| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fresh) SG - Bradley Long (fresh) SF - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fresh) C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) SG - Brian Webber (fresh) SF - Robert Coover (fresh) PF - David Lamb (fresh) C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | David Lamb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:57 | UConn | Robert Coover is fouled in the backcourt by Charlie Seely - foul #1 on Charlie Seely, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UConn | Brian Webber is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky's pass is intercepted by Robert Coover | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | UConn | Robert Coover throws it down | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Lamb | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Ohio | Charlie Seely is fouled on the floor by Louis Hiatt - foul #1 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Ohio | Bradley Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Coover | 2-5 |
| 17:58 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman loses the ball out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | UConn | Stevie Macpherson (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Louis Hiatt | |
| 17:33 | Ohio | Charlie Seely misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | UConn | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | UConn | Jim Ross connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:56 | UConn | The rebound goes to Chester Majors | 2-7 |
| 16:54 | UConn | Stevie Macpherson's pass is intercepted by Matthew Perkins in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the tip | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | UConn | Robert Jones grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 16:20 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the easy open layup | 2-7 |
| 16:18 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Ross | 2-7 |
| 16:02 | UConn | Jim Ross is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Robert Jones | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Charlie Seely (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stevie Macpherson (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fairly fresh) C - Jim Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Webber - foul #1 on Brian Webber, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Robert Branch (SF), Emery Tucker (C) Charlie Seely, Bradley Long, Dikembe Aldi, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Mark Harrison (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Stevie Macpherson, Brian Webber, Robert Jones, Chester Majors, Jim Ross | |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:49 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:49 | UConn | The rebound goes to Louis Hiatt | 3-9 |
| 15:33 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mark Harrison | 3-12 |
| 15:07 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-12 |
| 15:05 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller tips it home | 5-12 |
| 15:03 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Miller - foul #1 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Roy (C) Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:54 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is hacked by Jonathan Miller - foul #2 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Ohio | Kenneth Danis (PF) Jonathan Miller | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:41 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Coover | 5-14 |
| 14:21 | Ohio | Emery Tucker misses short on a floater from the left side | 5-14 |
| 14:19 | UConn | David Lamb gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| 14:17 | UConn | Robert Coover double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Dikembe Aldi (SF) Donald Lang, Robert Branch | |
| Subs | UConn | Jim Ross (C) Louis Hiatt | |
| 14:01 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-14 |
| 13:59 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Emery Tucker | 5-14 |
| 13:46 | Ohio | Robert Coover steals it from Emery Tucker | 5-14 |
| 13:20 | UConn | Jim Ross hits the easy wide open finger roll | 5-16 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Bradley Long comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Mark Harrison - foul #1 on Mark Harrison, team foul #3 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Robert Branch (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Emery Tucker, Kenneth Danis, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | Stevie Macpherson (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Ronnie Friedman, Mark Harrison, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 12:51 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:34 | UConn | Brian Webber is fouled on the floor by Bradley Long - foul #1 on Bradley Long, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG) Bradley Long | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 12:20 | UConn | Robert Jones is open and buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Brian Webber | 6-18 |
| 12:08 | Ohio | Robert Branch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-18 |
| 12:07 | UConn | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 6-18 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Stevie Macpherson is hacked by Charlie Seely in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charlie Seely, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Charlie Seely, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 11:53 | UConn | Donald Lang steals it from Robert Jones | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fresh) SG - Bradley Long (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Branch (fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jonathan Talsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Stevie Macpherson (fresh) SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) C - Louis Hiatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Ohio | The pull-up jumper by Jonathan Talsky is blocked by Chester Majors | 6-18 |
| 11:28 | UConn | Stevie Macpherson snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Brian Webber misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-18 |
| 11:01 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins pulls down the rebound | 6-18 |
| 10:38 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky makes the floater from the right wing | 8-18 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Brian Webber misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-18 |
| 10:32 | UConn | Robert Jones tips it in | 8-20 |
| 10:12 | Ohio | Louis Hiatt denies the turnaround by Donald Lang | 8-20 |
| 10:10 | UConn | Chester Majors pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:46 | UConn | Robert Jones misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing | 8-20 |
| 09:45 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins pulls down the rebound | 8-20 |
| 09:27 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Bradley Long and he's hacked by Brian Webber - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF) Donald Lang, Robert Branch, Matthew Perkins | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Mark Harrison (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Stevie Macpherson, Brian Webber, Robert Jones, Chester Majors, Louis Hiatt | |
