| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffery Wicks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gary Denson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Frank Sheets inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Sean Smith misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-40 |
| 19:43 | UConn | Frank Sheets hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 19:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy snags the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 19:15 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy travels with the ball | 32-40 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Frank Sheets clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Morgan - foul #2 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:41 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 18:40 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wicks | 33-40 |
| 18:29 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-40 |
| 18:27 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 18:17 | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan is denied on a layup by Sean Smith | 33-40 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Sean Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:02 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the floater from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jason Cowan - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 17:50 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson grabs the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 17:34 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 35-40 |
| 17:17 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks is fouled on the floor by Kevin Morgan - foul #3 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Frank Sheets, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (SF), Shawn Prater (PF), Foluke Apo (C) Steven Kennedy, Kevin Morgan, Gary Denson | |
| 16:54 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 37-40 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-40 |
| 16:34 | South Carolina State | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Petty | 37-40 |
| 16:18 | South Carolina State | Eric Bourne is called for the reach on Adam Linde - foul #1 on Eric Bourne, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Frank Sheets (SF), Hector Martin (PF) Jason Cowan, Delbert Powell, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (SG) Frank Wofford | |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Sean Smith (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Kevin Morgan (PF), Gary Denson (C) Jeremy Leighty, Shawn Prater | |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:59 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) SG - Christopher Mauk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Sean Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Foluke Apo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Gary Denson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | UConn | Sean Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arnold Long | 39-42 |
| 15:26 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 15:24 | UConn | Frank Sheets grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 14:55 | UConn | Frank Sheets connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Hector Martin | 42-42 |
| 14:39 | South Carolina State | Sean Smith is called for the reach on Gary Denson - foul #1 on Sean Smith, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Jeffery Wicks (PF) Arnold Long, Frank Sheets, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF) Adam Linde, Foluke Apo | |
| 14:29 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 14:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 42-42 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 14:14 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 44-42 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Sean Smith gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:44 | UConn | Delbert Powell drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Mauk | 47-42 |
| 13:27 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 13:26 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jeffery Wicks | 47-42 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Christopher Mauk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Morgan - foul #4 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Frank Sheets (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Delbert Powell, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Shawn Prater (PF), Foluke Apo (C) Jesse Petty, Kevin Morgan, Gary Denson | |
| 13:13 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Christopher Mauk misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 13:13 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 12:57 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 12:42 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Shawn Prater | 48-42 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Linde | 48-45 |
| 12:12 | UConn | Frank Sheets is called for traveling | 48-45 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG), Hector Martin (PF) Christopher Mauk, Jeffery Wicks | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty (SG) Frank Wofford | |
| 12:00 | South Carolina State | Jeremy Leighty hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Prater | 48-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Leighty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Prater (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Foluke Apo (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:46 | UConn | Foluke Apo is called for the reach on Delbert Powell - foul #2 on Foluke Apo, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Watt (C) Steven Kennedy | |
| 11:32 | UConn | Frank Sheets's floater is tipped away by Shawn Prater | 48-47 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:12 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 11:11 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:04 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde connects on the floater from the left side | 48-49 |
| 10:50 | UConn | Jason Cowan is hacked by Adam Linde - foul #2 on Adam Linde, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Jason Cowan, Frank Sheets, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (SG), Gary Denson (C) Jeremy Leighty, Frank Watt | |
| 10:34 | UConn | Jesse Petty takes the ball from Delbert Powell | 48-49 |
| 10:31 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty banks in the layup | 48-51 |
| 10:17 | UConn | Arnold Long connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-51 |
| 09:59 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 09:43 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the easy layup | 50-51 |
| 09:42 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Foluke Apo | 50-51 |
| 09:21 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:19 | UConn | Arnold Long pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Sean Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Shawn Prater - foul #1 on Shawn Prater, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Christopher Mauk (SG), Frank Sheets (SF) Arnold Long, Delbert Powell, Hector Martin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Frank Watt (PF) Adam Linde, Foluke Apo, Shawn Prater | |
| 08:56 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Sean Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 08:39 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford's floater is knocked away by Jeffery Wicks | 51-51 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina State | Gary Denson snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 08:28 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 08:26 | UConn | Sean Smith gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:10 | UConn | Frank Sheets throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (PF), Eric Bourne (C) Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 07:55 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (SG) Christopher Mauk | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Kevin Morgan (PF) Jesse Petty, Gary Denson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Adam Linde (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Jason Cowan is fouled on the floor by Kevin Morgan - foul #5 on Kevin Morgan, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo (PF) Kevin Morgan | |
| 07:28 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 07:28 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:00 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy clanks a 3 from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:59 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Bourne | 53-51 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Delbert Powell is fouled on the floor by Frank Watt - foul #1 on Frank Watt, team foul #8 | 53-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SF), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Frank Sheets, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater (PF) Frank Watt | |
| 06:37 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:37 | UConn | Delbert Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:37 | South Carolina State | Foluke Apo grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 06:26 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Adam Linde | 54-53 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Sean Smith makes the turnaround in the paint | 56-53 |
| 05:45 | South Carolina State | 3 seconds is called on Steven Kennedy | 56-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Hector Martin (SF) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty (SG), Gary Denson (C) Frank Wofford, Steven Kennedy | |
| 05:34 | UConn | Jason Cowan buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeffery Wicks | 58-53 |
| 05:23 | South Carolina State | Shawn Prater makes the jumper in the lane | 58-55 |
| 05:07 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| 05:05 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Adam Linde | 58-55 |
| 04:52 | South Carolina State | Hector Martin steals it from Shawn Prater | 58-55 |
| 04:35 | UConn | Jason Cowan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 04:34 | UConn | Hector Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:19 | UConn | Adam Linde steps in front of the Hector Martin pass | 58-55 |
| 04:14 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde lays it in | 58-57 |
| 03:55 | UConn | Hector Martin is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Delbert Powell (SG), Frank Sheets (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Christopher Mauk, Jeffery Wicks, Sean Smith | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford (SG), Steven Kennedy (SF), Frank Watt (PF) Adam Linde, Foluke Apo, Shawn Prater | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Sheets (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hector Martin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Jesse Petty (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Wofford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Watt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Denson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | South Carolina State | Jesse Petty can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 03:30 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt tips it in | 58-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Arnold Long is fouled on the floor by Steven Kennedy - foul #1 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina State | Frank Sheets takes the ball from Frank Wofford | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (PG), Jeffery Wicks (PF), Sean Smith (C) Arnold Long, Hector Martin, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Adam Linde (PG), Shawn Prater (PF) Jesse Petty, Frank Watt | |
| 02:44 | UConn | Frank Sheets is fouled on the floor by Steven Kennedy - foul #2 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Frank Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:44 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 02:19 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 61-59 |
| 02:03 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 02:01 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford lays it in | 61-61 |
| 01:17 | UConn | Frank Sheets buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Sean Smith | 64-61 |
| 00:55 | South Carolina State | Steven Kennedy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-61 |
| 00:53 | UConn | The rebound goes to Sean Smith | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Prater - foul #2 on Shawn Prater, team foul #11 | 64-61 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Mauk (SG) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jeffery Wicks makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Steven Kennedy is called for the reach on Christopher Mauk - foul #3 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #12 | 65-61 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Christopher Mauk makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | South Carolina State | Adam Linde is whistled for a carry | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Frank Sheets is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Linde - foul #3 on Adam Linde, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:13 | UConn | Frank Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:05 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford drills a 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Jason Cowan is hacked by Adam Linde in the backcourt - foul #4 on Adam Linde, team foul #14 | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Frank Wofford misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-64 |