| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jack Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Capozzi (fresh) PF - Joseph Creasey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi is fouled on the floor by Peter Northcutt - foul #2 on Peter Northcutt, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Jackson (SF), Christopher Cunningham (C) Tommy Capozzi, Thomas Smith | |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Borrego - foul #2 on Thomas Borrego, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi (SF) Jeff Turner | |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 19:03 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 18:37 | UConn | Peter Northcutt loses the dribble to Christopher Cunningham | 31-27 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Donald Jackson misses the floater from the left block | 31-27 |
| 18:16 | UConn | Peter Northcutt gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 18:07 | UConn | Peter Northcutt is hacked by Joseph Creasey - foul #3 on Joseph Creasey, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Goran Lesinski (PG), Jeff Turner (SG), Robert Mitchell (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Jack Morris, Donald Jackson, Joseph Creasey, Christopher Cunningham | |
| 17:43 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 17:41 | Washington State | Robert Mitchell grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 17:25 | Washington State | Jeff Turner makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 17:10 | UConn | Thomas Borrego hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 31-29 |
| 17:09 | Washington State | Thomas Smith pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 16:25 | UConn | Tommy Capozzi is called for the reach on Peter Northcutt - foul #1 on Tommy Capozzi, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul White (SF) Peter Northcutt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Morris (PG), Donald Jackson (SF), Christopher Cunningham (C) Goran Lesinski, Tommy Capozzi, Thomas Smith | |
| 16:15 | UConn | Daniel Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left wing set up by Christopher Buchanan | 33-32 |
| 15:53 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:51 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Borrego | 33-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul White (fresh) PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jack Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeff Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:46 | UConn | Robert Mitchell takes the ball from Thomas Borrego | 33-32 |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Jeff Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Stephens - foul #1 on Kevin Stephens, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Peter Northcutt (SF) Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Joseph Creasey (PF) Robert Mitchell | |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Jeff Turner makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Jeff Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Kevin Stephens drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Buchanan | 36-34 |
| 14:40 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-34 |
| 14:39 | UConn | The rebound goes to Paul White | 36-34 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Thomas Borrego loses the dribble to Jack Morris | 36-34 |
| 13:57 | Washington State | Jack Morris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:28 | UConn | Kevin Stephens knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Northcutt | 38-34 |
| 13:00 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (PG), Daniel Johnson (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Buchanan, Peter Northcutt, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Washington State | Evan Zawacki (SG), Tommy Capozzi (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Jeff Turner, Donald Jackson, Christopher Cunningham | |
| 12:47 | UConn | Ernest Lococo buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Paul White | 40-34 |
| 12:19 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 12:18 | UConn | Ernest Lococo gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Ernest Lococo's pass is intercepted by Joseph Creasey | 40-34 |
| 11:33 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 11:31 | UConn | Paul White grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ernest Lococo (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Stephens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Stansell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jack Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Evan Zawacki (fresh) SF - Tommy Capozzi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Creasey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UConn | Kevin Stephens is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Thomas Borrego (C) Kevin Stephens, Paul White, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeff Turner (PG), Donald Jackson (SG), Robert Mitchell (C) Jack Morris, Evan Zawacki, Thomas Smith | |
| 10:55 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Jackson - foul #1 on Donald Jackson, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Morris (PG), Daniel McDugle (PF) Donald Jackson, Joseph Creasey | |
| 10:35 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:35 | UConn | Ernest Lococo misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:35 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Robert Mitchell | 40-37 |
| 10:19 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi loses the dribble to Peter Northcutt | 40-37 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Ernest Lococo can't finish the layup | 40-37 |
| 10:12 | Washington State | Robert Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:55 | Washington State | Daniel McDugle misses the easy layup | 40-37 |
| 09:54 | Washington State | Robert Mitchell can't tip it in | 40-37 |
| 09:52 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Capozzi | 40-37 |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 09:31 | UConn | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 40-37 |
| 09:26 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 09:25 | Washington State | Jack Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:07 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Morris out of a doubleteam | 40-40 |
| 08:52 | UConn | Ernest Lococo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | Robert Mitchell grabs the board | 40-40 |
| 08:22 | Washington State | Jack Morris connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Mitchell | 40-43 |
