| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Joshua Hennessy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Daniel Harton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - James Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 19:49 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 19:34 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton loses the dribble to Brian Webber | 40-31 |
| 19:26 | UConn | James Carroll is called for the reach on Paul Jahnke - foul #1 on James Carroll, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jack Dickerson hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brian Webber and he's hacked by Brandon Malone - foul #3 on Brandon Malone, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SF) Brandon Malone | |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:17 | UConn | Jack Dickerson snags the offensive board | 42-31 |
| 19:00 | UConn | Eric Barnes is hacked by Joshua Hennessy - foul #3 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG) Joshua Hennessy | |
| 18:36 | UConn | Eric Barnes connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 45-31 |
| 18:08 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:55 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 17:54 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Jack Dickerson lays it up and in on a great pass from Brian Webber and the foul's on Abel Gent - foul #1 on Abel Gent, team foul #4 | 47-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Ross (C) Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the free throw | 48-31 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-31 |
| 17:19 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the board | 48-31 |
| 16:55 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it in set up by Jack Dickerson | 50-31 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll is whistled for a carry | 50-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| 16:19 | UConn | Abel Gent steps in front of the Jim Ross pass | 50-31 |
| 16:16 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent lays it up and in | 50-33 |
| 15:55 | UConn | Jim Ross buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Coover | 52-33 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Jim Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Abel Gent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Minaya (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-33 |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Chapman | 52-33 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-33 |
| 15:30 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses the tip | 52-33 |
| 15:29 | UConn | Jim Ross pulls down the rebound | 52-33 |
| 15:25 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it in and he's hacked by Arthur Beauchamp - foul #2 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #5 | 54-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Ronnie Friedman, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Brandon Malone (SF) Shaun Dineen, Abel Gent | |
| 15:25 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 55-33 |
| 15:17 | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy misses short on a floater from the right side | 55-33 |
| 15:15 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 14:57 | UConn | Joshua Hennessy is called for the reach on Eric Barnes - foul #4 on Joshua Hennessy, team foul #6 | 55-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG), Daniel Harton (PF), James Carroll (C) Joshua Hennessy, Michael Minaya, Thomas Chapman | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Arthur Beauchamp is called for the reach on Brian Webber - foul #3 on Arthur Beauchamp, team foul #7 | 55-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Coover | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:45 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 14:45 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| 14:22 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp travels with the ball | 57-33 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Jamie Riter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Harton - foul #2 on Daniel Harton, team foul #8 | 57-33 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (SG) Arthur Beauchamp | |
| 14:00 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 14:00 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 13:44 | Northern Iowa | Jack Dickerson steals it from Shaun Dineen | 58-33 |
| 13:29 | UConn | Jack Dickerson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-33 |
| 13:27 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll snags the defensive board | 58-33 |
| 13:13 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton comes up short on the shot from the left block | 58-33 |
| 13:11 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 58-33 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Paul Jahnke is hacked by James Carroll - foul #2 on James Carroll, team foul #9 | 58-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Coover (SF) Eric Barnes, Jack Dickerson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (SG), Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Jerald Ferguson, Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| 13:07 | UConn | Paul Jahnke makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Paul Jahnke makes the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 12:47 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-33 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Jamie Riter gets the rebound | 60-33 |
| 12:21 | UConn | Brian Webber misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-33 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen pulls down the rebound | 60-33 |
| 12:01 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 60-33 |
| 12:00 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone tips it home | 60-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) PF - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) SG - Abel Gent (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Minaya (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Jamie Riter is fouled on the floor by Michael Minaya - foul #1 on Michael Minaya, team foul #10 | 60-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG), Stanley Bower (SF), Daniel Harton (PF), James Carroll (C) Shaun Dineen, Brandon Malone, Michael Minaya, Thomas Chapman | |
| 11:35 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 61-35 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 62-35 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jim Ross - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #1 | 62-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF) Robert Coover, Jamie Riter | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 11:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp makes the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 10:59 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 62-37 |
| 10:58 | UConn | Eric Barnes tips it in | 64-37 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-37 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Harton | 64-37 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Jones - foul #1 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 64-37 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG), Brandon Malone (SF) Abel Gent, Stanley Bower | |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 64-37 |
