| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie misses the easy layup | 25-21 |
| 19:38 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter tips it home | 27-21 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Gilbert Carpenter - foul #2 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 19:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the free throw | 27-24 |
| 19:09 | UCLA | Jack Dickerson steps in front of the Drew Zambrana pass | 27-24 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Brian Webber can't finish the layup | 27-24 |
| 19:04 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the tip | 27-24 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Robert Manley snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 18:56 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Drew Zambrana - foul #1 on Drew Zambrana, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:51 | UConn | Eric Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:32 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana scores on a jumper from the right block | 29-26 |
| 18:26 | UConn | Gilbert Carpenter is called for the reach on Jack Dickerson - foul #3 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (PF) Gilbert Carpenter | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 18:02 | UConn | Jack Dickerson travels with the ball | 29-26 |
| 17:40 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana misses the easy layup | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana tips it home | 31-26 |
| 17:26 | UConn | Brian Webber is hacked by Marko Bogdanski - foul #1 on Marko Bogdanski, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF) Jack Dickerson | |
| 17:06 | UConn | The short jumper by Jamie Riter is denied by Marko Bogdanski | 31-26 |
| 17:04 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 16:50 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Manley | 33-26 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Jamie Riter evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Webber and he's hacked by Robert Manley - foul #1 on Robert Manley, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Devon Smedley (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Robert Manley, Dikembe Akuchie, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Robert Jones (SG), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| 16:24 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the free throw | 33-28 |
| 16:24 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:02 | UCLA | Ronnie Friedman picks off the pass by Jose Orozco | 33-28 |
| 15:59 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman banks in the layup | 33-30 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Jose Orozco | |
| Subs | UConn | Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF) Robert Coover, Jamie Riter | |
| 15:13 | UConn | Robert Jones knocks in the floater from the left side and he's fouled by Devon Smedley - foul #1 on Devon Smedley, team foul #6 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jesus Souza (SF) John Boyes, Devon Smedley, Marko Bogdanski | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG) Ronnie Friedman | |
| 15:13 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:13 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 15:09 | UCLA | Robert Manley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 14:41 | UConn | Eric Barnes is fouled on the floor by Jesus Souza - foul #1 on Jesus Souza, team foul #7 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (C) Jim Ross | |
| 14:41 | UConn | Eric Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:41 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Robert Manley comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Jahnke - foul #4 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) Jesus Souza, Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Riter (PF), Jim Ross (C) David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Robert Manley misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:16 | UCLA | Robert Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:02 | UConn | Jim Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 13:34 | UCLA | Jim Ross blocks the short jumper by Marko Bogdanski | 34-32 |
| 13:32 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:19 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:17 | UConn | Jack Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:53 | UConn | Jamie Riter double dribbles | 34-32 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG) Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG), Robert Coover (SF), Paul Jahnke (C) Brian Webber, Jack Dickerson, Jim Ross | |
| 12:41 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses the dunk attempt | 34-32 |
| 12:39 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:20 | UConn | Jamie Riter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 12:19 | UConn | Eric Barnes tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 11:55 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Devon Smedley | 36-34 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Robert Jones hits the finger roll set up by Paul Jahnke | 36-36 |
| 11:11 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gilbert Carpenter | 38-36 |
| 10:57 | UConn | Jamie Riter connects on the jump hook in the lane | 38-38 |
| 10:41 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana scores on a turnaround near the basket | 40-38 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Eric Barnes buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Jones | 40-40 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Coover - foul #1 on Robert Coover, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Dikembe Akuchie (SG), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Robert Manley, Devon Smedley, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Eric Barnes, Robert Jones, Robert Coover, Jamie Riter, Paul Jahnke | |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:38 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | John Boyes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 09:18 | UCLA | Jose Orozco pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:05 | UCLA | John Boyes comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Jack Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:44 | UConn | Jack Dickerson drills a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 08:24 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Boyes | 45-43 |
| 08:09 | UConn | Jim Ross double dribbles | 45-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF) Marko Bogdanski | |
| Subs | UConn | Jamie Riter (PF), Paul Jahnke (C) David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| 07:55 | UCLA | John Boyes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronnie Friedman - foul #3 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Eric Barnes (PG) Ronnie Friedman | |
| 07:55 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:55 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Akuchie (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | UConn | Jamie Riter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-43 |
| 07:28 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 07:12 | UCLA | Brian Webber picks off the pass by Dikembe Akuchie | 47-43 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Jack Dickerson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 06:50 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Russell Rhymer | 47-43 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 06:29 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie gets the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:12 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jesus Souza | 50-43 |
| 05:43 | UConn | Brian Webber can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 05:42 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 50-43 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Jamie Riter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 50-43 |
| 05:26 | UConn | Jamie Riter tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Jamie Riter tips it home | 50-45 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Manley (PG), Marko Bogdanski (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Drew Zambrana (C) John Boyes, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Russell Rhymer | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SF) Jack Dickerson | |
| 05:05 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Manley | 52-45 |
| 04:44 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a 3 from straight away | 52-48 |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 04:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul Jahnke | 52-48 |
| 04:06 | UConn | Brian Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG) Dikembe Akuchie | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 03:52 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Drew Zambrana | 54-48 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Robert Manley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Devon Smedley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marko Bogdanski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Eric Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jamie Riter (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | UConn | Robert Jones is denied on a dunk by Drew Zambrana | 54-48 |
| 03:24 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:05 | UCLA | The short jumper by Drew Zambrana is denied by Paul Jahnke | 54-48 |
| 03:04 | UCLA | Robert Manley grabs the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | UCLA | Robert Manley's pass is intercepted by Eric Barnes | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dikembe Akuchie (SG) Devon Smedley | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), Jack Dickerson (SF) Robert Jones, Robert Coover | |
| 02:43 | UConn | Eric Barnes comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:16 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-48 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Jamie Riter grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Jamie Riter is hacked by Gilbert Carpenter - foul #4 on Gilbert Carpenter, team foul #8 | 54-48 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Jamie Riter makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:46 | UConn | Jamie Riter misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:46 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 01:22 | UCLA | Jamie Riter steals the ball from Drew Zambrana | 54-49 |
| 00:53 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-49 |
| 00:51 | UCLA | Robert Manley pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Dickerson - foul #2 on Jack Dickerson, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG) Robert Manley | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:24 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jamie Riter | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:19 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Webber - foul #3 on Brian Webber, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | Devon Smedley (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Dikembe Akuchie, Marko Bogdanski, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:13 | UCLA | Paul Jahnke is called for the reach on John Boyes - foul #5 on Paul Jahnke, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Ross (C) Paul Jahnke | |
| 00:10 | UCLA | John Boyes is hacked by Brian Webber - foul #4 on Brian Webber, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:10 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:10 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:06 | UConn | Jack Dickerson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Brian Webber | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski (SF) Jesus Souza | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski is hacked by Brian Webber in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Webber, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:03 | UCLA | Marko Bogdanski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jack Dickerson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 59-52 |