| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Cowan (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (fresh) 3 pf. C - Eric Bourne (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Stephen Riley inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | UConn | Jason Cowan is hacked by James Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:41 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 34-35 |
| 19:39 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Torres | 34-35 |
| 19:23 | Florida | James Hart buries a jump hook from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 19:01 | UConn | Jason Cowan loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:36 | Florida | James Hart misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:35 | UConn | Lee Free gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:10 | UConn | Arnold Long hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Riley | 36-37 |
| 17:51 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Free | 36-37 |
| 17:50 | UConn | The rebound goes to Arnold Long | 36-37 |
| 17:32 | UConn | Arnold Long misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-37 |
| 17:31 | Florida | Jeremy Walker gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 17:02 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Reid | 36-39 |
| 16:33 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 16:31 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jeremy Walker | 36-39 |
| 16:26 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Hart | 36-42 |
| 16:08 | UConn | Jason Cowan is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Arnold Long | 39-42 |
| 15:54 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 15:52 | UConn | The rebound goes to Jason Cowan | 39-42 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Riley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Free (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hart (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | UConn | Jason Cowan is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Bourne | 42-42 |
| 15:01 | Florida | Stephen Riley is called for the reach on Thomas Gardner - foul #2 on Stephen Riley, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SG), Wilbur Bruce (C) Arnold Long, Jason Cowan, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Donald Fountain (SG), John Coleman (SF), Charles Voss (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Kenneth Reid, Lorenzo Torres, Jeremy Walker, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| 14:43 | Florida | Donald Fountain misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wilbur Bruce - foul #1 on Wilbur Bruce, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| 14:43 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:43 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:16 | UConn | Earl Knapp makes the fadeaway from the left side | 44-44 |
| 13:47 | Florida | 3 seconds is called on John Coleman | 44-44 |
| 13:41 | UConn | Lee Free is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Voss - foul #1 on Charles Voss, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| 13:18 | UConn | Delbert Powell blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 13:17 | Florida | Donald Fountain grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 13:04 | Florida | Zhu Chin lays it up and in and he's fouled by Earl Knapp - foul #1 on Earl Knapp, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Earl Knapp, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Paul Paris (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Jared McCullough, Donald Fountain, John Coleman, Charles Voss | |
| 13:04 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:46 | UConn | Jason Cowan is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Delbert Powell | 47-47 |
| 12:33 | Florida | Thomas Gardner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 12:31 | Florida | Thomas Gardner tips it but misses | 47-47 |
| 12:29 | Florida | Thomas Gardner tips it back up and in | 47-49 |
| 12:22 | UConn | Jason Cowan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Delbert Powell, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Florida | Lorenzo Torres (SG), James Hart (C) Jeremy Walker, Zhu Chin | |
| 12:09 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-49 |
| 12:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 11:41 | UConn | Jason Cowan connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Wilbur Bruce | 49-49 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Riley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Paris (fresh) PF - Thomas Gardner (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Florida | Kenneth Reid connects on the floater from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:56 | UConn | Jason Cowan comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 49-51 |
| 10:55 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Hart | 49-51 |
| 10:50 | Florida | Kenneth Reid hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 49-51 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Arnold Long grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 10:33 | UConn | Jason Cowan is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-51 |
| 10:31 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bourne | 49-51 |
| 10:14 | UConn | Arnold Long is hacked by Thomas Gardner - foul #1 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Earl Knapp (SF), Lee Free (PF) Arnold Long, Stephen Riley, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Donald Fountain (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), John Coleman (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Kenneth Reid, Lorenzo Torres, Paul Paris, Thomas Gardner, James Hart | |
| 10:02 | UConn | Lee Free hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 10:00 | Florida | John Coleman gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:40 | Florida | Zhu Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SF), Eric Bourne (C) Jason Cowan, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:38 | UConn | Stephen Riley's pass is intercepted by John Coleman in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 09:28 | Florida | Zhu Chin buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Fountain | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Eric Bourne blows the dunk but the foul's on Jeremy Walker - foul #3 on Jeremy Walker, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Cowan (SG) Earl Knapp | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Voss (PF) Jeremy Walker | |
| 09:08 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Eric Bourne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:50 | Florida | Donald Fountain is fouled on the floor by Lee Free - foul #4 on Lee Free, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Florida | Lorenzo Torres (SG), James Hart (C) Donald Fountain, Zhu Chin | |
| 08:42 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jared McCullough | 50-56 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Delbert Powell clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 08:01 | Florida | James Hart scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Torres and he's fouled by Jason Cowan - foul #1 on Jason Cowan, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF), Wilbur Bruce (C) Stephen Riley, Eric Bourne | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Jeremy Walker (SF) Jared McCullough, John Coleman | |
| 08:01 | Florida | James Hart misses the free throw | 50-58 |
| 08:01 | UConn | Lee Free pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 07:59 | UConn | Kenneth Reid steps in front of the Wilbur Bruce pass in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| 07:47 | Florida | Jason Cowan is called for the reach on Lorenzo Torres - foul #2 on Jason Cowan, team foul #6 | 50-58 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SF) Delbert Powell | |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) James Hart | |
