| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burrier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maynard Newsome (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Henderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Bridges (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank inbounds the ball | 22-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Louisiana State | William Burrier misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 22-43 |
| 19:47 | UConn | Robert Henderson pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Gary Bridges buries a jumper in the paint | 22-45 |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | William Burrier drills a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Theodore Aranda - foul #3 on Theodore Aranda, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Vinyard (SF), Michael Batchelor (C) Charles Gentle, Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda, Gary Bridges | |
| 19:06 | Louisiana State | William Burrier makes the free throw | 25-45 |
| 18:41 | UConn | Michael Batchelor loses the dribble to Scottie Adams | 25-45 |
| 18:37 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome banks in the layup on a great pass from Scottie Adams | 27-45 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Thomas Blank steals it from Michael Batchelor | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses the easy layup | 27-45 |
| 18:08 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 27-45 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-45 |
| 17:48 | UConn | Michael Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Michael Batchelor buries a turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Boris Pajerski - foul #3 on Boris Pajerski, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), William Brown (SF), Robin Douse (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Scottie Adams, William Burrier, Thomas Blank, Maynard Newsome, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Herman Cole (PF) James Ellis, William Vinyard, Robert Henderson | |
| 17:24 | UConn | Michael Batchelor makes the free throw | 27-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:20 | Louisiana State | Theodore Aranda steps in front of the Richard Dougan pass in the backcourt | 27-48 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Theodore Aranda lays it in | 27-50 |
| 17:02 | Louisiana State | William Brown comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-50 |
| 17:01 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan hits the follow up shot | 29-50 |
| 16:44 | UConn | Theodore Aranda can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-50 |
| 16:43 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse gets the rebound | 29-50 |
| 16:36 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Dougan | 31-50 |
| 16:09 | UConn | Michael Batchelor makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Derek Fortney | 31-52 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse is denied on a layup by Herman Cole | 31-52 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell grabs the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Richard Dougan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robin Douse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marc Gaillard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Derek Fortney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Herman Cole (fairly fresh) C - Michael Batchelor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Dougan | 34-52 |
| 15:07 | UConn | Richard Dougan steps in front of the Herman Cole pass | 34-52 |
| 15:04 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan lays it up and in | 36-52 |
| 14:38 | UConn | Theodore Aranda misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 14:36 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 14:34 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan is hacked by Derek Fortney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derek Fortney, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Richard Dougan, Emmanuel Boswell, William Brown, Robin Douse, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Vinyard (SF), Robert Henderson (PF), Gary Bridges (C) Derek Fortney, Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda, Herman Cole, Michael Batchelor | |
| 14:16 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz can't finish the layup | 36-52 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Scottie Adams | 36-52 |
| 13:51 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams is fouled on the floor by Charles Gentle - foul #1 on Charles Gentle, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF) James Ellis, William Vinyard | |
| 13:34 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Gary Bridges gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Gentle | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | Gary Bridges swats the shot by Boris Pajerski | 36-55 |
| 13:01 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski tips it but misses | 36-55 |
| 12:59 | Louisiana State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Blank | 36-55 |
| 12:43 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank banks in the layup on a great pass from Scottie Adams | 38-55 |
| 12:14 | UConn | Theodore Aranda knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Gentle | 38-58 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-58 |
| 11:54 | UConn | Gary Bridges pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Gentle | 38-61 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Scottie Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Burrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Blank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reynaldo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Boris Pajerski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Henderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Bridges (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank hits a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by Theodore Aranda - foul #4 on Theodore Aranda, team foul #4 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), Maynard Newsome (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Scottie Adams, William Burrier, Reynaldo Ortiz, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (SG), William Vinyard (SF) Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda | |
| 11:14 | Louisiana State | Thomas Blank makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| 10:46 | UConn | William Vinyard drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Derek Fortney and he's fouled by Marc Gaillard - foul #3 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #2 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (SF) Thomas Blank | |
| Subs | UConn | James Ellis (SG), Michael Batchelor (C) Charles Gentle, Gary Bridges | |
| 10:46 | UConn | William Vinyard misses the free throw | 41-63 |
| 10:46 | UConn | James Ellis grabs the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 10:21 | UConn | William Vinyard connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Derek Fortney | 41-66 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robin Douse (PF) Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Gary Bridges (C) Derek Fortney, James Ellis, William Vinyard, Michael Batchelor | |
| 09:50 | UConn | Gary Bridges clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Maynard Newsome - foul #1 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #3 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (PG) Richard Dougan | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG) Charles Gentle | |
| 09:50 | UConn | Gary Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 09:50 | UConn | Gary Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-68 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Theodore Aranda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-68 |
