| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter McKearney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mike Allen (fresh) C - Claude Brunner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Shaw (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Mark Osborne inbounds the ball | 20-24 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 3 from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 19:30 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Claude Brunner | 20-24 |
| 19:17 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-24 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Mark Osborne snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Jason Robinson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Cronin - foul #1 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Leon Eoff (C) Marshall Bellamy | |
| 19:10 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 19:10 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 18:52 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner clanks a floater from the right block | 20-26 |
| 18:50 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen tips it in | 22-26 |
| 18:36 | UConn | Anthony Givens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF) Jason Robinson, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne | |
| 18:19 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney connects on the 3 from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Robert Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 25-26 |
| 17:50 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 17:48 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG), Alton Harris (SG), Charles Page (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Ken Seamans, Peter McKearney, Andrew Cronin, Mike Allen, Claude Brunner | |
| Subs | UConn | Alan Mack (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 17:26 | UConn | Alton Harris takes the ball from Marshall Bellamy | 25-26 |
| 17:21 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin hits the finger roll set up by Alton Harris | 27-26 |
| 17:01 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy blows the dunk | 27-26 |
| 16:59 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman grabs the board | 27-26 |
| 16:40 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-26 |
| 16:39 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:10 | UConn | Mark Osborne scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Alan Mack | 27-29 |
| 15:50 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 15:49 | UConn | Leon Eoff grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Toothman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Alan Mack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Osborne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leon Eoff (tiring) C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy can't throw it down | 27-29 |
| 15:27 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 15:22 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 15:20 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:59 | UConn | Mark Osborne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Mark Toothman | 27-29 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 14:50 | UConn | Mark Osborne gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 14:21 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Alan Mack and the foul's on Alton Harris - foul #1 on Alton Harris, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Peter McKearney (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF), Mike Allen (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Robert Pippin, Alton Harris, Charles Page, Kenneth Wagner, Mark Toothman | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF) Alan Mack, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Leon Eoff | |
| 14:21 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner lays it up and in and he's hacked by Dwayne Shaw - foul #2 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Neville Thome (C) Marshall Bellamy | |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 13:55 | UConn | David Bolin is fouled on the floor by Ken Seamans - foul #1 on Ken Seamans, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 13:37 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 13:35 | UConn | David Bolin tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 30-34 |
| 13:19 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:15 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the runner from close range | 30-34 |
| 13:13 | UConn | Neville Thome snags the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Neville Thome buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jason Robinson and the foul's on Andrew Cronin - foul #2 on Andrew Cronin, team foul #4 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, David Bolin | |
| 12:46 | UConn | Neville Thome misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 12:46 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 12:44 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador (SF) Andrew Cronin | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:22 | UConn | Mark Osborne scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 12:02 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador buries a jumper from the left side | 32-38 |
| 11:42 | UConn | Anthony Givens misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter McKearney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Amador (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mike Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Brunner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anthony Givens (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Mark Osborne (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Shaw (tiring) 4 reb. C - Neville Thome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | UConn | Claude Brunner takes the ball from Dwayne Shaw | 32-38 |
| 10:58 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter McKearney | 35-38 |
| 10:34 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:26 | Valparaiso | Denver Volz steals it from Peter McKearney | 35-38 |
| 10:23 | UConn | Anthony Givens can't finish the layup | 35-38 |
| 10:22 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:17 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ken Seamans, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (SG), Andrew Cronin (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF), Mark Toothman (C) Peter McKearney, Christopher Amador, Mike Allen, Claude Brunner | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Leon Eoff (C) Denver Volz, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Neville Thome | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Wagner - foul #1 on Kenneth Wagner, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Marshall Bellamy (C) Leon Eoff | |
| 10:01 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:01 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:01 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 09:44 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 09:42 | UConn | Robert Lowery grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 09:17 | UConn | David Bolin connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jason Robinson | 35-41 |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dwayne Shaw - foul #3 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG) Ken Seamans | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Leon Eoff (C) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 08:56 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:56 | UConn | Leon Eoff grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 08:30 | UConn | Mark Osborne connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 08:28 | Valparaiso | Denver Volz steps in front of the Alton Harris pass in the backcourt | 37-44 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Mark Osborne | 37-46 |
| 07:52 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Pippin | 40-46 |
| 07:24 | UConn | Mark Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 07:23 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin grabs the board | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Robert Pippin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alton Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Toothman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Givens (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Mark Osborne (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Shaw (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Eoff (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman blows the wide open layup | 40-46 |
