| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rogelio Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Light (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omer Krzewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Jason Cowan inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:36 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-25 |
| 19:35 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Omer Krzewinski | 34-28 |
| 18:44 | UConn | Jason Cowan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-28 |
| 18:43 | UConn | Stephen Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Eric Bourne loses the ball out of bounds | 34-28 |
| 17:55 | UNC Wilmington | Lee Free steals it from William Blauvelt | 34-28 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darryl Steveson - foul #4 on Darryl Steveson, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna (C) Darryl Steveson | |
| 17:27 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:27 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 17:06 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 16:37 | UConn | Jason Cowan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 16:15 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Arnold Long, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 15:53 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 15:51 | UConn | Stephen Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Rogelio Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Light (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omer Krzewinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Gauna (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Jason Cowan loses the ball out of bounds | 39-28 |
| 15:08 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:42 | UConn | Jason Cowan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 14:41 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 14:18 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna lays it in uncontested | 39-30 |
| 13:55 | UConn | Delbert Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Delbert Powell, Jason Cowan, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 13:33 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 13:32 | UConn | Eric Bourne gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Gauna - foul #4 on Larry Gauna, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson (C) Larry Gauna | |
| 13:26 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 13:26 | UConn | Eric Bourne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:05 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt misses short on an open floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 13:04 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt tips it back up and in | 40-32 |
| 12:40 | UConn | Lee Free buries a floater from the right block | 42-32 |
| 12:16 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski loses the dribble to Earl Knapp | 42-32 |
| 12:11 | UConn | Omer Krzewinski is called for the reach on Arnold Long - foul #1 on Omer Krzewinski, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SF) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 11:48 | UConn | Lee Free throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rogelio Esposito (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Erik Light (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Omer Krzewinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Darryl Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 11:19 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right block | 42-32 |
| 11:17 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light misses the tip | 42-32 |
| 11:16 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 10:56 | UNC Wilmington | Lee Free is called for the reach on Omer Krzewinski - foul #2 on Lee Free, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 10:40 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson is hacked by Eric Bourne - foul #1 on Eric Bourne, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (PF) Lee Free | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 10:25 | UNC Wilmington | Jason Cowan steps in front of the Omer Krzewinski pass | 42-32 |
| 10:22 | UConn | Stephen Riley misses the dunk | 42-32 |
| 10:21 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Long | 42-32 |
| 10:02 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 10:00 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 09:38 | UConn | Eric Bourne grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 09:09 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 09:07 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 08:49 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light blows the dunk | 42-32 |
| 08:48 | UConn | The rebound goes to Eric Bourne | 42-32 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Darryl Steveson steals the ball from Arnold Long | 42-32 |
| 08:01 | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-32 |
| 08:00 | UConn | Stephen Riley snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 07:33 | UConn | Eric Bourne banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Riley | 44-32 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Riley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Cowan (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Rogelio Esposito (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Erik Light (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Omer Krzewinski (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Darryl Steveson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 07:18 | UConn | Arnold Long snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Erik Light - foul #1 on Erik Light, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG), Lee Free (PF) Stephen Riley, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler (PG), Kurt Bettencourt (SG), Larry Gauna (PF) William Blauvelt, Rogelio Esposito, Omer Krzewinski | |
| 06:52 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 06:52 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG) Arnold Long | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:40 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 06:40 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 06:19 | UConn | Jason Cowan connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lee Free | 48-33 |
| 06:09 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson makes the fadeaway in the lane | 48-35 |
| 05:45 | UConn | Earl Knapp is fouled on the floor by Edward Gengler - foul #1 on Edward Gengler, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Jason Cowan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Kurt Bettencourt - foul #1 on Kurt Bettencourt, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | UConn | Wilbur Bruce (C) Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 05:23 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Jason Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 05:03 | UNC Wilmington | Wilbur Bruce swats the layup by Darryl Steveson | 50-35 |
| 05:02 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna tips it in | 50-37 |
| 04:36 | UConn | Delbert Powell knocks in the shot from the left side | 52-37 |
| 04:25 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 03:56 | UConn | Delbert Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 52-40 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Stephen Riley (SF) Earl Knapp, Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Rogelio Esposito (SG), Omer Krzewinski (PF) Edward Gengler, Kurt Bettencourt, Darryl Steveson | |
| 03:44 | UNC Wilmington | Rogelio Esposito hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Blauvelt | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | UConn | Lee Free hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 03:20 | UConn | Delbert Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilbur Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - William Blauvelt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Esposito (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Light (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Omer Krzewinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Gauna (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | UConn | Delbert Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-43 |
| 03:04 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 02:51 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 02:49 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 02:49 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Delbert Powell, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson (C) Larry Gauna | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Stephen Riley knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arnold Long | 54-43 |
| 02:04 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt is fouled on the floor by Arnold Long - foul #1 on Arnold Long, team foul #4 | 54-43 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler (PG), Kurt Bettencourt (SG), Albert Morris (PF), Larry Gauna (C) William Blauvelt, Rogelio Esposito, Omer Krzewinski, Darryl Steveson | |
| 01:59 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Morris comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lee Free - foul #3 on Lee Free, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| 01:59 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Morris makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 01:59 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 01:59 | UConn | Jason Cowan pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 01:36 | UConn | Lee Free clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 01:35 | UNC Wilmington | Kurt Bettencourt gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | UNC Wilmington | Erik Light scores on a jumper from the left side | 54-46 |
| 00:56 | UConn | Larry Gauna swats the shot by Lee Free | 54-46 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Jason Cowan tips it in | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-46 |
| 00:46 | UNC Wilmington | Edward Gengler can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 00:44 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Lee Free - foul #4 on Lee Free, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt (PG), Rogelio Esposito (SG), Darryl Steveson (C) Edward Gengler, Kurt Bettencourt, Albert Morris | |
| 00:41 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Gauna misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:41 | UConn | Lee Free grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | UConn | William Blauvelt is called for the reach on Lee Free in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Blauvelt, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Omer Krzewinski (PF) Larry Gauna | |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:38 | UConn | Lee Free makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:32 | UNC Wilmington | William Blauvelt can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-48 |
| 00:31 | UConn | Eric Bourne snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | UConn | Earl Knapp knocks in the floater from the left block | 60-48 |
| 00:01 | UNC Wilmington | Darryl Steveson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-48 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Eric Bourne snags the defensive board | 60-48 |