConn | William Vinyard (PF), Michael Batchelor (C) Robert Henderson, Gary Bridges | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas (SG) Lawrence Wollenberg | |
| 18:00 | UConn | Charles Gentle makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:00 | UConn | Charles Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 17:31 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington connects on the open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kyle Thomas | 32-30 |
| 17:13 | UConn | Kyle Thomas steals it from Shaun Guerrette out of a doubleteam | 32-30 |
| 17:10 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher banks in the layup set up by Kyle Thomas | 32-32 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Michael Batchelor misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Boucher - foul #4 on Donald Boucher, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), Ruben McWhorter (SG), James Ellis (SF) Charles Gentle, Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Griffin (PG), Lawrence Wollenberg (SG) Donald Boucher, Kyle Thomas | |
| 16:57 | UConn | Michael Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Michael Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:57 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Orville Edwards | 33-32 |
| 16:34 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards double dribbles | 33-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henderson (PF) Ruben McWhorter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 16:18 | UConn | William Vinyard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 16:17 | UConn | William Vinyard snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Michael Batchelor misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 15:57 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Derek Fortney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Vinyard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Batchelor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - David Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Wollenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Talkington (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Orville Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:55 | Oklahoma State | James Ellis steps in front of the David Griffin pass in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 15:41 | UConn | Michael Batchelor drills a floater from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 15:24 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg loses the dribble to Derek Fortney | 35-32 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Michael Batchelor hits the finger roll | 37-32 |
| 14:50 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards loses the dribble to William Vinyard | 37-32 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Orville Edwards blocks the short jumper by Robert Henderson | 37-32 |
| 14:19 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 14:04 | Oklahoma State | James Ellis steals the ball from Henry Walker | 37-32 |
| 14:01 | UConn | Derek Fortney lays it up and in set up by James Ellis | 39-32 |
| 13:42 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 39-34 |
| 13:35 | UConn | David Griffin steals the ball from Derek Fortney in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 13:34 | Oklahoma State | David Griffin lays it up and in | 39-36 |
| 13:17 | UConn | William Vinyard drills a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by David Griffin - foul #1 on David Griffin, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Gary Bridges (C) Derek Fortney, James Ellis, Robert Henderson, Michael Batchelor | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher (PG), Kyle Thomas (SG), Dennis Cleghorn (SF), Benjamin Cline (C) David Griffin, Lawrence Wollenberg, Charles Talkington, Orville Edwards | |
| 13:17 | UConn | William Vinyard misses the free throw | 41-36 |
| 13:17 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Henry Walker | 41-36 |
| 13:11 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher is fouled in the backcourt by Shaun Guerrette - foul #1 on Shaun Guerrette, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Herman Cole (PF) William Vinyard | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Patrick Nice (PF) Henry Walker | |
| 12:57 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Cleghorn | 41-38 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Kyle Thomas takes the ball from Gary Bridges | 41-38 |
| 12:36 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Theodore Aranda - foul #2 on Theodore Aranda, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| 12:36 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:36 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:36 | UConn | Herman Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Gary Bridges hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:16 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 12:06 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher hits a shot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Gary Bridges misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kyle Thomas - foul #1 on Kyle Thomas, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Gary Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Gary Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 11:50 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas is called for 10 seconds | 42-41 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Henry Walker (PF) Patrick Nice | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Cole (fresh) C - Gary Bridges (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Donald Boucher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Dennis Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 10:57 | Oklahoma State | Shaun Guerrette steals it from Henry Walker | 45-41 |
| 10:36 | UConn | Charles Gentle is fouled on the floor by Henry Walker - foul #2 on Henry Walker, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Ruben McWhorter (SG), Robert Henderson (PF) Shaun Guerrette, Herman Cole | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Griffin (PG), Clinton Grandberry (SG), Charles Talkington (SF), Patrick Nice (PF), Orville Edwards (C) Donald Boucher, Kyle Thomas, Dennis Cleghorn, Henry Walker, Benjamin Cline | |
| 10:22 | UConn | Ruben McWhorter is fouled on the floor by Patrick Nice - foul #1 on Patrick Nice, team foul #6 | 45-41 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Robert Henderson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Patrick Nice - foul #2 on Patrick Nice, team foul #7 | 45-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), James Ellis (SF), Michael Batchelor (C) Charles Gentle, Theodore Aranda, Gary Bridges | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg (SG) Clinton Grandberry | |
| 09:53 | UConn | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 09:53 | UConn | Robert Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:35 | Oklahoma State | The short jumper by Lawrence Wollenberg is denied by Robert Henderson | 47-41 |
| 09:34 | UConn | Michael Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Robert Henderson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Orville Edwards - foul #2 on Orville Edwards, team foul #8 | 47-41 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:12 | UConn | Robert Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:12 | Oklahoma State | Patrick Nice grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:03 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Batchelor - foul #1 on Michael Batchelor, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG) Ruben McWhorter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher (PG) David Griffin | |