| 07:58 | UConn | Ernest Lococo buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 07:29 | Washington State | Jack Morris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 07:27 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ernest Lococo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Northcutt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jack Morris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Capozzi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel McDugle (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Peter Northcutt hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Tommy Capozzi - foul #2 on Tommy Capozzi, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Oscar Clark (PG), Kevin Stephens (SG), Paul White (PF) Christopher Buchanan, Ernest Lococo, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Goran Lesinski (PG), Donald Jackson (SG), Joseph Creasey (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Jack Morris, Jeff Turner, Tommy Capozzi, Robert Mitchell | |
| 07:13 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | Daniel McDugle hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 46-43 |
| 07:02 | Washington State | Donald Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:48 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 06:47 | UConn | The rebound goes to Thomas Borrego | 46-43 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Kevin Stephens double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Micheal Kim (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Peter Northcutt, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:20 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey loses the dribble to Micheal Kim | 46-43 |
| 06:09 | UConn | Kevin Stephens buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Paul White | 49-43 |
| 05:43 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 05:42 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey tips it in | 49-45 |
| 05:25 | UConn | Joseph Creasey steals it from Kevin Stephens | 49-45 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Donald Jackson buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Joseph Creasey | 49-47 |
| 05:01 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Buchanan (PG), Peter Northcutt (SF), Daniel Johnson (PF), Thomas Borrego (C) Oscar Clark, Paul White, Micheal Kim, Ronald Stansell | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jack Morris (PG), Jeff Turner (SG), Christopher Cunningham (C) Goran Lesinski, Daniel McDugle, Thomas Smith | |
| 04:52 | UConn | Daniel Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 49-47 |
| 04:51 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it back up and in | 51-47 |
| 04:30 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey's floater is tipped away by Thomas Borrego | 51-47 |
| 04:29 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Jackson - foul #2 on Donald Jackson, team foul #5 | 51-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi (SF) Donald Jackson | |
| 04:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham loses the dribble to Thomas Borrego | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | UConn | Daniel Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint | 53-47 |
| 03:45 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 03:36 | UConn | Kevin Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Peter Northcutt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-47 |
| 03:22 | Washington State | Christopher Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Christopher Buchanan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Northcutt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Borrego (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jack Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeff Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Capozzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Creasey (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Christopher Cunningham (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey is fouled on the floor by Daniel Johnson - foul #3 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Jackson (SF), Thomas Smith (C) Tommy Capozzi, Christopher Cunningham | |
| 02:59 | Washington State | Donald Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Peter Northcutt grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 02:53 | UConn | Kevin Stephens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 02:51 | UConn | Peter Northcutt tips it back up and in | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Washington State | Jack Morris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 02:41 | UConn | Thomas Borrego grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 02:14 | UConn | Peter Northcutt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-47 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Thomas Borrego tips it back up and in | 57-47 |
| 02:07 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 02:06 | Washington State | Thomas Smith snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 01:58 | Washington State | Jeff Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-47 |
| 01:56 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 01:48 | Washington State | Jack Morris tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Morris, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Ernest Lococo (PG), Jason Auger (SG), Paul White (SF), Micheal Kim (PF), Ronald Stansell (C) Christopher Buchanan, Kevin Stephens, Peter Northcutt, Daniel Johnson, Thomas Borrego | |
| Subs | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi (SF) Donald Jackson | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | UConn | Paul White misses the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Jeff Turner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 01:10 | UConn | Micheal Kim snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Paul White is fouled on the floor by Jeff Turner - foul #1 on Jeff Turner, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | UConn | Paul White misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:47 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey grabs the board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Washington State | Tommy Capozzi can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-47 |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Joseph Creasey snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:37 | Washington State | Thomas Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ernest Lococo comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Tommy Capozzi - foul #3 on Tommy Capozzi, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:14 | UConn | Ernest Lococo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:07 | Washington State | Micheal Kim steps in front of the Jack Morris pass | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Ernest Lococo runs out the clock | 59-47 |