| 09:06 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette snags the offensive board | 43-68 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Robert Henderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), William Burrier (SG), Thomas Blank (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Justin Close, Emmanuel Boswell, William Brown, Robin Douse, Maynard Newsome | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), James Ellis (SG), William Vinyard (SF), Michael Batchelor (C) Derek Fortney, Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda, Gary Bridges | |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Michael Batchelor - foul #2 on Michael Batchelor, team foul #5 | 43-68 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard misses the 1st free throw | 43-68 |
| 08:28 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 08:18 | UConn | Charles Gentle is fouled on the floor by Scottie Adams - foul #1 on Scottie Adams, team foul #4 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG) William Burrier | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:04 | UConn | The short jumper by James Ellis is denied by Marc Gaillard | 44-68 |
| 08:03 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan snags the defensive board | 44-68 |
| 07:55 | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marc Gaillard | 47-68 |
| 07:26 | UConn | James Ellis is whistled for a carry | 47-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (PG), William Burrier (SG), Emmanuel Boswell (SF), Robin Douse (PF), Boris Pajerski (C) Scottie Adams, Richard Dougan, Thomas Blank, Reynaldo Ortiz, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF), Gary Bridges (C) Charles Gentle, James Ellis, William Vinyard, Robert Henderson | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Justin Close (fresh) SG - William Burrier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emmanuel Boswell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robin Douse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Boris Pajerski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Derek Fortney (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shaun Guerrette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Aranda (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Batchelor (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Bridges (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Louisiana State | William Burrier is hacked by Shaun Guerrette - foul #2 on Shaun Guerrette, team foul #6 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG) Derek Fortney | |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Robin Douse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 06:39 | Louisiana State | Boris Pajerski tips it in | 49-68 |
| 06:17 | UConn | Emmanuel Boswell is called for the reach on Charles Gentle - foul #1 on Emmanuel Boswell, team foul #5 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Scottie Adams (PG), Richard Dougan (SG), William Brown (SF), Reynaldo Ortiz (PF), Marc Gaillard (C) Justin Close, William Burrier, Emmanuel Boswell, Robin Douse, Boris Pajerski | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (PG), Robert Henderson (PF) Charles Gentle, Gary Bridges | |
| 05:51 | UConn | Theodore Aranda makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-71 |
| 05:35 | Louisiana State | Reynaldo Ortiz misses the dunk | 49-71 |
| 05:34 | UConn | Robert Henderson grabs the board | 49-71 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Robert Henderson loses the ball out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Justin Close (PG), Emmanuel Boswell (SG), Robin Douse (PF), Maynard Newsome (C) Scottie Adams, Richard Dougan, Reynaldo Ortiz, Marc Gaillard | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), William Vinyard (SF), Gary Bridges (C) Shaun Guerrette, Theodore Aranda, Michael Batchelor | |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | William Vinyard steps in front of the William Brown pass in the backcourt | 49-71 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Maynard Newsome is called for the reach on William Vinyard - foul #2 on Maynard Newsome, team foul #6 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), Theodore Aranda (SF) Derek Fortney, William Vinyard | |
| 04:22 | UConn | Gary Bridges is called for traveling | 49-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan (SG) William Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | Derek Fortney (SG) Shaun Guerrette | |
| 04:06 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 49-71 |
| 04:05 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell tips it but misses | 49-71 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Derek Fortney gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 03:43 | UConn | Emmanuel Boswell is called for the reach on Derek Fortney - foul #2 on Emmanuel Boswell, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard (C) Robin Douse | |
| Subs | UConn | Shaun Guerrette (SG), William Vinyard (SF), Michael Batchelor (PF) Charles Gentle, Theodore Aranda, Robert Henderson | |
| 03:43 | UConn | Derek Fortney misses the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 03:43 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome gets the rebound | 49-71 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome is hacked by Gary Bridges - foul #2 on Gary Bridges, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Charles Gentle (PG), Robert Henderson (PF) Derek Fortney, Gary Bridges | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:34 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Robert Henderson gets the rebound | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:18 | UConn | Michael Batchelor can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-71 |
| 03:17 | UConn | Robert Henderson snags the offensive board | 50-71 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Justin Close (fresh) SG - Richard Dougan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emmanuel Boswell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maynard Newsome (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marc Gaillard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Charles Gentle (tiring) 7 ast. SG - Shaun Guerrette (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Vinyard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Henderson (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Batchelor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | UConn | Charles Gentle is hacked by Marc Gaillard - foul #4 on Marc Gaillard, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Brown (SF) Justin Close | |
| Subs | UConn | Theodore Aranda (SF), Herman Cole (PF), Gary Bridges (C) William Vinyard, Robert Henderson, Michael Batchelor | |
| 02:56 | UConn | Charles Gentle makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 02:56 | UConn | Charles Gentle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana State | William Brown is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-73 |
| 02:38 | UConn | Theodore Aranda gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Gary Bridges comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-73 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Herman Cole hits the follow up shot | 50-75 |
| 02:02 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Dougan | 52-75 |
| 01:33 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome grabs the board | 52-75 |
| 01:24 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-75 |
| 01:23 | Louisiana State | Marc Gaillard gets the offensive rebound | 52-75 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana State | Maynard Newsome connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-75 |
| 00:49 | UConn | Charles Gentle hits the finger roll | 54-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Gentle - foul #2 on Charles Gentle, team foul #8 | 54-77 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Henderson (PF) Herman Cole | |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan makes the 1st free throw | 55-77 |
| 00:47 | Louisiana State | Richard Dougan makes the 2nd free throw | 56-77 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-77 |
| 00:17 | Louisiana State | Emmanuel Boswell misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-77 |
| 00:16 | UConn | Shaun Guerrette grabs the defensive rebound | 56-77 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Charles Gentle runs out the clock | 56-77 |