| 07:15 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 06:59 | Valparaiso | Mark Toothman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Pippin | 42-46 |
| 06:59 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador (PG), Peter McKearney (SG), Charles Page (SF), Mike Allen (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Robert Pippin, Alton Harris, Andrew Cronin, Kenneth Wagner, Mark Toothman | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Dwayne Shaw, Leon Eoff | |
| 06:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson is hacked by Christopher Amador - foul #4 on Christopher Amador, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (PF) Henry Husky | |
| 06:38 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:38 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 06:33 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Page | 45-46 |
| 06:07 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 06:06 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy misses the tip | 45-46 |
| 06:05 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 05:48 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Shaw - foul #4 on Dwayne Shaw, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG) Christopher Amador | |
| Subs | UConn | Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF), Henry Husky (PF), Neville Thome (C) Robert Lowery, David Bolin, Dwayne Shaw, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 05:37 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 05:35 | UConn | The rebound goes to Neville Thome | 45-46 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Page - foul #1 on Charles Page, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (SG), Christopher Amador (SF), Kenneth Wagner (PF) Peter McKearney, Charles Page, Mike Allen | |
| Subs | UConn | Dwayne Shaw (PF) Henry Husky | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:18 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 05:18 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:00 | Valparaiso | Christopher Amador misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 04:59 | UConn | Neville Thome snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 04:53 | UConn | Kenneth Wagner takes the ball from Neville Thome | 45-47 |
| 04:49 | Valparaiso | Jason Robinson steals it from Christopher Amador in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| 04:48 | UConn | Anthony Givens lays it up and in set up by Jason Robinson | 45-49 |
| 04:34 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans is whistled for a carry | 45-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin (SF), Mark Toothman (C) Christopher Amador, Claude Brunner | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Leon Eoff (PF), Marshall Bellamy (C) Jason Robinson, Dwayne Shaw, Neville Thome | |
| 04:19 | UConn | Marshall Bellamy connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Denver Volz | 45-51 |
| 04:06 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin can't connect on a floater from the right side | 45-51 |
| 04:04 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner tips it but misses | 45-51 |
| 04:03 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Alton Harris | 45-51 |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Wagner | 47-51 |
| 03:25 | UConn | Denver Volz misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-51 |
| 03:23 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Wagner pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Ken Seamans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Cronin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Toothman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Denver Volz (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Givens (tired) 7 pts. SF - Mark Osborne (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leon Eoff (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Marshall Bellamy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans's pass is intercepted by Denver Volz in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 03:05 | UConn | Denver Volz loses the ball out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Pippin (PG), Peter McKearney (SG), Charles Page (SF), Mike Allen (PF), Claude Brunner (C) Ken Seamans, Alton Harris, Andrew Cronin, Kenneth Wagner, Mark Toothman | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Robert Lowery (SG), David Bolin (SF), Dwayne Shaw (PF), Neville Thome (C) Denver Volz, Anthony Givens, Mark Osborne, Leon Eoff, Marshall Bellamy | |
| 02:43 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-51 |
| 02:42 | UConn | David Bolin pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Dwayne Shaw's pass is intercepted by Claude Brunner | 47-51 |
| 02:14 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans (PG), Andrew Cronin (SF) Robert Pippin, Charles Page | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (PG), Anthony Givens (SG), Mark Osborne (SF) Jason Robinson, Robert Lowery, David Bolin | |
| 02:12 | Valparaiso | Andrew Cronin is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Osborne - foul #2 on Mark Osborne, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 01:55 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Claude Brunner | 50-51 |
| 01:55 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Robinson (PG), Marshall Bellamy (C) Denver Volz, Neville Thome | |
| 01:53 | UConn | Ken Seamans steps in front of the Jason Robinson pass in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 01:34 | Valparaiso | Peter McKearney hits a runner from the right block set up by Ken Seamans | 52-51 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Claude Brunner - foul #2 on Claude Brunner, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| 01:09 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:09 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:59 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 00:58 | Valparaiso | Mike Allen snags the offensive board | 52-54 |
| 00:29 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-54 |
| 00:28 | UConn | Jason Robinson snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | UConn | Peter McKearney is called for the reach on Jason Robinson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter McKearney, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:27 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans loses the ball out of bounds | 52-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | Denver Volz (SG), Henry Husky (PF) Anthony Givens, Dwayne Shaw | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Denver Volz is fouled in the backcourt by Peter McKearney - foul #4 on Peter McKearney, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:20 | UConn | Denver Volz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:17 | Valparaiso | Mark Osborne steals it from Ken Seamans in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Ken Seamans is called for the reach on Jason Robinson - foul #3 on Ken Seamans, team foul #12 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | UConn | David Bolin (SF) Mark Osborne | |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jason Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Jason Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:15 | Valparaiso | Claude Brunner gets the rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:10 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:09 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans grabs the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 00:06 | Valparaiso | Ken Seamans hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 00:04 | UConn | David Bolin is hacked by Peter McKearney in the backcourt - foul #5 on Peter McKearney, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Alton Harris (SG) Peter McKearney | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:04 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:04 | UConn | David Bolin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:00 | Valparaiso | Alton Harris misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-61 |