| 10:21 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 64-37 |
| 10:21 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the board | 64-37 |
| 10:16 | UConn | The jump hook by Brian Webber is blocked by Brandon Malone | 64-37 |
| 10:15 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp snags the defensive board | 64-37 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton buries a jumper from the baseline and the foul's on David Lamb - foul #2 on David Lamb, team foul #3 | 64-39 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton makes the free throw | 64-40 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Jack Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 09:44 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton's fadeaway is rejected by David Lamb | 64-40 |
| 09:33 | UConn | The rebound goes to Brian Webber | 64-40 |
| 09:14 | UConn | Jim Ross can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-40 |
| 09:13 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Shaun Dineen | 64-40 |
| 09:00 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll slams it home | 64-42 |
| 08:40 | UConn | Jack Dickerson can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 64-42 |
| 08:39 | UConn | David Lamb tips it but misses | 64-42 |
| 08:38 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to James Carroll | 64-42 |
| 08:20 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-42 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Shaun Dineen | 64-42 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Beauchamp | 64-44 |
| 07:46 | UConn | Jack Dickerson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-44 |
| 07:45 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll grabs the board | 64-44 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jim Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fairly fresh) SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brandon Malone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Harton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Carroll (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Northern Iowa | Brandon Malone clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-44 |
| 07:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to David Lamb | 64-44 |
| 07:11 | UConn | Brian Webber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 07:10 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton pulls down the rebound | 64-44 |
| 07:04 | Northern Iowa | James Carroll misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Harton gets the offensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 64-44 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Brian Webber grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 06:44 | UConn | Jack Dickerson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eric Barnes | 67-44 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 67-44 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Eric Barnes pulls down the rebound | 67-44 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Jack Dickerson can't connect on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by James Carroll - foul #3 on James Carroll, team foul #11 | 67-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joshua Hennessy (PG), Abel Gent (SG), Stanley Bower (SF), Michael Minaya (PF), Thomas Chapman (C) Shaun Dineen, Arthur Beauchamp, Brandon Malone, Daniel Harton, James Carroll | |
| 06:08 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 06:08 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 05:54 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 68-44 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Paul Jahnke snags the defensive board | 68-44 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the jumper in the lane | 70-44 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman loses the ball out of bounds | 70-44 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Jack Dickerson, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG) Joshua Hennessy | |
| 05:00 | UConn | Jim Ross can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Chapman - foul #1 on Thomas Chapman, team foul #12 | 70-44 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 05:00 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 72-44 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya lays it up and in | 72-46 |
| 04:22 | UConn | Robert Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 72-46 |
| 04:20 | UConn | Robert Coover tips it back up and in | 74-46 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #4 | 74-46 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp (PG) Jerald Ferguson | |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya misses the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 04:11 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya makes the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 03:52 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Jones | 77-47 |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent is hacked by Robert Jones - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #5 | 77-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen (PG) Abel Gent | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Lamb (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Shaun Dineen (fresh) SG - Arthur Beauchamp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Bower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Minaya (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Chapman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Jim Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-49 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ferguson (PG) Stanley Bower | |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Beauchamp can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 77-49 |
| 02:46 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya tips it in | 77-51 |
| 02:24 | UConn | David Lamb is called for traveling | 77-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent (PF) Thomas Chapman | |
| 02:03 | Northern Iowa | Abel Gent is whistled for a carry | 77-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Bower (SF) Jerald Ferguson | |
| 01:49 | UConn | Arthur Beauchamp steals it from Robert Jones | 77-51 |
| 01:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Jones steals the ball from Michael Minaya | 77-51 |
| 01:11 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-51 |
| 00:53 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 80-51 |
| 00:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Coover | 80-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Robert Coover hits the finger roll set up by Ronnie Friedman and he's fouled by Abel Gent - foul #2 on Abel Gent, team foul #13 | 82-51 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Chapman (C) Stanley Bower | |
| 00:30 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the free throw | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Northern Iowa | Michael Minaya is fouled on the floor by David Lamb - foul #3 on David Lamb, team foul #6 | 83-51 |
| 00:19 | Northern Iowa | Shaun Dineen hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Arthur Beauchamp | 83-54 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman runs out the clock | 83-54 |