| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dupont (fresh) SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Ronnie Friedman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Hiatt (fresh) PF - Chester Majors (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ray Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | James Dupont's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-41 |
| 19:33 | UConn | Ruben Stanger blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Brian Webber | 25-41 |
| 19:32 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Keith Ishmael is blocked by Ray Brown | 25-41 |
| 19:10 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger tips it back up and in | 27-41 |
| 19:03 | UConn | Chester Majors buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Webber | 27-43 |
| 18:52 | Nicholls State | Brian Webber is called for the reach on James Dupont - foul #2 on Brian Webber, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chester Majors - foul #1 on Chester Majors, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 18:28 | UConn | Ruben Stanger steps in front of the Louis Hiatt pass | 29-43 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 18:11 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-43 |
| 18:05 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Keith Ishmael | 31-43 |
| 17:52 | UConn | Chester Majors scores on a jumper in the paint | 31-45 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 17:36 | UConn | Ray Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 17:31 | UConn | James Dupont picks off the pass by Ronnie Friedman | 31-45 |
| 17:28 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael lays it in on a nice dish by James Dupont | 33-45 |
| 17:15 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Louis Hiatt | 33-47 |
| 16:59 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael is whistled for traveling | 33-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Sefu Abdullai (PF), Ralph Haynes (C) James Dupont, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| 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 | |
| 16:40 | UConn | Robert Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG) Keith Ishmael | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Richard Ward is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #2 on Richard Ward, team foul #1 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie (C) Ruben Stanger | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:14 | UConn | Robert Jones hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Coover and he's hacked by Richard Ward - foul #3 on Richard Ward, team foul #2 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:14 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| 15:57 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jaja Akuchie | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fresh) SF - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert Coover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | UConn | Robert Coover is fouled on the floor by Cornell Jones - foul #1 on Cornell Jones, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), James Dupont (SF) Cornell Jones, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 15:24 | UConn | Brian Webber hits a floater from close range set up by Jim Ross | 36-52 |
| 15:04 | Nicholls State | James Dupont hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Keith Ishmael | 38-52 |
| 14:51 | UConn | Sefu Abdullai swats the dunk try by David Lamb | 38-52 |
| 14:49 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 14:33 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 14:32 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 14:23 | UConn | David Lamb is fouled on the floor by James Dupont - foul #2 on James Dupont, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Keith Ishmael, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai, Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF), Chester Majors (PF), Ray Brown (C) Robert Jones, David Lamb, Paul Jahnke, Jim Ross | |
| 14:12 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 14:10 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 14:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-52 |
| 13:59 | UConn | Ray Brown snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Brian Webber's pass is intercepted by Richard Ward | 38-52 |
| 13:51 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward lays it in | 40-52 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Chester Majors misses the easy layup | 40-52 |
| 13:31 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 13:22 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #5 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 13:05 | UConn | Chester Majors misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ruben Stanger - foul #3 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), James Dupont (SG), Cornell Jones (SF) Richard Ward, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:05 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Chester Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:49 | Nicholls State | Ray Brown steals it from Keith Ishmael | 40-54 |
| 12:45 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 12:44 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Ray Brown steps in front of the Keith Ishmael pass | 40-54 |
| 12:01 | UConn | Robert Coover knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Ronnie Friedman and he's fouled by Jaja Akuchie - foul #1 on Jaja Akuchie, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) Cornell Jones, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 12:01 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the free throw | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is fouled on the floor by Robert Coover - foul #2 on Robert Coover, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-57 |
| 11:35 | UConn | Jim Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Sefu Abdullai is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| 11:14 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 11:14 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 11:04 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 11:02 | UConn | Brian Webber pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Ruben Stanger is called for the reach on Robert Jones - foul #4 on Ruben Stanger, team foul #9 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), Cornell Jones (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF) Keith Ishmael, Ruben Stanger, James Dupont | |
| Subs | UConn | Ray Brown (C) Jim Ross | |
| 10:49 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 10:35 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones's layup is rejected by Ray Brown | 40-59 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Paul Jahnke gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 10:21 | UConn | Brian Webber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Jones and the foul's on Michael Swenson - foul #4 on Michael Swenson, team foul #10 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Michael Swenson | |
| Subs | UConn | Ronnie Friedman (PG), Louis Hiatt (SF) Robert Jones, David Lamb | |
| 10:21 | UConn | Brian Webber makes the free throw | 40-62 |
| 10:03 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 40-62 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Paul Jahnke grabs the defensive rebound | 40-62 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman is fouled on the floor by Richard Ward - foul #4 on Richard Ward, team foul #11 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG), James Dupont (SG), Jaja Akuchie (C) Richard Ward, Ralph Haynes, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG), Chester Majors (PF) Brian Webber, Paul Jahnke | |