| 09:03 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:03 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 08:42 | UConn | Robert Henderson tips it back up and in | 50-43 |
| 08:38 | Oklahoma State | Derek Fortney is called for the reach on Lawrence Wollenberg - foul #3 on Derek Fortney, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Gary Bridges (C) Derek Fortney, James Ellis, Michael Batchelor | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Dennis Cleghorn (SG), Henry Walker (PF), Benjamin Cline (C) Lawrence Wollenberg, Patrick Nice, Orville Edwards | |
| 08:25 | Oklahoma State | Robert Henderson is called for the reach on Henry Walker - foul #1 on Robert Henderson, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas (SG) Dennis Cleghorn | |
| 08:19 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Talkington | 50-45 |
| 07:56 | UConn | Robert Henderson connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Theodore Aranda | 52-45 |
| 07:35 | Oklahoma State | The jump hook by Charles Talkington is blocked by Robert Henderson | 52-45 |
| 07:34 | UConn | The rebound goes to Theodore Aranda | 52-45 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Aranda (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Henderson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Gary Bridges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Donald Boucher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kyle Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Charles Talkington (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Walker (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Benjamin Cline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | UConn | Robert Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 07:08 | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Cline grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 06:56 | Oklahoma State | Henry Walker drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Charles Talkington | 52-47 |
| 06:30 | UConn | Robert Henderson misses the jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 06:28 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:10 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher misses the floater from close range | 52-47 |
| 06:09 | Oklahoma State | Kyle Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:57 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Boucher | 52-49 |
| 05:35 | UConn | Theodore Aranda loses the dribble to Donald Boucher | 52-49 |
| 05:16 | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington loses the dribble to Theodore Aranda | 52-49 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-49 |
| 04:59 | Oklahoma State | Benjamin Cline gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:55 | Oklahoma State | Donald Boucher is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Boucher, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), Ruben McWhorter (SG), James Ellis (SF), William Vinyard (PF), Michael Batchelor (C) Charles Gentle, Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda, Robert Henderson, Gary Bridges | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | David Griffin (PG), Lawrence Wollenberg (SG), Dennis Cleghorn (SF), Patrick Nice (PF), Orville Edwards (C) Donald Boucher, Kyle Thomas, Charles Talkington, Henry Walker, Benjamin Cline | |
| 04:45 | UConn | Michael Batchelor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Orville Edwards - foul #3 on Orville Edwards, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Michael Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Michael Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:45 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 04:43 | Oklahoma State | Patrick Nice is hacked by Michael Batchelor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Batchelor, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 04:30 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Wollenberg and he's fouled by Michael Batchelor - foul #3 on Michael Batchelor, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 04:30 | Oklahoma State | Orville Edwards makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 04:10 | UConn | William Vinyard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-52 |
| 04:09 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 03:48 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg misses the easy layup | 53-52 |
| 03:47 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg tips it home | 53-54 |
| 03:22 | UConn | James Ellis drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Derek Fortney | 55-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Derek Fortney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben McWhorter (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Vinyard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Batchelor (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - David Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Wollenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dennis Cleghorn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Nice (fresh) 2 reb. C - Orville Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Ruben McWhorter - foul #4 on Ruben McWhorter, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Herman Cole (PF) Ruben McWhorter, James Ellis, William Vinyard | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Talkington (SF) Patrick Nice | |
| 03:05 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 03:05 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 02:36 | UConn | Theodore Aranda connects on the 3 from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 02:31 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from David Griffin | 58-58 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Derek Fortney knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Theodore Aranda | 60-58 |
| 02:02 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Vinyard (PF) Derek Fortney, Shaun Guerrette, Herman Cole | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Patrick Nice (PF), Benjamin Cline (C) Dennis Cleghorn, Orville Edwards | |
| 01:45 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 01:43 | UConn | William Vinyard grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 01:43 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), Robert Henderson (PF), Gary Bridges (C) James Ellis, William Vinyard, Michael Batchelor | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Henry Walker (PF), Orville Edwards (C) Patrick Nice, Benjamin Cline | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette's pass is intercepted by Henry Walker | 60-58 |
| 01:08 | Oklahoma State | Lawrence Wollenberg makes the driving attempt from the left block | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | UConn | Charles Gentle banks in the layup | 62-60 |
| 00:33 | Oklahoma State | David Griffin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lawrence Wollenberg | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | UConn | Theodore Aranda comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 62-62 |
| 00:11 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to David Griffin | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Oklahoma State | David Griffin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Henderson is hacked by Henry Walker - foul #3 on Henry Walker, team foul #11 | 62-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |