| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Louis Hiatt inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | UConn | Chester Majors hits the finger roll set up by Brian Webber out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Reuben Williams - foul #2 on Reuben Williams, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:49 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:49 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 19:43 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:25 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Webber | 38-30 |
| 19:17 | UCLA | John Boyes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 19:16 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 18:59 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ronnie Friedman - foul #3 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:59 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:59 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 18:34 | UConn | Brian Webber misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:33 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:25 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Boyes | 38-34 |
| 18:04 | UConn | Brian Webber splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-34 |
| 17:47 | UCLA | John Boyes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ronnie Friedman - foul #4 on Ronnie Friedman, team foul #2 | 41-34 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Paul Jahnke (PF) Ronnie Friedman, Chester Majors | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 17:47 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:47 | UCLA | John Boyes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Brian Webber misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Reuben Williams - foul #3 on Reuben Williams, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF) Louis Hiatt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Drew Zambrana | |
| 17:24 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:24 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | John Boyes can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-36 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 16:32 | UConn | David Lamb is fouled on the floor by Herman Winter - foul #1 on Herman Winter, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF), Jim Ross (C) Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF), Jose Orozco (PF) Herman Winter, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 16:07 | UConn | Robert Jones is fouled on the floor by John Boyes - foul #2 on John Boyes, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Louis Hiatt (SF) David Lamb | |
| Subs | UCLA | Drew Zambrana (C) Russell Rhymer | |
| 15:54 | UConn | Robert Coover scores on a jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Thomas Cox - foul #1 on Thomas Cox, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG) Thomas Cox | |
| 15:54 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jesus Souza (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | UCLA | Reuben Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jesus Souza | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | UConn | Jim Ross misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 15:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 14:45 | UCLA | John Boyes misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 14:44 | UConn | Louis Hiatt snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 14:27 | UConn | Chester Majors is fouled on the floor by Jose Orozco - foul #1 on Jose Orozco, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Coover, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Herman Winter (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) John Boyes, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco, Drew Zambrana | |
| 14:10 | UConn | David Lamb is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Brian Webber out of a doubleteam | 50-40 |
| 13:52 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer double dribbles | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG) Reuben Williams | |
| 13:33 | UConn | Robert Jones misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 50-40 |
| 13:31 | UCLA | Herman Winter grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 13:12 | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 13:10 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 12:44 | UConn | Ray Brown is fouled on the floor by Leif Zwiefel - foul #2 on Leif Zwiefel, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF) Robert Jones, David Lamb | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Drew Zambrana (C) Leif Zwiefel, Thomas Cox, Russell Rhymer | |
| 12:44 | UConn | Ray Brown misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:44 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 12:27 | UCLA | Herman Winter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Paul Jahnke misses the floater from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:00 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Gilbert Carpenter | 50-43 |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Chester Majors (PF), Jim Ross (C) Paul Jahnke, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jose Orozco (PF) Gilbert Carpenter | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jose Orozco (fresh) 2 pts. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | UConn | Chester Majors comes up short on the floater in the paint | 50-43 |
| 11:32 | UConn | Brian Webber hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| 11:15 | UCLA | Herman Winter misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 11:13 | UCLA | Reuben Williams hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 10:54 | UCLA | Herman Winter snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 10:42 | UCLA | John Boyes hits a jumper from the free throw line | 52-47 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is hacked by Reuben Williams - foul #4 on Reuben Williams, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Ray Brown (C) Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Jesus Souza (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Herman Winter, Jose Orozco, Drew Zambrana | |
| 10:28 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:28 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 10:08 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jesus Souza and the foul's on Ray Brown - foul #3 on Ray Brown, team foul #3 | 54-49 |
| 10:08 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer makes the free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled on the floor by John Boyes - foul #3 on John Boyes, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Jahnke (PF) Chester Majors | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:45 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:45 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer snags the defensive board | 54-50 |
| 09:22 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-50 |
| 09:21 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 08:58 | UConn | David Lamb misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 08:57 | UConn | Robert Coover gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 54-50 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Herman Winter (SF), Drew Zambrana (C) Jesus Souza, Russell Rhymer | |
| 08:25 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter lays it up and in | 54-52 |
| 08:03 | UConn | Robert Jones lays it in | 56-52 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Herman Winter loses the dribble to Paul Jahnke | 56-52 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Cox (fairly fresh) SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | UConn | Brian Webber shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-52 |
| 07:37 | UCLA | John Boyes pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter's floater is tipped away by Paul Jahnke | 56-52 |
| 07:22 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Jim Ross misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Cox - foul #2 on Thomas Cox, team foul #10 | 56-52 |
| Subs | UConn | David Lamb (SF), Chester Majors (PF) Louis Hiatt, Paul Jahnke | |
| Subs | UCLA | Leif Zwiefel (PG), Reuben Williams (SG), Jose Orozco (PF) John Boyes, Thomas Cox, Gilbert Carpenter | |
| 07:03 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:53 | UCLA | Jim Ross swats the dunk try by Drew Zambrana | 58-52 |
| 06:52 | UConn | David Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Robert Jones hits a wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Jim Ross | 60-52 |
| 06:32 | UCLA | Herman Winter can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| 06:30 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:17 | UCLA | Brian Webber takes the ball from Drew Zambrana | 60-52 |
| 06:14 | UConn | Brian Webber jams it | 62-52 |
| 06:01 | UCLA | The short jumper by Drew Zambrana is denied by David Lamb | 62-52 |
| 06:00 | UConn | David Lamb gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:00 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Boyes (PG), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Leif Zwiefel, Jose Orozco | |
| 05:38 | UConn | Brian Webber is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| 05:21 | UCLA | Reuben Williams can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 05:19 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 05:01 | UCLA | John Boyes knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Reuben Williams | 62-54 |
| 04:32 | UConn | Chester Majors comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 04:31 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Drew Zambrana | 62-54 |
| 04:17 | UCLA | John Boyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 04:15 | UConn | Chester Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:50 | UConn | Chester Majors buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-54 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Webber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Boyes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reuben Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Herman Winter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gilbert Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Drew Zambrana (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:30 | UCLA | John Boyes clanks a floater from the left side | 64-54 |
| 03:28 | UCLA | Drew Zambrana snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Herman Winter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), Robert Coover (SG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Brian Webber, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Cox (SG), Jose Orozco (PF), Russell Rhymer (C) Reuben Williams, Gilbert Carpenter, Drew Zambrana | |
| 02:50 | UConn | Jim Ross is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jim Ross, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesus Souza (SF) Herman Winter | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:46 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Brian Webber (SG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, Robert Coover, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| Subs | UCLA | Reuben Williams (SG), Herman Winter (SF), Gilbert Carpenter (PF) Thomas Cox, Jesus Souza, Jose Orozco | |
| 02:41 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter travels with the ball | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | UConn | Chester Majors clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on John Boyes - foul #4 on John Boyes, team foul #11 | 64-54 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:26 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:10 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-54 |
| 02:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 01:48 | UConn | Brian Webber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 01:47 | UConn | Louis Hiatt tips it in | 68-54 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | John Boyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 01:35 | UConn | Louis Hiatt pulls down the rebound | 68-54 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Brian Webber comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-54 |
| 01:13 | UConn | Chester Majors snags the offensive board | 68-54 |
| 00:50 | UConn | John Boyes picks off the pass by Chester Majors | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | UCLA | Gilbert Carpenter can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 00:40 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer hits the follow up shot | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | UConn | Gilbert Carpenter blocks the short jumper by Brian Webber | 68-56 |
| 00:09 | UConn | Louis Hiatt tips it but misses | 68-56 |
| 00:08 | UConn | Louis Hiatt tips it in | 70-56 |
| 00:02 | UCLA | Louis Hiatt denies the turnaround by Russell Rhymer | 70-56 |
| 00:01 | UCLA | Russell Rhymer pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-56 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | The clock runs out | 70-56 |