| 09:40 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:40 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 09:29 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-63 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Louis Hiatt gets the rebound | 40-63 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Chester Majors buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Coover | 40-65 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-65 |
| 09:01 | UConn | Ray Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 08:55 | UConn | Ronnie Friedman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Coover | 40-68 |
| 08:39 | Nicholls State | Leroy Shatzer can't finish the layup | 40-68 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the offensive board | 40-68 |
| 08:16 | Nicholls State | James Dupont buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-68 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Leroy Shatzer is called for the reach on Robert Coover - foul #4 on Leroy Shatzer, team foul #12 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF) James Dupont, Cornell Jones, Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Jones (PG), David Lamb (SF), Paul Jahnke (PF), Jim Ross (C) Ronnie Friedman, Louis Hiatt, Chester Majors, Ray Brown | |
| 08:00 | UConn | Robert Coover makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Robert Coover misses the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 08:00 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-69 |
| 07:55 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael double dribbles | 42-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (C) Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | UConn | Brian Webber (SG) Robert Coover | |
| 07:36 | UConn | Robert Jones misses the easy layup | 42-69 |
| 07:34 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Ross | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Keith Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Brian Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jim Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | UConn | Brian Webber drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Jahnke | 42-71 |
| 07:17 | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael is whistled for traveling | 42-71 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Richard Ward (PG), James Dupont (SG), Cornell Jones (SF) Keith Ishmael, Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger | |
| Subs | UConn | Robert Coover (SG) Brian Webber | |
| 06:58 | UConn | Robert Coover lays it in | 42-73 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from James Dupont | 44-73 |
| 06:29 | UConn | Sefu Abdullai swats the short shot by Robert Coover | 44-73 |
| 06:28 | UConn | Paul Jahnke tips it home | 44-75 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Jim Ross steals it from James Dupont | 44-75 |
| 05:58 | UConn | Robert Jones buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Coover | 44-77 |
| 05:47 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones loses the dribble to Paul Jahnke | 44-77 |
| 05:39 | UConn | David Lamb hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Coover | 44-79 |
| 05:28 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai misses the jumper from the right side | 44-79 |
| 05:27 | UConn | Robert Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-79 |
| 05:21 | UConn | Jim Ross can't connect on a shot from the left block | 44-79 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the board | 44-79 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | Paul Jahnke steals it from Sefu Abdullai | 44-79 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Paul Jahnke double dribbles | 44-79 |
| 04:29 | Nicholls State | James Dupont can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-79 |
| 04:27 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-79 |
| 04:11 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-79 |
| 04:09 | UConn | Robert Coover snags the defensive board | 44-79 |
| 04:04 | UConn | Robert Jones blows the layup | 44-79 |
| 04:03 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Ross | 44-79 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Robert Coover buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Jones | 44-81 |
| 03:52 | Nicholls State | Richard Ward is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Richard Ward, team foul #13 | 44-81 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG) Richard Ward | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | UConn | David Lamb knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Jones | 44-83 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Cornell Jones (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ralph Haynes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Coover (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - David Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Jahnke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Jim Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses the lay-in | 44-83 |
| 03:21 | UConn | David Lamb pulls down the rebound | 44-83 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Robert Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-83 |
| 03:10 | Nicholls State | James Dupont pulls down the rebound | 44-83 |
| 03:01 | Nicholls State | Paul Jahnke swats the short shot by Ralph Haynes | 44-83 |
| 02:59 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones grabs the offensive board | 44-83 |
| 02:41 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Ross | 44-83 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Sefu Abdullai | 44-83 |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes banks in the layup | 46-83 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Robert Jones scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jim Ross and the foul's on Ralph Haynes - foul #1 on Ralph Haynes, team foul #14 | 46-85 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Robert Jones makes the free throw | 46-86 |
| 01:54 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-86 |
| 01:53 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-86 |
| 01:45 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-86 |
| 01:43 | UConn | Robert Coover grabs the defensive rebound | 46-86 |
| 01:37 | UConn | Jim Ross loses the ball out of bounds | 46-86 |
| 01:17 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Ross | 46-86 |
| 01:16 | UConn | Jim Ross gets the rebound | 46-86 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jim Ross knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Ralph Haynes - foul #2 on Ralph Haynes, team foul #15 | 46-88 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the free throw | 46-89 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-89 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Paul Jahnke pulls down the rebound | 46-89 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Jim Ross scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Robert Jones and the foul's on Michael Swenson - foul #5 on Michael Swenson, team foul #16 | 46-91 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Keith Ishmael (PG) Michael Swenson | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:26 | UConn | Jim Ross makes the free throw | 46-92 |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | James Dupont is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on James Dupont, team foul #17 | 46-92 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Robert Jones runs out the clock | 46-92 |