| 09:27 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses the free throw | 10-20 |
| 09:27 | UConn | David Lamb gets the rebound | 10-20 |
| 09:25 | UConn | Mark Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Danis - foul #1 on Kenneth Danis, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ryan Roy (C) Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 09:00 | UConn | Jim Ross clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Aldi - foul #1 on Dikembe Aldi, team foul #7 | 10-20 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 09:00 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 10-22 |
| 08:49 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 10-22 |
| 08:47 | Ohio | Ryan Roy grabs the offensive rebound | 10-22 |
| 08:30 | Ohio | Ryan Roy knocks in the floater from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 08:07 | UConn | David Lamb is fouled on the floor by Emery Tucker - foul #1 on Emery Tucker, team foul #8 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Matthew Perkins (PF) Kenneth Danis | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:07 | UConn | David Lamb misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 08:07 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 12-22 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Lamb - foul #1 on David Lamb, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (PG), Jonathan Talsky (C) Emery Tucker, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 07:48 | Ohio | Bradley Long makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Donald Lang (fairly fresh) SG - Bradley Long (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Coover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:27 | UConn | Jim Ross clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Robert Coover grabs the offensive rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:10 | UConn | Jim Ross's pass is intercepted by Donald Lang | 14-22 |
| 07:07 | Ohio | Donald Lang misses the easy layup | 14-22 |
| 07:05 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi snags the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 06:54 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky is called for 5 seconds | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SG), Paul Jahnke (C) Mark Harrison, Jim Ross | |
| 06:25 | UConn | Paul Jahnke can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right block | 14-22 |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky grabs the board | 14-22 |
| 06:07 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jonathan Talsky, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Ohio | Emery Tucker (PG), Kenneth Danis (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Donald Lang, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 05:46 | UConn | David Lamb connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 14-24 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Emery Tucker drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-24 |
| 04:57 | UConn | Brian Webber clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 16-24 |
| 04:55 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:29 | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi buries a shot from close range | 18-24 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Bradley Long is called for the reach on Ronnie Friedman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Long, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Ohio | Donald Lang (SG), Robert Branch (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Bradley Long, Kenneth Danis, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Louis Hiatt (C) Robert Coover, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke | |
| 04:27 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:27 | UConn | Chester Majors gets the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Chester Majors jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Ronnie Friedman | 18-26 |
| 03:54 | Ohio | Louis Hiatt takes the ball from Emery Tucker | 18-26 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Brian Webber | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Emery Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Lang (tiring) 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Aldi (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Robert Branch (fresh) C - Jonathan Talsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Hiatt (fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky lays it in on a great pass from Donald Lang | 20-28 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lang - foul #1 on Donald Lang, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Ohio | Charlie Seely (PG), Jonathan Miller (SG), Matthew Perkins (PF) Emery Tucker, Donald Lang, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | UConn | Stevie Macpherson (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 03:14 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 03:14 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:00 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 20-30 |
| 02:59 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:40 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 20-30 |
| 02:38 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:23 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 20-30 |
| 02:21 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Perkins | 20-30 |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky hits the finger roll and the foul's on Louis Hiatt - foul #2 on Louis Hiatt, team foul #6 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Harrison (SG), Robert Coover (SF), David Lamb (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Jones, Chester Majors, Louis Hiatt | |
| 02:12 | Ohio | Jonathan Talsky misses the free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:12 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Robert Coover is hacked by Robert Branch - foul #1 on Robert Branch, team foul #12 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dikembe Aldi (SF), Kenneth Danis (PF), Ryan Roy (C) Robert Branch, Matthew Perkins, Jonathan Talsky | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Mark Harrison | |
| 01:43 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stevie Macpherson - foul #1 on Stevie Macpherson, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Harrison (PG) Stevie Macpherson | |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:24 | Ohio | Jonathan Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 00:57 | UConn | Brian Webber connects on the open shot from the left block set up by Jim Ross | 24-34 |
| 00:40 | Ohio | Charlie Seely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-34 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Kenneth Danis tips it in | 26-34 |
| 00:19 | UConn | Brian Webber scores on a shot near the basket set up by Mark Harrison and he's hacked by Jonathan Miller - foul #3 on Jonathan Miller, team foul #13 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Ohio | Bradley Long (SG), Emery Tucker (SF), Matthew Perkins (PF), Jonathan Talsky (C) Jonathan Miller, Dikembe Aldi, Kenneth Danis, Ryan Roy | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:19 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Matthew Perkins's fadeaway is rejected by David Lamb | 26-37 |