| 07:32 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Wilbur Bruce - foul #2 on Wilbur Bruce, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF) Kenneth Reid, Charles Voss | |
| 07:32 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:32 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Arnold Long (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Free (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Wilbur Bruce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donald Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Gardner - foul #2 on Thomas Gardner, team foul #5 | 50-59 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SF) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Paul Paris (SF) Lorenzo Torres, Jeremy Walker | |
| 07:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:08 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 07:08 | Florida | Zhu Chin gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:48 | Florida | Donald Fountain misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-59 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Zhu Chin grabs the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 06:30 | Florida | Paul Paris knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 06:12 | UConn | The jump hook by Arnold Long is blocked by Zhu Chin | 50-61 |
| 06:10 | Florida | Zhu Chin pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 05:52 | Florida | Kenneth Reid connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Paris | 50-63 |
| 05:24 | UConn | Earl Knapp is fouled on the floor by Zhu Chin - foul #2 on Zhu Chin, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Delbert Powell (PG), Jason Cowan (SG), Eric Bourne (C) Arnold Long, Earl Knapp, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Florida | Jared McCullough (PG), Lorenzo Torres (SG), Jeremy Walker (SF), John Coleman (PF), Charles Voss (C) Kenneth Reid, Donald Fountain, Paul Paris, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| 05:18 | UConn | Jason Cowan is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jason Cowan, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Jeremy Walker blows the dunk | 50-63 |
| 05:01 | UConn | Eric Bourne pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Eric Bourne comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #7 | 50-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (SF) Stephen Riley | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 04:37 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:37 | UConn | Eric Bourne misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 04:37 | Florida | John Coleman pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| 04:20 | Florida | John Coleman misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 04:19 | Florida | Charles Voss gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 03:59 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-63 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Arnold Long grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 03:31 | UConn | Jason Cowan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-63 |
| 03:30 | Florida | Charles Voss pulls down the rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Delbert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Cowan (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Arnold Long (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Free (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Eric Bourne (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jared McCullough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lorenzo Torres (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeremy Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Voss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Florida | Jason Cowan takes the ball from Lorenzo Torres | 50-63 |
| 03:12 | UConn | Jason Cowan banks in the layup | 52-63 |
| 02:46 | Florida | Lorenzo Torres misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-63 |
| 02:45 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Walker | 52-63 |
| 02:45 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Stephen Riley (SF), Wilbur Bruce (PF) Arnold Long, Lee Free | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (PG), Donald Fountain (SG), Paul Paris (SF), Zhu Chin (PF), James Hart (C) Jared McCullough, Lorenzo Torres, Jeremy Walker, John Coleman, Charles Voss | |
| 02:30 | Florida | Kenneth Reid is fouled on the floor by Eric Bourne - foul #2 on Eric Bourne, team foul #9 | 52-63 |
| Subs | UConn | Earl Knapp (SG) Jason Cowan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:30 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:30 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:30 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Delbert Powell is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Fountain - foul #2 on Donald Fountain, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:27 | UConn | Delbert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:06 | Florida | James Hart clanks a turnaround from close range | 54-64 |
| 02:04 | Florida | Zhu Chin snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 01:55 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses the jump hook from close range | 54-64 |
| 01:54 | Florida | Kenneth Reid tips it back up and in | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:33 | UConn | Earl Knapp misses the shot from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 01:31 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce grabs the offensive board | 54-66 |
| 01:20 | UConn | Wilbur Bruce connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Delbert Powell | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Florida | Donald Fountain is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Knapp - foul #2 on Earl Knapp, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | UConn | Arnold Long (PG), Jason Cowan (SG), Lee Free (PF) Delbert Powell, Earl Knapp, Wilbur Bruce | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeremy Walker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Paul Paris, Zhu Chin | |
| 01:17 | Florida | Donald Fountain misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:17 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:08 | UConn | Arnold Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Donald Fountain is hacked by Jason Cowan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Cowan, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:06 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Arnold Long is hacked by Kenneth Reid in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #9 | 56-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Florida | Lorenzo Torres (SG) Donald Fountain | |
| 01:03 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:03 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Kenneth Reid is fouled in the backcourt by Arnold Long - foul #1 on Arnold Long, team foul #12 | 58-69 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Fountain (SG) Lorenzo Torres | |
| 01:01 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:57 | UConn | Jason Cowan drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Florida | Arnold Long is called for the reach on Donald Fountain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Long, team foul #13 | 61-71 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Donald Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Jason Cowan loses the dribble to Kenneth Reid in the backcourt | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Florida | James Hart is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-75 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Kenneth Reid is called for the reach on Arnold Long in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #10 | 61-75 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Florida | Lorenzo Torres (SG) Donald Fountain | |
| 00:22 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:22 | UConn | Arnold Long makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Kenneth Reid runs out the clock | 63-75 |